(2) SET ASIDE.—Of each amount appropriated 
for or transferred to the Fund, 2 percent shall be 
made available for activities described in paragraph 
(1)(B), which shall be in addition to other amounts 
made available for those activities. 
(3) TRANSFER
OF
FUNDS.—Amounts made 
available for use in accordance with paragraph (2)— 
(A) may be transferred to the account 
under the heading for ‘‘Program Offices—Com-
munity Planning and Development’’, or any 
successor account, for the Department to carry 
out activities described in paragraph (1)(B); 
and 
(B) may be used for the activities de-
scribed in paragraph (1)(B) and for the admin-
istrative costs of administering any funds ap-
propriated to the Department under the head-
ing ‘‘Community Planning and Development— 
Community Development Fund’’ for any major 
disaster declared under section 401 of the Rob-
ert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170) in any Act be-
fore the establishment of the Fund. 
(d) INTERCHANGEABILITY OF PRIOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE AMOUNTS.—Any amounts appropriated in any Act 
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prior to the establishment of the Fund and transferred 
to the account under the heading ‘‘Program Offices Sala-
ries and Expenses—Community Planning and Develop-
ment’’, or any predecessor account, for the Department 
for the costs of administering funds appropriated to the 
Department under the heading ‘‘Community Planning and 
Development—Community Development Fund’’ for any 
major disaster declared under section 401 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5170) shall be available for the costs of admin-
istering any such funds provided by any prior or future 
Act, notwithstanding the purposes for which those 
amounts were appropriated and in addition to any amount 
provided for the same purposes in other appropriations 
Acts. 
(e) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
priated, transferred and credited to the Fund shall remain 
available until expended. 
(f) FORMULA ALLOCATION.—Use of amounts in the 
Fund for grants shall be made by formula allocation in 
accordance with the requirements of section 123(a) of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
added by section 6. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums 
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as may be necessary to respond to current or future major 
disasters declared under section 401 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5179) for grants under section 123 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as 
added by section 6. 
SEC. 6. ESTABLISHMENT OF CDBG DISASTER RECOVERY 
PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 102(a) (42 U.S.C. 5302(a))— 
(A) in paragraph (20)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as subparagraph (C); 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), as so redes-
ignated, by inserting ‘‘or (B)’’ after ‘‘sub-
paragraph (A)’’; and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following: 
‘‘(B) The term ‘persons of extremely low 
income’ means families and individuals whose 
income levels do not exceed household income 
levels determined by the Secretary under sec-
tion 3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act 
of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a(b)(2)(C)), except 
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that the Secretary may provide alternative defi-
nitions for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands, the United States Virgin Is-
lands, and American Samoa.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(25) The term ‘major disaster’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 102 of the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).’’; 
(2) 
in 
section 
106(c)(4) 
(42 
U.S.C. 
5306(c)(4))— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘declared by the Presi-
dent under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act’’; 
(ii) inserting ‘‘States for use in non-
entitlement areas and to’’ before ‘‘metro-
politan cities’’; and 
(iii) inserting ‘‘major’’ after ‘‘affected 
by the’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (C)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘metropolitan city or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘State, metropolitan city, 
or’’; 
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(ii) by striking ‘‘city or county’’ and 
inserting ‘‘State, city, or county’’; and 
(iii) by inserting ‘‘major’’ before ‘‘dis-
aster’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘met-
ropolitan cities and’’ and inserting ‘‘States, 
metropolitan cities, and’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (F)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘metropolitan city or’’ 
and inserting ‘‘State, metropolitan city, 
or’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘major’’ before ‘‘dis-
aster’’; and 
(E) in subparagraph (G), by striking ‘‘met-
ropolitan city or’’ and inserting ‘‘State, metro-
politan city, or’’; and 
(3) in section 122 (42 U.S.C. 5321), by striking 
‘‘disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford 
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act’’ and 
inserting ‘‘major disaster’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 123. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT DIS-
ASTER RECOVERY PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORIZATION, FORMULA, AND
ALLOCA-
TION.— 
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‘‘(1) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to make community development block 
grant disaster recovery grants from the Long-Term 
Disaster Recovery Fund established under section 5 
of the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act (hereinafter 
referred to as the ‘Fund’) for necessary expenses for 
activities authorized under subsection (f)(1) related 
to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of 
housing and infrastructure, economic revitalization, 
and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed 
areas resulting from a catastrophic major disaster. 
