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d fu r th er ,T hat f u n d sa l located under this heading shall not ad v ersely affect the amount of any formula assistance received b ya S tate under the Community D evelopment F und: Provided further, That each State may use up to 5 percent of its allocation for administra - tive costs: Provided further, That $6 ,5 0 0,000 shall be available for use by the Assistant Secretary of Community P lanning and Development for the administrative costs, including information technology costs, w ith respect to amounts made available under this section and under section 23 0 1( a ) of the H ousing and Economic R ecovery Act of 200 8. Provided further, That not less than $650,000,000 from funds made available on a pro-rata basis according to the allocation made to each State under this heading shall be used for repair, rehabilitation, and reconstruction (including demolition, site clearance and remediation) of the affordable rental housing stoc k (including public and other H U D-assisted housing) in the impacted areas where there is a demonstrated need as determined by the Secretary: Provided further, That in admin- istering the funds under this heading, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may waive, or specify alternative re q uire- ments 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 (e x cept for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a request by a State explaining why such waiver is required to facilitate the use of such funds or guarantees, if the Secretary finds that such waiver would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1 974
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further, That a waiver granted by the Secretary under the preceding proviso may not reduce the percentage of funds which must be used for activities that benefit persons of low and moderate income to less than 50 percent, unless the Secretary specifically finds that there is compelling need to further reduce or eliminate the percentage requirement: 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 Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 no later than 5 days before the effective date of such waiver: Provided further, That every waiver made by the Secretary must be reconsidered according to the three previous provisos on the 2-year anniversary of the day the Secretary published the waiver in the Federal Reg- ister: Provided further, That the Secretary shall allocate to the states not less than 33 percent of the funding provided under this heading within 60 days after the enactment of this Act based on the best estimates available of relative damage and anticipated assistance from other Federal sources: Provided further, That prior to the obligation of funds each State shall submit a plan to the Secretary 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: Provided further, That each State will report quarterly to the Committees on Appro- priations on all awards and uses of funds made available under this heading, including specifically identifying all awards of sole- source contracts and the rationale for making the award on a sole-source basis: Provided further, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of any proposed allocation of Notif i ca tio n.De a dl ine. R e p o r t s . C ontracts. S tate and local g o v ern m ents. P lan. Deadline. F ederal Register , p ub lication. Deadline. W aiver aut h orit y .
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