S.Amdt. 4574

SA 4574. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 4567 proposed by Mr. Reid (for Mrs. Murray (for herself,
Mr. Harkin, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Schumer)) to the bill H.R. 1586, to
modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety,
reliability and availability of transportation by air in the United
States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control system,
reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 38, after line 24, insert the following:

Subtitle C--Community Development Funds

SEC. 221. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUNDS.

Chapter 11 of title I of the Supplemental Appropriations
Act, 2010, is amended by striking the heading ``Community
Development Fund'' and all the matter that follows through
the ninth proviso under such heading and inserting the
following:

``community development fund

``For an additional amount for the `Community Development
Fund', for necessary expenses related to disaster relief,
long-term recovery, and restoration of infrastructure,
housing, and economic revitalization in areas affected by
flooding for which the President declared a major disaster
between March 29, 2010, and May 7, 2010, which included
Individual Assistance for an entire State or not fewer than
45 counties within a State under title IV of the Robert T.
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of
1974, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended, for
activities authorized under title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383):
Provided, That funds shall be awarded directly to the State
or unit of general local government at the discretion of the
Secretary: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of
funds a grantee shall submit a plan to the Secretary
detailing the proposed use of all funds, including criteria
for eligibility and how the use of these funds will address
long-term recovery and restoration of infrastructure:
Provided further, That funds provided under this heading may
be used by a State or locality as a matching requirement,
share, or contribution for any other Federal program:
Provided further, That such funds may not be used for
activities reimbursable by, or for which funds are made
available by, the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the
Army Corps of Engineers: Provided further, That funds
allocated under this heading shall not adversely affect the
amount of any formula assistance received by a State or
subdivision thereof under the Community Development Fund:
Provided further, That a State or subdivision thereof may use
up to 5 percent of its allocation for administrative costs:
Provided further, That in administering the funds under this
heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may
waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision
of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers
in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use
by the recipient of these funds or guarantees (except for
requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination,
labor standards, and the environment), upon a request by a
State or subdivision thereof explaining why such waiver is
required to facilitate the use of such funds or guarantees,
if the Secretary finds that such waiver would not be
inconsistent with the overall purpose of title I of the
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974: Provided
further, That the Secretary shall publish in the Federal
Register any waiver of any statute or regulation that the
Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before
the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, That the
Secretary shall obligate to a State or subdivision thereof
not less than 50 percent of the funding provided under this
heading within 90 days after the enactment of this Act:
Provided further, That not more than 50 percent of the
funding provided under this heading shall be allocated to any
State (including units of general local government).''.
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