‘‘(2) GRANT AWARDS.—Grants shall be awarded 
under this section to States, units of general local 
government, and Indian tribes based on capacity and 
the concentration of damage, as determined by the 
Secretary, to support the efficient and effective ad-
ministration of funds. 
‘‘(3) 
SECTION
106
ALLOCATIONS.—Grants 
under this section shall not be considered relevant to 
the formula allocations made pursuant to section 
106. 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this section, 
the Secretary shall issue a notice in the Federal 
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Register containing the latest formula allocation 
methodologies used to determine the total esti-
mate of unmet needs related to housing, eco-
nomic revitalization, and infrastructure in the 
most impacted and distressed areas resulting 
from a catastrophic major disaster. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—In the notice 
issued under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall solicit public comments on— 
‘‘(i) the methodologies described in 
subparagraph (A) and seek alternative 
methods for formula allocation within a 
similar total amount of funding; 
‘‘(ii) the impact of formula methodolo-
gies on rural areas and Tribal areas; 
‘‘(iii) adjustments to improve tar-
geting to the most serious needs; 
‘‘(iv) objective criteria for grantee ca-
pacity and concentration of damage to in-
form grantee determinations and minimum 
allocation thresholds; and 
‘‘(v) research and data to inform an 
additional amount to be provided for miti-
gation depending on type of disaster, which 
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shall be no more than 30 percent of the 
total estimate of unmet needs. 
‘‘(5) REGULATIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, 
by regulation, establish a formula to allocate as-
sistance from the Fund to the most impacted 
and distressed areas resulting from a cata-
strophic major disaster. 
‘‘(B) FORMULA REQUIREMENTS.—The for-
mula established under subparagraph (A) 
shall— 
‘‘(i) set forth criteria to determine 
that a major disaster is catastrophic, which 
criteria shall consider the presence of a 
high concentration of damaged housing or 
businesses that individual, State, Tribal, 
and local resources could not reasonably be 
expected to address without additional 
Federal assistance, or other nationally en-
compassing data that the Secretary deter-
mines are adequate to assess relative im-
pact and distress across geographic areas; 
‘‘(ii) include a methodology for identi-
fying most impacted and distressed areas, 
which shall consider unmet serious needs 
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related to housing, economic revitalization, 
and infrastructure; 
‘‘(iii) include an allocation calculation 
that considers the unmet serious needs re-
sulting from the catastrophic major dis-
aster and an additional amount up to 30 
percent for activities to reduce risks of loss 
resulting from other natural disasters in 
the most impacted and distressed area, pri-
marily for the benefit of low- and mod-
erate-income persons, with particular focus 
on activities that reduce repetitive loss of 
property and critical infrastructure; and 
‘‘(iv) establish objective criteria for 
periodic review and updates to the formula 
to reflect changes in available science and 
data. 
‘‘(C) 
MINIMUM
ALLOCATION
THRESH-
OLD.—The Secretary shall, by regulation, es-
tablish a minimum allocation threshold. 
‘‘(D) INTERIM
ALLOCATION.—Until such 
time that the Secretary issues final regulations 
under this paragraph, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) allocate assistance from the Fund 
using the formula allocation methodology 
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published in accordance with paragraph 
(4); and 
‘‘(ii) include an additional amount for 
mitigation equal to 15 percent of the total 
estimate of unmet need. 
‘‘(6) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) except as provided in clause (ii), 
not later than 90 days after the President 
declares a major disaster, use best avail-
able data to determine whether the major 
disaster is catastrophic and qualifies for 
assistance under the formula in paragraph 
(4) or (5), unless data is insufficient to 
make this determination; and 
‘‘(ii) if the best available data is insuf-
ficient to make the determination required 
under clause (i) within the 90-day period 
described in that clause, the Secretary 
shall determine whether the major disaster 
qualifies when sufficient data becomes 
available, but in no case shall the Sec-
retary make the determination later than 
120 days after the declaration of the major 
disaster. 
