‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent practicable 
and permitted by law, the Secretary shall ensure 
that a project that has undergone an environmental 
review under this section shall not be subject to a 
duplicative environmental review solely due to the 
addition, substitution, or reallocation of other 
sources of Federal assistance, if the scope, scale, and 
location of the project remain substantially un-
changed. 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL RE-
VIEW RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary shall, by 
regulation, provide for coordination of environmental 
review responsibilities with other Federal agencies to 
streamline inter-agency compliance and avoid unnec-
essary duplication of effort under the National Envi-
ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
seq.) and other applicable laws. 
‘‘(3) RECOGNITION OF PRIOR REVIEWS BY RE-
SPONSIBLE ENTITIES.—A project may not be subject 
to an environmental review under this section if a 
substantially similar review has already been com-
pleted by an entity designated under section 
104(g)(1) of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5304(g)(1)) or by an-
other entity the Secretary determines to have equiv-
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alent authority, if the scope, scale, and location of 
the project remain substantially unchanged.’’. 
(b) ISSUANCE OF RULES.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall issue such rules as the Secretary determines nec-
essary to carry out the amendment made by this sub-
section. 
SEC. 11. APPLICATION OF OTHER SPECIFIED STATUTORY 
REQUIREMENTS. 
Title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 291. APPLICATION OF BUILD AMERICA, BUY AMERICA 
REQUIREMENTS. 
‘‘With respect to activities assisted under this title, 
requirements under the Build America, Buy America Act 
(41 U.S.C. 8301 note) and any implementing regulations 
or guidance, shall only apply to infrastructure improve-
ments conducted under section 212(a)(4) using funds pro-
vided under subtitle A. 
‘‘SEC. 292. NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR SMALL PROJECTS. 
‘‘Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the re-
quirements of section 3 of the Housing and Urban Devel-
opment Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701u), and any imple-
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menting regulations or guidance, shall not apply to any 
activity assisted under title that involves rehabilitation, 
construction, or other development of housing if the total 
number of dwelling units assisted under the activity is 50 
or fewer and if such assistance is provided to— 
‘‘(1) a State recipient pursuant to section 216; 
or 
‘‘(2) a participating jurisdiction that received a 
total allocation of less than $3,000,000 in the most 
recent fiscal year pursuant to section 216.’’. 
SEC. 12. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS. 
The Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12701 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Stewart B. McKinney Home-
less Assistance Act’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act’’; 
and 
(2) by striking ‘‘Committee on Banking, Fi-
nance and Urban Affairs’’ each place it appears and 
inserting ‘‘Committee on Financial Services’’. 
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