123STA T . 21 7PUBLIC LA W 111 –5—FE B. 17 , 2 0 0 9previous proviso s hal l g over n su c h t rans f erre d funds
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d fu r -th er ,T hat an y funds m ade availa b le under this heading used by the S ecretary for training or other administrative e x penses shall be transferred to ‘ ‘ A dministration ,O perations, and M anagement ’ ’, for non - personnel expenses of the D epartment of H ousing and U rban Development: Provided further, That any funds made avail- able under this heading used by the Secretary for technology shall be transferred to ‘‘ W or k ing C apital F und’’ . C OM M UNITYPLA NNIN G AN D D EV ELO P MENT C OMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT F UND For an additional amount for ‘‘Community Development Fund’’ $1 , 0 00,000,000, to remain available until September 3 0, 2 010 to carry out the community development block grant program under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1 974( 42 U.S.C. 5 301 et se q . )
- Provided, That the amount appropriated
in this paragraph shall be distributed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 530 6 to grantees that received funding in fiscal year 200 8
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further, That in administering the funds appropriated in this para- graph, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish requirements to expedite the use of the funds: Provided further, That in selecting pro j ects to be funded, recipients shall give priority to projects that can a w ard contracts based on bids within 120 days from the date the funds are made available to the recipients: Provided further, That in administering funds appro- priated or otherwise made available under this heading, the Sec- retary may waive or specify alternative requirements for any provi- sion of any statute or regulation in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or the use by the recipient of these funds (except for requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment), upon a finding that such waiver is necessary to expedite or facilitate the timely use of such funds and would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute. For the provision of emergency assistance for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes, as authori z ed under division B , title III of the Housing and E conomic R ecovery Act of 2008 (‘‘the Act’’) (Public L aw 110 – 289) (42 U.S.C. 5301 note), $2,000,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2010: Pro- vided, That grantees shall expend at least 50 percent of allocated funds within 2 years of the date funds become available to the grantee for obligation, and 100 percent of such funds within 3 years of such date: Provided further, That unless otherwise noted herein, the provisions of the Act govern the use of the additional funds made available under this heading: Provided further, That notwithstanding the provisions of sections 2301(b) and (c)(1) and section 2302 of the Act, funding under this paragraph shall be allocated by competitions for which eligible entities shall be States, units of general local government, and nonprofit entities or consortia of nonprofit entities, which may submit proposals in partnership with for profit entities: Provided further, That in selecting grantees, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall ensure that the grantees are in areas with the greatest number and percentage of foreclosures and can expend funding within the period allowed under this heading: Provided further, That additional award criteria for such competitions shall include demonstrated grantee Awardc r ite ria .D ead l i n e s . W ai v era u t ho rit y . R e q uire m ents.