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‘‘(B) ANNOUNCEMENT OF ALLOCATION.— 
If amounts are available in the Fund at the 
time the Secretary determines that the major 
disaster is catastrophic and qualifies for assist-
ance under the formula in paragraph (4) or (5), 
the Secretary shall immediately announce an al-
location for a grant under this section. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL
AMOUNTS.—If addi-
tional amounts are appropriated to the Fund 
after amounts are allocated under subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall announce an al-
location or additional allocation (if a prior allo-
cation under subparagraph (B) was less than 
the formula calculation) within 15 days of any 
such appropriation. 
‘‘(7) PRELIMINARY FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—To speed recovery, the 
Secretary is authorized to allocate and award 
preliminary grants from the Fund before mak-
ing a determination under paragraph (6) if the 
Secretary projects, based on a preliminary as-
sessment of impact and distress, that a major 
disaster is catastrophic and would likely qualify 
for funding under the formula in paragraph (4) 
or (5). 
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‘‘(B) AMOUNT.— 
‘‘(i) MAXIMUM.—The Secretary may 
award preliminary funding under subpara-
graph (A) in an amount that is not more 
than $5,000,000. 
‘‘(ii) SLIDING SCALE.—The Secretary 
shall, by regulation, establish a sliding 
scale for preliminary funding awarded 
under subparagraph (A) based on the size 
of the preliminary assessment of impact 
and distress. 
‘‘(C) USE OF FUNDS.—The uses of pre-
liminary funding awarded under subparagraph 
(A) shall be limited to eligible activities that— 
‘‘(i) in the determination of the Sec-
retary, will support faster recovery, im-
prove the ability of the grantee to assess 
unmet recovery needs, plan for the preven-
tion of improper payments, and reduce 
fraud, waste, and abuse; and 
‘‘(ii) may include evaluating the in-
terim housing, permanent housing, and 
supportive service needs of the disaster im-
pacted community, with special attention 
to vulnerable populations, such as homeless 
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and low- to moderate-income households, 
to inform the grantee action plan required 
under subsection (c). 
‘‘(D) CONSIDERATION OF FUNDING.—Pre-
liminary funding awarded under subparagraph 
(A)— 
‘‘(i) is not subject to the certification 
requirements of paragraph (h)(1); and 
‘‘(ii) shall not be considered when cal-
culating the amount of the grant used for 
administrative costs, technical assistance, 
and planning activities that are subject to 
the requirements under subsection (f)(2). 
‘‘(E) WAIVER.—To expedite the use of 
preliminary funding for activities described in 
this paragraph, the Secretary may waive re-
quirements of this section in accordance with 
subsection (i). 
‘‘(F) AMENDED AWARD.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—An award for pre-
liminary funding under subparagraph (A) 
may be amended to add any subsequent 
amount awarded because of a determina-
tion by the Secretary that a major disaster 
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is catastrophic and qualifies for assistance 
under the formula. 
‘‘(ii) 
APPLICABILITY.—Notwith-
standing subparagraph (D), amounts pro-
vided by an amendment under clause (i) 
are subject to the requirements under sub-
sections (h)(1) and (f)(1) and other re-
quirements on grant funds under this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(G) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—Concur-
rent with the allocation of any preliminary 
funding awarded under this paragraph, the Sec-
retary shall assign or provide technical assist-
ance to the recipient of the grant. 
