account in considering the request. The Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register stating any waiver or modification of a rule under this section. (h) EFFECT OF SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENT OF RULES.-In the event that the Secretary proposes to amend a rule for which a waiver or modification under this section is in effect, the Secretary shall not change the waiver or modification to impose additional requirements unless the Secretary determines, consistent with standards contained in subsection (d), that such action is necessary. (i) EXPIRATION OF WAIVERS AND MODIFICATIONS.-No waiver or modification of a rule under this section shall remain in effect for a longer period than the period for which the enterprise zone designation remains in effect for the area in which the waiver or modification applies. (j) DEFINITIONS.-For purposes of this section: (1) RULE.-The term "rule" means (A) any rule as defined in section 551(4) of title 5. United States Code; or (B) any rulemaking conducted on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing pursuant to sections 556 and 557 of such title 5. (2) SECRETARY.-The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or, with respect to any rule issued under title V of the Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary of Agriculture. SEC. 705. COORDINATION OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN ENTERPRISE ZONES. Section 3 of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Act is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(d) *** SEC. 706. [42 U.S.C. 11505] COORDINATION WITH CDBG AND UDAG PROGRAMS. It is the policy of the Congress that amounts provided under the community development block grant and urban development action grant programs under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 shall not be reduced in any fiscal year in which the provisions of this title are in effect. CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING EXCERPT FROM HUD DEMONSTRATION ACT OF 1993 [Public Law 103–120; 107 Stat. 1148; 42 U.S.C. 9816 note] SEC. 4. [42 U.S.C. 9816 note] CAPACITY BUILDING FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. (a) IN GENERAL.-The Secretary is authorized to provide assistance through the National Community Development Initiative, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, The Enterprise Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and Youthbuild USA to develop the capacity and ability of community development corporations and community housing development organizations to undertake community development and affordable housing projects and programs. (b) FORM OF ASSISTANCE.-Assistance under this section may be used for (1) training, education, support, and advice to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of community development corporations and community housing development organizations; (2) loans, grants, or predevelopment assistance to community development corporations and community housing development organizations to carry out community development and affordable housing activities that benefit low-income families; and (3) such other activities as may be determined by the National Community Development Initiative, Local Initiatives Support Corporation, The Enterprise Foundation, Habitat for Humanity, and Youthbuild USA in consultation with the Secretary. (c) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.-Assistance provided under this section shall be matched from private sources in an amount equal to 3 times the amount made available under this section. (d) IMPLEMENTATION.-The Secretary shall by notice establish such requirements as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. The notice shall take effect upon issuance. (e) AUTHORIZATION.-There are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1994 to carry out this section. PART II-PUBLIC HOUSING AND SECTION 8 RENTAL ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS EXCERPT FROM HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1974 [Public Law 93-383; 88 Stat. 674; 42 U.S.C. 1439] LOCAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE PLANS; ALLOCATION OF HOUSING FUNDS SEC. 213. [42 U.S.C. 1439] (a)(1) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, upon receiving an application for housing assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, or 1 if the unit of general local government in which the proposed assistance is to be provided has an approved housing assistance plan, shall— (A) not later than ten days after receipt of the application, notify the chief executive officer of such unit of general local government that such application is under consideration; and (B) afford such unit of general local government, the opportunity, during the thirty-day period beginning on the date of such notification, to object to the approval of the application on the grounds that the application is inconsistent with its housing assistance plan. Upon receiving an application for such housing assistance, the Secretary shall assure that funds made available under this section shall be utilized to the maximum extent practicable to meet the needs and goals identified in the unit of local government's housing assistance plan. (2) If the unit of general local government objects to the application on the grounds that it is inconsistent with its housing assistance plan, the Secretary may not approve the application unless he determines that the application is consistent with such housing assistant plan. If the Secretary determines, that such application is consistent with the housing assistance plan, he shall notify the chief executive officer of the unit of general local government of his determination and the reasons therefor in writing. If the Secretary concurs with the objection of the unit of local government, he shall notify the applicant stating the reason therefor in writing. (3) If the Secretary does not receive an objection by the close of the period referred to in paragraph (1)(B), he may approve the application unless he finds it inconsistent with the housing assistance plan. If the Secretary determines that an application is inconsistent with a housing assistance plan, he shall notify the applicant stating the reasons therefor in writing. 1 So in law. (4) The Secretary shall make the determinations referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) within thirty days after he receives an objection pursuant to paragraph (1)(B) or within thirty days after the close of the period referred to in paragraph (1)(B), whichever is earlier. (5) As used in this section, the term "housing assistance plan” means a housing assistance plan submitted and approved under section 104 of this Act or, in the case of a unit of general local government not participating under title I of this Act, a housing plan approved by the Secretary as meeting the requirements of this section. In developing a housing assistance plan under this paragraph a unit of general local government shall consult with local public agencies involved in providing for the welfare of children to determine the housing needs of (A) families identified by the agencies as having a lack of adequate housing that is a primary factor in the imminent placement of a child in foster care or in preventing the discharge of a child from foster care and reunification with his or her family; and (B) children who, upon discharge of the child from foster care, cannot return to their family or extended family and for which adoption is not available. The unit of general local government shall include in the housing assistance plan needs and goals with respect to such families and children. (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to (1) applications for assistance involving 12 or fewer units in a single project or development; (2) applications for assistance with respect to housing in new community developments approved under title IV of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 or title VII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 which the Secretary determines are necessary to meet the housing requirements under such title; or (3) applications for assistance with respect to housing financed by loans or loan guarantees from a State or agency thereof, except that the provisions of subsection (a) shall apply where the unit of general local government in which the assistance is to be provided objects in its housing assistance plan to the exemption provided by this paragraph. [(c) [Repealed.]] (d)(1)(A)(i) Except as provided by subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall allocate assistance referred to in subsection (a)(1) the first time it is available for reservation on the basis of a formula that is contained in a regulation prescribed by the Secretary, and that is based on the relative needs of different States, areas, and communities, as reflected in data as to population, poverty, housing overcrowding, housing vacancies, amount of substandard housing, and other objectively measurable conditions specified in the regulation. The Secretary may allocate assistance under the preceding sentence in such a manner that each State shall receive not less than one-half of one percent of the amount of funds available for each program referred to in subsection (a)(1) in each fiscal year. In allocating assistance under this paragraph for each program of housing assistance under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall apply the formula, to the extent practicable, in a manner so that the assistance under the program is allocated according to the particular relative needs under the preceding sentence that are char |