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under this section for a qualified empowerment
zone described in paragraph (1)(C) shall be—
‘‘(i) if the zone is designated in an
urban area, $10,000,000, or
‘‘(ii) if the zone is designated in a
rural area, $4,000,000,
multiplied by the proportion of the population
of the zone that resides in the State.’’.
(c) TIMING OF GRANTS.—Section 2007(a)(3) of that
Act (42 U.S.C. 1397f(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) in the heading of subparagraph (A), by in-
serting ‘‘ORIGINAL’’ before ‘‘QUALIFIED’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preced-
ing clause (i), by inserting ‘‘described in paragraph
(1)(A)’’ after ‘‘empowerment zone’’; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
QUALIFIED
EMPOWER-
MENT ZONES.—With respect to each qualified
empowerment zone described in paragraph
(1)(C), the Secretary shall make—
‘‘(i) 1 grant under this subsection to
the State in which the zone lies, on the
date of the designation of the zone under
such part I; and
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‘‘(ii) 1 grant under this subsection to
such State, on the first day of each of the
nine fiscal years that begin after the date
of the designation.’’.
(d) FUNDING.—Section 2007(a)(4) of that Act (42
U.S.C. 1397f(a)(4)) is amended—
(1) by relocating and redesignating the matter
following the caption as subparagraph (A);
(2) by inserting ‘‘ORIGINAL GRANTS.—’’ after
the subparagraph designation ‘‘(A)’’;
(3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by
inserting before the period ‘‘for empowerment zones
and enterprise communities described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1)’’; and
(4) by adding after subparagraph (A), as so re-
designated, the following new subparagraph:
‘‘(B) 
ADDITIONAL
GRANTS.—
$1,700,000,000 shall be made available to the
Secretary for grants under this section for em-
powerment 
zones 
described 
in 
paragraph
(1)(C).’’.
SEC. 3. RESPONSIBILITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Section 2007 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
1397f) is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as sub-
section (h); and
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the follow-
ing new subsection:
‘‘(f) ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.—
‘‘(1) EXECUTION OF RESPONSIBILITY BY THE
SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
AND THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.—
‘‘(A) 
APPLICABILITY.—This 
subsection
shall apply to grants under this section in con-
nection with empowerment zones and enterprise
communities designated under section 1391(a)
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and em-
powerment zones designated under section
1391(g) of such Code—
‘‘(i) by the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development in the case of those lo-
cated in urban areas; and
‘‘(ii) by the Secretary of Agriculture
in the case of those located in rural areas.
‘‘(B) EXECUTION
OF
RESPONSIBILITY.—
With respect to grants described in subpara-
graph (A), the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development and the Secretary of Agriculture,
as appropriate, shall execute the responsibilities
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under the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and other provisions of law which further
the purposes of such Act (as specified in regula-
tions issued by each such Secretary under para-
graph (2)(B)) that would otherwise apply to the
Secretary of Health and Human Services, and
may provide for the assumption of such respon-
sibilities in accordance with paragraphs (2)
through (5).
‘‘(C) DEFINITION OF SECRETARY.—Except
as used in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the term
‘Secretary’ as used in this subsection means the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
for purposes of grants under this section with
respect to urban areas and means the Secretary
of Agriculture for purposes of grants under this
section with respect to rural areas.
‘‘(2) ASSUMPTION
OF
RESPONSIBILITY
BY
STATES, UNITS OF GENERAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT,
AND INDIAN TRIBES.—
‘‘(A) RELEASE OF FUNDS.—In order to as-
sure that the policies of the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 and other provisions
of law that further the purposes of such Act (as
specified in regulations issued by the Secretary
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under paragraph (2)(B)) are most effectively
implemented in connection with the expenditure
of funds under this section, and to assure to the
public undiminished protection of the environ-
ment, the Secretary may, under such regula-
tions, in lieu of the environmental protection
procedures otherwise applicable, provide for the
release of funds for particular projects to recipi-
ents of assistance under this section if the
State, unit of general local government, or In-
dian tribe, as designated by the Secretary in ac-
cordance with regulations issued by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (2)(B), assumes all of
the responsibilities for environmental review,
decisionmaking, and action pursuant to such
Act, and such other provisions of law as the
regulations of the Secretary specify, that would
otherwise apply to the Secretary were the Sec-
retary to undertake such projects as Federal
projects.
‘‘(B) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and the Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall each issue regula-
tions to carry out this subsection only after con-