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 PUBLIC LAW 101-235—DEC. 15, 1989 103 STAT. 1991 allocation was made or denied. The preceding sentence shall apply to— (i) any application for an award or allocation of assistance made by the Secretary to a State, unit of general local government, or other recipient of assist- ance, and (ii) any application for a subsequent award or alloca- tion of such assistance by such State, unit of general local government or other recipient. (C)(i) The Secretary shall notify the public of all funding decisions made by the Department. The Secretary shall require any State or unit of general local government to notify the public of the award or allocation of such funding to subsequent recipients. The notification shall include the following elements for each funding decision: (I) the name and address of each funding recipient; (II) the name or other means of identifying the project, activity, or undertaking for each funding recipient; (III) the dollar amount of the funding for each project, activity, or undertaking; (IV) the citation to the statutory, regulatory, or other criteria under which the funding decision was made; and (V) such additional information as the Secretary deems appropriate for a clear and full understanding of the funding decision. (ii) The notification referred to in clause (i) of this subsec- tion shall be published as a Notice in the Federal Register at least quarterly. (iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 'funding decision' means the decision of the Secretary to make avail- able grants, loans, or any other form of financial assistance to an individual or to an entity, including (but not limited to) a State or local government or agency thereof (including a public housing agency), an Indian tribe, or a nonprofit organization, under any program administered by the Department that provides, by statute, regulation, or other- wise, for the competitive d^tribution of financial assist- ance. (D) The Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register at least annually informing the public of the allocation of assistance under section 213(d)(l)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. (E) The Secretary shall ensure that each application and all related documentation and other information referred to in subparagraph (B), including each letter of support, is readily available for public inspection for a period of not less than 5 years, beginning not less than 30 days following the date on which the award or allocation is made. (5) EMERGENCY EXCEPTION.—The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) if the Secretary determines that the waiver is required for appropriate response to an emergency. Not less than 30 days after providing a waiver under the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the Secretary's reasons for so doing. State and local governments. State and local governments. Public information.

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