,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #ad1 #bjbj,mr4   
,gonzalez ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
provide necess>y flexibility "u programs
 = f$]ally assi/$ h\s+ to respond to !  
,,covid-#ai p&emic1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,h\s+ ,waiv] ,flexibility ,act (      
#bjbj4  #b4 ,h\s+ ,tru/ ,fund  7a7      
,waiv] au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ &  
,urban ,developm5t may waive1 or specify
 alt]native requirem5ts =1 any provision
 ( any /atute or regulation t !         
,secret>y adm9i/]s 9 connection ) ! use 
( am\nts made available f ! ,h\s+ ,tru/ 
,fund e/abli%$ pursuant to section #acch
 ( ! ,f$]al ,h\s+ ,ent]prises ,f9ancial 
,safety & ,s\ndness ,act ( #aiib 7#ab   
,u4,s4,c4 #defh7 7except = requirem5ts  
relat$ to fair h\s+1 nondiscrim9ation1  
labor /&>ds1 & ! environm5t71 ^u a f9d+ 
by ! ,secret>y t any su* waiv]s or      

alt]native requirem5ts are necess>y = ! 
safe & effective adm9i/ration ( su*     
am\nts to prev5t1 prep>e =1 & respond to
 coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai74  7b7        
,retroactive applicability ,any su*     
waiv]s %all be deem$ to be effective z (
 ! date a ,/ate or eligible recipi5t (  
am\nts f a ,/ate allocation ( su* am\nts
 began prep>+ = coronavirus & %all apply
 to ! am\nts made available f ! ,h\s+   
,tru/ ,fund be=e1 on1 & aft] ! date ( ! 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,assi/ance =  
self-help h\s+ provid]s  7a7 ,waiv]     
au?ority ,! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban  
,developm5t may waive1 or specify       
alt]native requirem5ts =1 any provision 
( any /atute or regulation t ! ,secret>y
 adm9i/]s 9 connection ) ! program =    
self-help h\s+ assi/ance "u section #aa 
( ! ,h\s+ ,opportunity ,program         
,ext5sion ,act ( #aiif 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#abhje note7 7except = requirem5ts      
relat$ to fair h\s+1 nondiscrim9ation1  
labor /&>ds1 & ! environm5t71 ^u a f9d+ 
by ! ,secret>y t any su* waiv]s or      

alt]native requirem5ts are necess>y = ! 
safe & effective adm9i/ration ( su*     
am\nts to prev5t1 prep>e =1 & respond to
 coronavirus 7,,covid-#ai74  7b7        
,retroactive applicability ,any su*     
waiv]s & alt]native requirem5ts %all be 
deem$ to be effective z ( ! date an     
organization or consortia :o is a       
recipi5t ( am\nts "u ! program ref]r$ to
 9 subsection 7a7 began prep>+ =        
coronavirus & %all apply to ! am\nts    
made available "u su* program be=e1 on1 
& aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  
#d4 ,*oice ,neighborhoods ,initiative   
,any am\nts made available 9 !          
,consolidat$ & ,fur!r ,cont9u+          
,appropriations ,act1 #bjac 7,public    
,law #aac-f7 = ! head+ ,dep>tm5t ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t--,public & ,indian
 ,h\s+--,*oice ,neighborhoods           
,initiative %all rema9 available = !    
purpose ( pay+ obligations incurr$ prior
 to ! expiration ( su* am\nts ?r\gh     
,septemb] #cj1 #bjba4  #e4 ,cont9uum (  
,c>e program ,due to ! em]g5cy relat+ to

 ! ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai          
7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic1 ! ,notice ( ,fund+
 ,availability 7,,n(a7 = fiscal ye>     
#bjbj = ! ,cont9uum ( ,c>e program "u   
subtitle ,c ( title ,,iv ( !            
,mc,kinney-,v5to ,homeless ,assi/ance   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #aacha et seq47 %all
 h no =ce or effect & ! ,secret>y (     
,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t %all         
di/ribute am\nts made available = su*   
fiscal ye> = su* program bas$ on !      
results ( ! competition = am\nts made   
available = su* program = fiscal ye>    
#bjai 7,,fr-#fcjj-be71 except t grant   
am\nts may be adju/$ to acc\nt = *anges 
9 fair m>ket r5ts4