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 104 STAT. 4404 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 or county resulting from the disaster that are not met with amounts otherwise provided under this title, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and other sources of assistance. "(D) Amounts provided to metropolitan cities and urban counties under this paragraph may be used only for eligible activities under section 105, and in implementing this section, the Secretary shall evaluate the natural hazards to which any permanent replacement housing is exposed and shall take appropriate action to mitigate such hazards. "(E) The Secretary shall provide for applications (or amended applications and statements under section 104) for assistance under this paragraph. "(F) A metropolitan city or urban county eligible for assistance under this paragraph may receive such assistance only in each of the fiscal years ending during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the declaration of the disaster by the President. "(G) This paragraph may not be construed to require the Secretary to reserve any amounts that become available as a result of actions under section 104(e) or 111 for assistance under this paragraph if, when such amounts are to be reallocated under paragraph (1), no metropolitan city or urban county qualifies for assistance under this paragraph.". SEC. 934. RURAL HOUSING. Title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: " DISASTER ASSISTANCE 42 USC I490g. "SEC. 541. (a) AUTHORITY. — "(1) IN GENERAL. —Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, in the event of a natural disaster, so declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Secretary shall allocate, for assistance under this section to the States affected for use in the counties designated as disaster areas and the counties contiguous to such counties, amounts available under this title. Allocations under this section may be made for each of the fiscal years ending during the 3-year period beginning on the declaration of the disaster by the President. "(2) AMOUNT.—Subject to the availability of amounts pursuant to appropriations Acts, assistance under paragraph (1) shall be made in an amount equal to the product of— "(A) the sum of the official State estimate of the number of dwelling units in the counties described in paragraph (1) within the eligible service area of the Farmers Home Administration (or otherwise if the Secretary provides for a waiver under subsection (d)) that are destroyed or seriously damaged; and "(B) 20 percent of the average cost of all dwelling units assisted by the Secretary in the State during the previous 3 years. Regulations. "(b) UsE.— The assistance made available under this section may be used for the housing purposes authorized under this title, and the Secretary shall issue such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this section to assure the prompt and expeditious use of such

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