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‘‘(e) APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCEDURE.—To be eligible to
receive a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this sec-
tion, an organization must submit an application to the Director
at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such information
as the Director may reasonably require. The Director shall establish
a procedure by which to accept such applications.
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATION.—There is authorized
to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,500,000 for fiscal
year 2002 and such funds as may be necessary for fiscal years
2003 through 2007. Such sums shall remain available until
expended.’’.
SEC. 432. None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to implement or enforce the requirement under section
12(c) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended (42
U.S.C. 1437j(c)) relating to community service, except with respect
to any resident of a public housing project funded with any amounts
provided under section 24 of the United States Housing Act of
1937, as amended, or any predecessor program for the revitalization
of severely distressed public housing (HOPE VI).
SEC. 433. Section 1301 of title XIII of division B of H.R. 5666,
as enacted by section 1(a)(4) of Public Law 106–554, is amended
by striking ‘‘facilities’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘facilities,
including the design and construction of such facilities,’’.
SEC. 434. The amounts subject to the fifth proviso under the
heading, ‘‘Emergency Response Fund’’, in Public Law 107–38, which
are available for transfer to the Department of Housing and Urban
Development 15 days after the Director of the Office of Management
and Budget has submitted to the House and Senate Committees
on Appropriations a proposed allocation and plan for use of the
funds for the Department, may be used for purposes of ‘‘Community
Development Block Grants’’, as authorized by title I of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended: Provided,
That such funds may be awarded to the State of New York for
assistance for properties and businesses damaged by, and for eco-
nomic revitalization related to, the September 11, 2001 terrorist
attacks on New York City, for the affected area of New York
City, and for reimbursement to the State and City of New York
for expenditures incurred from the regular Community Development
Block Grant formula allocation used to achieve these same purposes:
Provided further, That the State of New York is authorized to
provide such assistance to the City of New York: Provided further,
That in administering these funds and funds under section 108
of such Act used for economic revitalization activities in New York
City, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements
for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary
administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary
or the use by the recipient of these funds or guarantees (except
for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor
standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver
is required to facilitate the use of such funds or guarantees, and
would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute
or regulation: Provided further, That such funds shall not adversely
affect the amount of any formula assistance received by the State
of New York, New York City, or any categorical application for
other Federal assistance: Provided further, That the Secretary shall
publish in the Federal Register any waiver of any statute or regula-
tion that the Secretary administers pursuant to title I of the
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Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended,
no later than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver:
Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees
on Appropriations on the proposed allocation of any funds and
any related waivers pursuant to this section no later than 5 days
before such allocation.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Departments of Veterans Affairs
and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2002’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.