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FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
LOCAL RAIL FREIGHT ASSISTANCE
For additional expenses pursuant to section 5 of the
Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. app. 1654),
to repair and rebuild rail lines of other than class I rail-
roads as defined by the Interstate Commerce Commission
or railroads owned or controlled by a class I railroad, hav-
ing carried 5 million gross ton miles or less per mile dur-
ing the prior year, and damaged as a result of the Midwest
floods of 1993, $11,000,000, and in addition, notwith-
standing any other provision of law, $10,000,000 to repair
and rebuild rail lines of any railroad subject to the discre-
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
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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 Ω35æexpended September 30,
1994.
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
Ω36æFor an additional amount for the ‘‘HOME in-
vestment 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
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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.
For an additional amount for the HOME investment
partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as
amended (Public Law 101–625), for use only in areas af-
fected by the Midwest floods, high winds, hail and other re-
lated weather damages of 1993, $50,000,000, to remain
available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That in ad-
ministering these funds, the Secretary may waive any pro-
vision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary ad-
ministers in connection with the obligation by the Sec-
retary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except
for requirements relating to fair housing and non-
discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,
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upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the
obligation and use of such funds, and would not be incon-
sistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation:
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.
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
Ω37æFor an additional amount for ‘‘Community de-
velopment 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 re-
main available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That
in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive en-
tirely, 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 appro-
priated: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-
ignated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursu-
ant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Pro-
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vided 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 inter-
rupted by flooding that are essential to public health or
safety as defined by the Secretary.
For an additional amount for ‘‘Community develop-
ment grants,’’ as authorized under title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974, only in areas
affected by the Midwest floods, high winds, hail and other
related weather damages of 1993 and other disasters,
$200,000,000, to remain available until September 30,
1994, of which $25,000,000 is for those community devel-
opment planning activities related to recovery efforts and
for immediate recovery needs not reimbursable by the Fed-
eral Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Provided,
That in administering these funds, the Secretary may
waive any provision of any statute or regulation that the
Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by
the Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds,
except for requirements relating to fair housing and non-
discrimination, the environment, and labor standards,
upon a finding that such waiver is required to facilitate
the obligation and use of such funds, and would not be in-
consistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regula-
tion: Provided further, That the entire amount is des-