Public Law 111-88/Division B

DIVISION B — FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, 2010

Sec. 101.

The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-68) is amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting “December 18, 2009”.

Sec. 102.

Section 129 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-68) is amended by striking “2009” and inserting “2008”, and such amendment shall apply as if included in such public law on the date of its enactment.

Sec. 103.

Subsections (c)(1) and (e)(3) of section 9503, and subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 9504(b)(2), of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by inserting “the last amendment to” after “on the date of the enactment of”.

Sec. 104.

The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2010 (division B of Public Law 111-68) is amended by adding after section 164 the following new sections:

``Sec. 165.

``In addition to amounts provided in section 101, amounts are provided for ‘Small Business Administration—Business Loans Program Account’, for the cost (as defined in section 502 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans as authorized by section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, at a rate for operations of $80,000,000.

``Sec. 166.

``(a) Loan limit floor based on 2008 levels.— For mortgages for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during calendar year 2010, if the dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage determined under section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)) for any size residence for any area is less than such dollar amount limitation that was in effect for such size residence for such area for 2008 pursuant to section 202 of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-185; 122 Stat. 620), notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this joint resolution, the maximum dollar amount limitation on the principal obligation of a mortgage for such size residence for such area for purposes of such section 203(b)(2) shall be considered (except for purposes of section  255(g) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(g))) to be such dollar amount limitation in effect for such size residence for such area for 2008.

``(b) Discretionary Authority for Sub-Areas.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this joint resolution, if the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development determines, for any geographic area that is smaller than an area for which dollar amount limitations on the principal obligation of a mortgage are determined under section 203(b)(2) of the National Housing Act, that a higher such maximum dollar amount limitation is warranted for any particular size or sizes of residences in such sub-area by higher median home prices in such sub-area, the Secretary may, for mortgages for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during calendar year 2010, increase the maximum dollar amount limitation for such size or sizes of residences for such sub-area that is otherwise in effect (including pursuant to subsection (a) of this section), but in no case to an amount that exceeds the amount specified in section 202(a)(2) of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.

``Sec. 167.

``(a) Loan Limit Floor Based on 2008 Levels.— For mortgages originated during calendar year 2010, if the limitation on the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage that may be purchased by the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation determined under section 302(b)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1717(b)(2)) or section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1754(a)(2)) respectively, for any size residence for any area is less than such maximum original principal obligation limitation that was in effect for such size residence for such area for 2008 pursuant to section 201 of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-185; 122 Stat. 619), notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this joint resolution, the limitation on the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage for such Association and Corporation for such size residence for such area shall be such maximum limitation in effect for such size residence for such area for 2008.

``(b) Discretionary Authority for Sub-Areas.— Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this joint resolution, if the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency determines, for any geographic area that is smaller than an area for which limitations on the maximum original principal obligation of a mortgage are determined for the Federal National Mortgage Association or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, that a higher such maximum original principal obligation limitation is warranted for any particular size or sizes of residences in such sub-area by higher median home prices in such sub-area, the Director may, for mortgages originated during calendar year 2010, increase the maximum original principal obligation limitation for such size or sizes of residences for such sub-area that is otherwise in effect (including pursuant to subsection (a) of this section) for such Association and Corporation, but in no case to an amount that exceeds the amount specified in the matter following the comma in section 201(a)(l)(B) of the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.

``Sec. 168.

``Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, for mortgages for which the mortgagee issues credit approval for the borrower during calendar year 2010, the second sentence of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)) shall be considered to require that in no case may the benefits of insurance under such section 255 exceed 150 percent of the maximum dollar amount in effect under the sixth sentence of section 305(a)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1454(a)(2)).

``Sec. 169.

``Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint resolution, other than section 106, up to $200,000,000 of the funds provided by Public Law 111-8 that are available on October 1, 2009, in the ‘Tenant-Based Rental Assistance’ account may be available to adjust allocations for public housing agencies to prevent termination of assistance to families.´´.