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 118 STAT. 1253 PUBLIC LAW 108–324—OCT. 13, 2004 provided herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursu ant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. NATIONAL CEMETERY ADMINISTRATION For an additional amount for ‘‘National Cemetery Administra tion’’, for expenses related to recent natural disasters in the South east, $50,000, to remain available until September 30, 2005: Pro vided, That the amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representa tives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. CONSTRUCTION, MINOR PROJECTS For an additional amount for ‘‘Construction, minor projects’’, for expenses related to recent natural disasters, $36,343,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That the amounts pro vided herein are designated as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FUND For an additional amount for ‘‘Community development fund’’, for activities authorized under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, for use only for disaster relief, long term recovery, and mitigation in communities affected by disasters designated by the President between August 31, 2003 and October 1, 2004, except those activities reimbursable by the Federal Emer gency Management Agency or available through the Small Business Administration, and for reimbursement for expenditures incurred from the regular Community Development Block Grant formula allocation used to achieve these same purposes, $150,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2007: Provided, That the amounts provided herein are designated as an emergency require ment pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representatives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287: Provided further, That all funds under this heading shall be awarded by the Secretary to states (including Indian tribes for all purposes under this heading) to be administered by each state in conjunction with its community development block grants program: Provided further, That notwithstanding 42 U.S.C. 5306(d)(2), states are authorized to provide such assistance to entitlement communities: Provided further, That in administering these funds, the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative require ments for, any provision of any statute or regulation that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation by the

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