‘‘(b) INTERCHANGEABILITY.—The Secretary— 
‘‘(1) is authorized to approve the use of grants 
under this section to be used interchangeably and 
without limitation for the same activities in the most 
impacted and distressed areas resulting from a dec-
laration of another catastrophic major disaster that 
qualifies for assistance under the formula estab-
lished under paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (a); 
and 
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‘‘(2) shall establish requirements to expedite the 
use of grants under this section for the purpose de-
scribed in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(c) GRANTEE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date on which the Secretary announces a 
grant allocation under this section, unless an exten-
sion is granted by the Secretary, the grantee shall 
submit to the Secretary a plan for approval describ-
ing— 
‘‘(A) the activities the grantee will carry 
out with the grant under this section; 
‘‘(B) the criteria of the grantee for award-
ing assistance and selecting activities; 
‘‘(C) how the use of the grant under this 
section will address disaster relief, long-term re-
covery, restoration of housing and infrastruc-
ture, economic revitalization, and mitigation in 
the most impacted and distressed areas; 
‘‘(D) how the use of the grant funds for 
mitigation is consistent with hazard mitigation 
plans submitted to the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency under section 322 of the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emer-
gency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5165); 
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‘‘(E) the estimated amount proposed to be 
used for activities that will benefit persons of 
low and moderate income; 
‘‘(F) how the use of grant funds will repair 
and replace existing housing stock for vulner-
able populations, including low- to moderate-in-
come households; 
‘‘(G) how the grantee will address the pri-
orities described in paragraph (5); 
‘‘(H) how uses of funds are proportional to 
unmet needs, as required under paragraph (5); 
‘‘(I) for State grantees that plan to dis-
tribute grant amounts to units of general local 
government, a description of the method of dis-
tribution; and 
‘‘(J) such other information as may be de-
termined by the Secretary in regulation. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC CONSULTATION.—To permit pub-
lic examination and appraisal of the plan described 
in paragraph (1), to enhance the public account-
ability of grantees, and to facilitate coordination of 
activities with different levels of government, when 
developing the plan or substantial amendments pro-
posed to the plan required under paragraph (1), a 
grantee shall— 
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‘‘(A) publish the plan before adoption; 
‘‘(B) provide citizens, affected units of 
general local government, and other interested 
parties with reasonable notice of, and oppor-
tunity to comment on, the plan, with a public 
comment period of not less than 14 days; 
‘‘(C) consider comments received before 
submission to the Secretary; 
‘‘(D) follow a citizen participation plan for 
disaster assistance adopted by the grantee that, 
at a minimum, provides for participation of 
residents of the most impacted and distressed 
area affected by the major disaster that re-
sulted in the grant under this section and other 
considerations established by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(E) undertake any consultation with in-
terested parties as may be determined by the 
Secretary in regulation. 
‘‘(3) APPROVAL.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) by regulation, specify criteria for the 
approval, partial approval, or disapproval of a 
plan submitted under paragraph (1), including 
approval of substantial amendments to the 
plan; 
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‘‘(B) review a plan submitted under para-
graph (1) upon receipt of the plan; 
‘‘(C) allow a grantee to revise and resub-
mit a plan or substantial amendment to a plan 
under paragraph (1) that the Secretary dis-
approves; 
‘‘(D) by regulation, specify criteria for 
when the grantee shall be required to provide 
the required revisions to a disapproved plan or 
substantial amendment under paragraph (1) for 
public comment prior to resubmission of the 
plan or substantial amendment to the Sec-
retary; and 
‘‘(E) approve, partially approve, or dis-
approve a plan or substantial amendment under 
paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the plan or substantial amend-
ment is received by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) LOW- AND
MODERATE-INCOME
OVERALL 
BENEFIT.— 
‘‘(A) USE OF FUNDS.—Not less than 70 
percent of a grant made under this section shall 
be used for activities that benefit persons of low 
and moderate income unless the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) specifically finds that— 
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‘‘(I) there is compelling need to 
reduce the percentage for the grant; 
and 
‘‘(II) the housing needs of low- 
and moderate-income residents have 
been addressed; and 
‘‘(ii) issues a waiver and alternative 
requirements pursuant to subsection (i) to 
lower the percentage. 
‘‘(B) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall, 
by regulation, establish protocols consistent 
with the findings of section 2 of the Reforming 
Disaster Recovery Act to prioritize the use of 
funds by a grantee under this section to meet 
the needs of low- and moderate-income persons 
and businesses serving primarily persons of low 
and moderate income. 
‘‘(5) 
PRIORITIZATION.—The 
grantee 
shall 
prioritize activities that— 
‘‘(A) assist persons with extremely low, 
low, and moderate incomes and other vulnerable 
populations to better recover from and with-
stand future disasters, emphasizing those with 
the most severe needs; 
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‘‘(B) address affordable housing, including 
affordable rental housing, needs arising from a 
disaster or those needs present prior to a dis-
aster; 
‘‘(C) prolong the life of housing and infra-
structure; 
‘‘(D) use cost-effective means of preventing 
harm to people and property and incorporate 
protective features, redundancies, energy sav-
ings; and 
‘‘(E) other measures that will assure the 
continuation of critical services during future 
disasters. 
