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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT


        PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING PROGRAMS
                               Federal Funds

                   RENTAL  ASSISTANCE   DEMONSTRATION
  For continuing activities under the heading Rental Assistance Demonstration
in the Department ofHousing  and Urban Development  Appropriations Act, 2012
(Public Law 112-55), and in accordance with priorities established by the Secretary,
$50, 000, 000, to remain available through September 30, 2019: Provided, That such
funds shall only be available to properties convertingfrom assistance under Section
9 ofthe United States Housing Act ofl93 7 (42 U.S C. 143 7g).


Program and Financing (i


dollars)


Identification code 086-0406-0-1-604             2014 actual 2015 est. 2016 est.

     Obligations by program activity:
0001  RAD Incremental Conversion Cost  .............................. 50

0100 Di ot program activities, subtotal .....................................           50

0900 Total new obligations (object class 41.0) .................... .............       50

     Budgetary resources:
     Budget authority:
        Appropriations, discretionary:
1100      Appropriation                                   ................................... 50

1160    Appropriation, discretionary (total) .................... ................. 50
1930 Total budgetary resources available .............................   50

     Change in obligated balance:
     Unpaid obligations:
3010    Obligations incurred, unexpimd accounts .. ..................................  50

3050  Unpaid   ob  igations, end  of  year  .................................................  .................  .................  50
      Memorandum (non-add) entries:
3200    Obligated  balance, end  of  year ..............................................  .................  .................  50

     Budget authority and outlays, net:
     Discretionary:
4000    Budget authority, gross .......................... ............. 50
4180 B udget  authority, net  (tota l)  ..........................................................  .................  .................  50

  In 2016, the Department  will continue implementation  of the Rental As-
sistance Demonstration  (RAD),  authorized by the Consolidated and Further
Continuing  Appropriations  Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-55). Under  RAD,  Public
Housing  Authorities (PHAs)  and  other owners of rental properties assisted
under  the Public Housing,  Moderate   Rehabilitation (Mod   Rehab),  Rent
Supplement   (Rent Supp)  and Rental Assistance Payment   (RAP)  programs
are offered the option to convert their properties to long-term, project-based
Section 8 contracts that can leverage private financing for capital improve-
ments.
  While  the Department   will continue to process no-cost  conversions  in
2016, the Budget  requests $50 million for a targeted expansion of RAD   to
Public Housing  properties that cannot feasibly convert at existing funding
levels and are located in high-poverty neighborhoods, including designated
Promise  Zones,  where  the Administration   is supporting comprehensive
revitalization efforts. This request will cover the incremental subsidy cost
of converting approximately  25,000  Public Housing  units, thereby increas-
ing private investment in targeted projects and surrounding neighborhoods.
  The Budget  also includes the following proposals to facilitate additional
no-cost conversions of HUD-assisted  properties: (1) eliminates the 185,000
unit cap on Public  Housing  and Section  8 Mod  Rehab   conversions  ; and
(2) clarifies that the sunset date for conversions of Rent Supp, RAP   and
Mod   Rehab  properties  under the  second  component   of RAD   has  been
eliminated. These  proposals are included  in the general provisions at the
end of this budget chapter.


                   TENANT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE
  For activities and assistance for the provision of tenant-based rental assistance
authorized under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C.
1437 et seq.) (the Act herein), not otherwise provided for, [$15,304,160,000]
$17,123,496,210, to remain available until [expended] September 30, 2018, shall
be available on October 1, [2014]2015 (in addition to the $4,000,000,000 previously
appropriated under this heading that became available on October 1, [2014] 2015),
and $4,000,000,000, to remain available until [expended] September 30, 2019,
shall be available on October 1, [2015] 2016: Provided, That the amounts made
available under this heading are provided as follows:
   (1) [$17,486,000,000] $18,333,816,000 shall be available for renewals of ex-
   piring section 8 tenant-based annual contributions contracts (including renewals
   of enhanced vouchers under any provision of law authorizing such assistance under
   section 8(t) of the Act) and including renewal of other special purpose or incre-
   mental vouchers: Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, from
   amounts provided under this paragraph and any carryover, the Secretary for the
   calendar year [2015] 2016 funding cycle shall provide renewal funding for each
   public housing agency based on validated voucher management system (VMS)
   leasing and cost data for the prior calendar year and by applying an inflation factor
   as established by the Secretary, by notice published in the Federal Register, and
   by making any necessary adjustments for the costs associated with the first-time
   renewal of vouchers under this paragraph including tenant protection, HOPE VI,
   and Choice Neighborhoods vouchers: Provided further, That in determining cal-
   endar year [2015] 2016 funding allocations under this heading for public housing
   agencies, including agencies participating in the Moving To Work (MTW)
   demonstration, the Secretary may take into account the anticipated impact of
   changes in medical expense threshold, targeting and utility allowances, on public
   housing agencies' contract renewal needs: [Provided further, That none of the
   funds provided under this paragraph may be used to fund a total number of unit
   months under lease which exceeds a public housing agency's authorized level of
   units under contract, except for public housing agencies participating in the MTW
   demonstration, which are instead governed by the terms and conditions of their
   MTW  agreements:] Provided further, That the Secretary shall, to the extent ne-
   cessary to stay within the amount specified under this paragraph (except as other-
   wise modified under this paragraph), prorate each public housing agency's alloca-
   tion otherwise established pursuant to this paragraph: Providedfurther, That except
   as provided in the following provisos, the entire amount specified under this
   paragraph (except as otherwise modified under this paragraph) shall be obligated
   to the public housing agencies based on the allocation and pro rata method de-
   scribed above, and the Secretary shall notify public housing agencies of their an-
   nual budget by the latter of 60 days after enactment of this Act or March 1, [2015]
   2016: Provided further, That the Secretary may extend the notification period with
   [the prior written approval of] notication to the House and Senate Committees
   on Appropriations: Provided further, That public housing agencies participating
   in the MTW demonstration shall be funded pursuant to their MTW agreements
   and shall be subject to the same pro rata adjustments under the previous provisos:
   Provided further, That the Secretary may offset public housing agencies' calendar
   year [2015] 2016 allocations based on the excess amounts of public housing
   agencies' net restricted assets accounts, including HUD held programmatic reserves
   (in accordance with VMS data in calendar year [2014] 2015 that is verifiable and
   complete), as determined by the Secretary: Providedfurther, That public housing
   agencies participating in the MTW demonstration shall also be subject to the offset,
   as determined by the Secretary, [excluding amounts subject to the single fund
   budget authority provisions of their MTW agreements,] from the agencies' calendar
   year 2015 MTW  funding allocation: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
   use any offset referred to in the previous two provisos throughout the calendar
   year to prevent the termination of rental assistance for families as the result of in-
   sufficient funding, as determined by the Secretary, and to avoid or reduce the
   proration of renewal funding  allocations: Provided further, That up  to
   [$120,000,000] $75,000,000 shall be available only: (1) for adjustments in the
   allocations for public housing agencies, after application for an adjustment by a
   public housing agency that experienced a significant increase, as determined by
   the Secretary, in renewal costs of vouchers resulting from unforeseen circumstances
   or from portability under section 8(r) of the Act; (2) for vouchers that were not in
   use during the 12-month period in order to be available to meet a commitment
   pursuant to section 8(o)(13) of the Act; (3) for adjustments for costs associated
   with HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH)  vouchers; (4) for
   adjustments for public housing agencies with voucher leasing rates at the end of
   the calendar year that exceed the average leasing for the 12-month period used to


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