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 107 STAT. 748 PUBLIC LAW 103-75 —AUG. 12, 1993 loan funds: Provided further, That, notwithstanding 49 U.S.C. app. 1654(0, the Secretary may prescribe the form and time for applications for assistance made available herein: Provided further. That these funds shall be available only to the extent an of&cial budget request, for a specific dollar amount, that includes designation of the entire amount of the reauest as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, is transmitted by the President to the Congress: Provided further. That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further. That all funds made available under this head are to remain available until September 30, 1994. CHAPTER VI DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND INDEPENDENT AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT HOUSING PROGRAMS HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIPS PROGRAM For an additional amount for the HOME investment partnerships program, as authorized under title II of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act, as amended (Public Law 101- 625), for use only in areas affected by the Midwest floods, high winds, hail and other related weather damages of 1993, $50,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994: Provided, That in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the Secretary or any use by the recipient of these funds, except for requirements relating to fair housing and nondiscrimination, the environment, and labor standards, upon finding that such waiver is required to facilitate the obligation and use of such funds, and would not be inconsistent with the overall purpose of the statute or regulation: Provided further. That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT GRANTS For an additional amount for "Community development grants", as authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, only in areas affected by the Midwest floods, high winds, hail and other related weather damages of 1993 and other disasters, $200,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1994, of which $25,000,000 is for those community development planning activities related to recovery efforts and for immediate recovery needs not reimbursable by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Provided, That in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation

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