‘‘(6) PROPORTIONAL ALLOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A grantee under this 
section shall allocate grant funds proportional 
to unmet needs between housing activities, eco-
nomic revitalization, and infrastructure, unless 
the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) specifically finds that— 
‘‘(I) there is a compelling need 
for a disproportional allocation among 
those unmet needs; and 
‘‘(II) the disproportional alloca-
tion described in subclause (I) is not 
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inconsistent with the requirements 
under paragraph (4); and 
‘‘(ii) issues a waiver and alternative 
requirement pursuant to subsection (i) to 
allow for the disproportional allocation de-
scribed in clause (i)(I). 
‘‘(B) HOUSING ACTIVITIES.—With respect 
to housing activities described in subparagraph 
(A)(i), grantees should address proportional 
needs between homeowners and renters, includ-
ing low-income households in public housing 
and federally subsidized housing. 
‘‘(7) DISASTER RISK MITIGATION.— 
‘‘(A) DEFINITION.—In this paragraph, the 
term ‘hazard-prone areas’— 
‘‘(i) means areas identified by the 
Secretary, in consultation with the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, at risk from natural haz-
ards that threaten property damage or 
health, safety, and welfare, such as floods, 
wildfires (including Wildland-Urban Inter-
face areas), earthquakes, lava inundation, 
tornados, and high winds; and 
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‘‘(ii) includes areas having special 
flood hazards as identified under the Flood 
Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4002 et seq.) or the National Flood 
Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et 
seq.). 
‘‘(B) HAZARD-PRONE
AREAS.—The Sec-
retary, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
shall establish minimum construction standards, 
insurance purchase requirements, and other re-
quirements for the use of grant funds in haz-
ard-prone areas. 
‘‘(C) SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARDS.—For the 
areas described in subparagraph (A)(ii), the in-
surance 
purchase 
requirements 
established 
under subparagraph (B) shall meet or exceed 
the requirements under section 102(a) of the 
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 
U.S.C. 4012a(a)). 
‘‘(D) 
CONSIDERATION
OF
FUTURE 
RISKS.—The Secretary may consider future 
risks to protecting property and health, safety, 
and general welfare, and the likelihood of those 
risks, when making the determination of or 
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modification to hazard-prone areas under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(8) RELOCATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Uniform Reloca-
tion Assistance and Real Property Acquisition 
Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.) 
shall apply to activities assisted under this sec-
tion to the extent determined by the Secretary 
in regulation, or as provided in waivers and al-
ternative requirements authorized in accordance 
with subsection (i). 
‘‘(B) POLICY.—Each grantee under this 
section shall establish a relocation assistance 
policy that— 
‘‘(i) minimizes displacement and de-
scribes the benefits available to persons 
displaced as a direct result of acquisition, 
rehabilitation, or demolition in connection 
with an activity that is assisted by a grant 
under this section; and 
‘‘(ii) includes any appeal rights or 
other requirements that the Secretary es-
tablishes by regulation. 
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‘‘(d) CERTIFICATIONS.—Any grant under this section 
shall be made only if the grantee certifies to the satisfac-
tion of the Secretary that— 
‘‘(1) the grantee is in full compliance with the 
requirements under subsection (c)(2); 
‘‘(2) for grants other than grants to Indian 
tribes, the grant will be conducted and administered 
in conformity with the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
U.S.C. 2000a et seq.) and the Fair Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); 
‘‘(3) the projected use of funds has been devel-
oped so as to give maximum feasible priority to ac-
tivities that will benefit extremely low-, low-, and 
moderate-income families and activities described in 
subsection (c)(5), and may also include activities 
that are designed to aid in the prevention or elimi-
nation of slum and blight to support disaster recov-
ery, meet other community development needs hav-
ing a particular urgency because existing conditions 
pose a serious and immediate threat to the health or 
welfare of the community where other financial re-
sources are not available to meet such needs, and al-
leviate future threats to human populations, critical 
natural resources, and property that an analysis of 
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hazards shows are likely to result from natural dis-
asters in the future; 
‘‘(4) the grant funds shall principally benefit 
persons of low and moderate income as described in 
subsection (c)(4); 
‘‘(5) for grants other than grants to Indian 
tribes, within 24 months of receiving a grant or at 
the time of its 3- or 5-year update, whichever is 
sooner, the grantee will review and make modifica-
tions to its non-disaster housing and community de-
velopment plans and strategies required by sub-
sections (c) and (m) of section 104 to reflect the dis-
aster recovery needs identified by the grantee and 
consistency with the plan under subsection (c)(1); 
‘‘(6) the grantee will not attempt to recover any 
capital costs of public improvements assisted in 
whole or part under this section by assessing any 
amount against properties owned and occupied by 
persons of low and moderate income, including any 
fee charged or assessment made as a condition of 
obtaining access to such public improvements, un-
less— 
‘‘(A) funds received under this section are 
used to pay the proportion of such fee or as-
sessment that relates to the capital costs of 
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such public improvements that are financed 
from revenue sources other than under this 
chapter; or 
‘‘(B) for purposes of assessing any amount 
against properties owned and occupied by per-
sons of moderate income, the grantee certifies 
to the Secretary that the grantee lacks suffi-
cient funds received under this section to com-
ply with the requirements of subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(7) the grantee will comply with the other pro-
visions of this title that apply to assistance under 
this section and with other applicable laws; 
‘‘(8) the grantee will follow a relocation assist-
ance policy that includes any minimum requirements 
identified by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(9) the grantee will adhere to construction 
standards, insurance purchase requirements, and 
other requirements for development in hazard-prone 
areas described in subsection (c)(7). 
