42 U.S.C. § 11386c — Renewal funding and terms of assistance for permanent housing

Renewal of expiring contracts for leasing, rental assistance, or operating costs^* for permanent housing^* contracts may be funded either—

The sums made available under subsection (a) shall be available for the renewal of contracts in the case of tenant-based^* assistance, successive 1-year terms, and in the case of project^*-based assistance, successive terms of up to 15 years at the discretion of the applicant or project sponsor^* and subject to the availability of annual appropriations, for rental assistance and housing operation costs associated with permanent housing projects funded under this part, or under part C or F (as in effect on the day before the effective date of the Homeless^* Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009). The Secretary^* shall determine whether to renew a contract for such a permanent housing project on the basis of certification by the collaborative applicant^* for the geographic area^* that—

Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the Secretary from renewing contracts under this part in accordance with criteria set forth in a provision of this part other than this section.