; (ii) shall make assistance payments to the portable family under an annual contributions contract entered into between the covered public housing agency and the Secretary; and (iii) may not bill the initial public housing agency for the assistance payments described in clause (ii) for a period of more than 12 months beginning on the effective date of the initial billing. . (b) Technical amendment Effective on December 29, 2024, paragraph (22) of section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 ( 42 U.S.C. 1437f(o) ), as added by section 601(a)(2)(B) of division AA of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ( Public Law 117–328 ), is redesignated as paragraph (23).