‘‘(e) PERFORMANCE REVIEWS AND REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall, on not 
less frequently than an annual basis, make such re-
views and audits as may be necessary or appropriate 
to determine whether a grantee under this section 
has— 
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‘‘(A) carried out activities using grant 
funds in a timely manner; 
‘‘(B) met the performance targets estab-
lished by paragraph (2); 
‘‘(C) carried out activities using grant 
funds in accordance with the requirements of 
this section, the other provisions of this title 
that apply to assistance under this section, and 
other applicable laws; and 
‘‘(D) a continuing capacity to carry out ac-
tivities in a timely manner. 
‘‘(2) PERFORMANCE TARGETS.—The Secretary 
shall develop and make publicly available critical 
performance targets for review, which shall include 
spending thresholds for each year from the date on 
which funds are obligated by the Secretary to the 
grantee until such time all funds have been ex-
pended. 
‘‘(3) FAILURE TO MEET TARGETS.— 
‘‘(A) SUSPENSION.—If a grantee under 
this section fails to meet 1 or more critical per-
formance targets under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary may temporarily suspend the grant. 
‘‘(B) 
PERFORMANCE
IMPROVEMENT 
PLAN.—If the Secretary suspends a grant 
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under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
provide to the grantee a performance improve-
ment plan with the specific requirements needed 
to lift the suspension within a defined time pe-
riod. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—If a grantee fails to meet 
the spending thresholds established under para-
graph (2), the grantee shall submit to the Sec-
retary, the appropriate committees of Congress, 
and each member of Congress who represents a 
district or State of the grantee a written report 
identifying technical capacity, funding, or other 
Federal or State impediments affecting the abil-
ity of the grantee to meet the spending thresh-
olds. 
‘‘(4) COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND RE-
PORTING.— 
‘‘(A) 
REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT.—A 
grantee under this section shall provide to the 
Secretary such information as the Secretary 
may determine necessary for adequate oversight 
of the grant program under this section. 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—Subject to 
subparagraph (D), the Secretary shall make in-
formation submitted under subparagraph (A) 
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available to the public and to the Inspector 
General for the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, disaggregated by income, 
geography, and all classes of individuals pro-
tected under section 109. 
‘‘(C) SUMMARY STATUS REPORTS.—To in-
crease transparency and accountability of the 
grant program under this section the Secretary 
shall, on not less frequently than an annual 
basis, post on a public facing dashboard sum-
mary status reports for all active grants under 
this section that includes— 
‘‘(i) the status of funds by activity; 
‘‘(ii) the percentages of funds allo-
cated and expended to benefit low- and 
moderate-income communities; 
‘‘(iii) performance targets, spending 
thresholds, and accomplishments; and 
‘‘(iv) other information the Secretary 
determines to be relevant for transparency. 
‘‘(D) CONSIDERATIONS.—In carrying out 
this paragraph, the Secretary— 
‘‘(i) shall take such actions as may be 
necessary to ensure that personally identi-
fiable information regarding applicants for 
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