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tion of the Secretary of Transportation on a case by case
basis: Provided, That for the purposes of administering
this emergency relief, the Secretary of Transportation
shall have authority to make funds available notwithstand-
ing subsections (a), (b)(1) and (3), (c), (e)–(h) and (o)
of 49 U.S.C. app. 1654 as the Secretary deems appro-
priate and shall consider the extent to which the State
has available unexpended local rail freight assistance
funds or available repaid loan funds: Provided further,
That, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. app. 1654(f), the Sec-
retary may prescribe the form and time for applications
for assistance made available herein: Provided further,
That these funds shall be available only to the extent an
official budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that
includes designation of the entire amount of the request
as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as
amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress:
Provided further, That the entire amount is designated by
Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to sec-
tion 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emer-
gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided
further, That all funds made available under this head are
to remain available until expended.
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CHAPTER VI
DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND
INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
HOUSING PROGRAMS
HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM
For an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME invest-
ment partnerships program’’, as authorized under title II
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing
Act, for use only in areas affected by flooding in the Mid-
west, $100,000,000, to remain available until September
30, 1994: Provided, That in administering these funds, the
Secretary may waive any provision of any statute or regu-
lation that the Secretary administers, except for provisions
requiring nondiscrimination, in connection with the obliga-
tion by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of these
funds upon finding that such waiver is required to facili-
tate the obligation and use of such funds and would not
be in conflict with the overall purpose of the statute or
regulation: Provided further, That the entire amount is
designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pur-
suant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
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COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop-
ment grants’’, as authorized under title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974, for authorized
community development activities only in areas affected
by flooding in the Midwest, $53,000,000, to remain avail-
able until September 30, 1994: Provided, That in admin-
istering these funds, the Secretary may waive entirely, or
in any part, any requirement set forth in title I of such
Act, except for requirements relating to fair housing and
nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards,
if the Secretary finds that such waiver will further the
purposes for which these funds are appropriated: Provided
further, That the entire amount is designated by Congress
as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further,
That all of the funds provided under this head in this Act
shall be used only to repair, replace, or restore facilities
damaged or to continue services interrupted by flooding
that are essential to public health or safety as defined by
the Secretary.
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INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DISASTER RELIEF
For an additional amount for ‘‘Disaster relief’’,
$815,000,000, to remain available until expended, for the
Midwest floods and other disasters: Provided, That the en-
tire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency
requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of
1985, as amended.
COMMISSION ON NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES
For use in carrying out Federal disaster relief pro-
grams, activities, and initiatives under subtitles C, E, F,
and G of the National and Community Service Act of 1990
(Public Law 101–610), as the Board determines necessary
to carry out programs related to the floods in the Midwest,
$2,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994:
Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Con-
gress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section
251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.