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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 · Sec. 120

Sec. 120. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY

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## SEC. 120 TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY **[**[12 U.S.C. 5230](/us/usc/t12/s5230)**]** ###
(a)Termination The authorities provided under sections 101(a), excluding section 101(a)(3), and 102 shall terminate on December 31, 2009. ###
(b)Extension Upon Certification The Secretary, upon submission of a written certification to Congress, may extend the authority provided under this Act to expire not later than 2 years from the date of enactment of this Act. Such certification shall include a justification of why the extension is necessary to assist American families and stabilize financial markets, as well as the expected cost to the taxpayers for such an extension. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Secretary may further extend the authority provided under this Act to expire on December 31, 2017, provided that
(1)any such extension shall apply only with respect to current program participants in the Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing Markets, and
(2)funds obligated following such extension shall not exceed $2,000,000,000.
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