DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN 
DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND 
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS) 
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Develop-
ment Fund’’, $5,000,000,000, to remain available until 
expended, for necessary expenses for activities authorized 
under title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) related to disaster 
relief, long-term recovery, restoration of infrastructure 
and housing, economic revitalization, and mitigation, in 
the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a 
major disaster that occurred in 2020 or 2021 pursuant 
to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided, That 
amounts made available under this heading in this Act 
shall be awarded directly to the State, unit of general local 
government, or Indian tribe (as such term is defined in 
section 102 of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5302)) at the discretion of the 
Secretary: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allo-
cate, using the best available data, an amount equal to 
the total estimate for unmet needs for qualifying disasters 
under this heading in this Act: Provided further, That any 
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final allocation for the total estimate for unmet need made 
available under the preceding proviso shall include an ad-
ditional amount of 15 percent of such estimate for addi-
tional mitigation: Provided further, That of the amounts 
made available under this heading in this Act, no less than 
$1,610,000,000 shall be allocated for major declared dis-
asters that occurred in 2020 within 30 days of the date 
of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That the Sec-
retary shall not prohibit the use of amounts made avail-
able under this heading in this Act for non-Federal share 
as authorized by section 105(a)(9) of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
5305(a)(9)): Provided further, That of the amounts made 
available under this heading in this Act, grantees may es-
tablish grant programs to assist small businesses for work-
ing capital purposes to aid in recovery: Provided further, 
That as a condition of drawing funds for any activity other 
than general administration, the Secretary shall certify in 
advance that such grantee has in place proficient financial 
controls and procurement processes and has established 
adequate procedures to prevent any duplication of benefits 
as defined by section 312 of the Robert T. Stafford Dis-
aster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5155), to ensure timely expenditure of funds, to maintain 
comprehensive websites regarding all disaster recovery ac-
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tivities assisted with amounts made available under this 
heading in this Act, and to detect and prevent waste, 
fraud, and abuse of funds: Provided further, That with re-
spect to any such duplication of benefits, the Secretary 
shall act in accordance with section 1210 of Public Law 
115–254 (132 Stat. 3442) and section 312 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5155): Provided further, That the Secretary 
shall require grantees to maintain on a public website in-
formation containing common reporting criteria estab-
lished by the Department that permits individuals and en-
tities awaiting assistance and the general public to see how 
all grant funds are used, including copies of all relevant 
procurement documents, including grantee administrative 
contracts and details of ongoing procurement processes, 
as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That 
prior to the obligation of funds a grantee shall submit a 
plan to the Secretary for approval 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 and housing, economic revi-
talization, and mitigation in the most impacted and dis-
tressed areas: Provided further, That such funds may not 
be used for activities reimbursable by, or for which funds 
are made available by, the Federal Emergency Manage-
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ment Agency or the Army Corps of Engineers: Provided 
further, That funds allocated under this heading in this 
Act shall not be considered relevant to the non-disaster 
formula allocations made pursuant to section 106 of the 
Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5306): Provided further, That a State, unit of gen-
eral local government, or Indian tribe may use up to 5 
percent of its allocation for administrative costs related 
to a major disaster under this heading in this Act and 
for the same purposes in prior and future Acts and such 
amounts shall be available for any eligible administrative 
costs without regard to a particular disaster: Provided fur-
ther, That in administering the amounts made available 
under this heading in this Act, the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative 
requirements for, any provision of any statute or regula-
tion that the Secretary administers in connection with the 
obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of 
these funds (except for requirements related to fair hous-
ing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environ-
ment), if the Secretary finds that good cause exists for 
the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver or 
alternative requirement would not be inconsistent with the 
overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community 
Development Act of 1974: Provided further, That, notwith-
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standing the preceding proviso, recipients of funds pro-
vided under this heading in this Act that use such funds 
to supplement Federal assistance provided under section 
402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 408(c)(4), or 502 of the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act 
(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) may adopt, without review or 
public comment, any environmental review, approval, or 
permit performed by a Federal agency, and such adoption 
shall satisfy the responsibilities of the recipient with re-
spect to such environmental review, approval or permit: 
Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 104(g)(2) 
of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 
(42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(2)), the Secretary or a State may, 
upon receipt of a request for release of funds and certifi-
cation, immediately approve the release of funds for an 
activity or project assisted under this heading in this Act 
if the recipient has adopted an environmental review, ap-
proval or permit under the preceding proviso or the activ-
ity or project is categorically excluded from review under 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.): Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
publish via notice in the Federal Register or on the website 
of the Department any waiver, or alternative requirement, 
to any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers 
pursuant to title I of the Housing and Community Devel-
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