S.Amdt. 909

SA 909. Mr. REED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 738 proposed by Mr. Inouye to the bill H.R. 2112, making
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes; which was ordered to
lie on the table; as follows:

On page 322, line 2, strike the period and insert the
following: ``: Provided further, the term `local government'
includes an instrumentality of a unit of general purpose
local government other than a public housing agency that is
established pursuant to legislation and designated by the
chief executive to act on behalf of the local government with
regard to activities funded under this heading: Provided
further, the term `State' includes any instrumentality of any
of the several States designated by the Governor to act on
behalf of the State and does not include Washington, D.C.:
Provided further, for purposes of environmental review, the
Secretary shall continue to permit assistance and projects
under this heading to be treated as assistance for special
projects that are subject to section 305(c) of the
Multifamily Housing Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994,
and subject to the regulations issued by the Secretary to
implement such section: Provided further, a metropolitan city
and an urban county that each receive an allocation under
this heading and are located within a geographic area that is
covered by a single continuum of care may jointly request the
Secretary to permit the urban county or the metropolitan
city, as agreed to by such county and city, to receive and
administer their combined allocations under a single grant.''
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