RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS Rural Housing Service rural housing assistance grants For an additional amount for “Rural Housing Assistance Grants”, $60,000,000, to remain available until expended, for necessary expenses related to homes damaged by Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022: Provided, That 42 U.S.C. 1471(b)(3) shall not apply: Provided further, That the income limit shall be capped at 80 percent of the area median income: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 1490m(c)(2) of such title, a grant made under 42 U.S.C. 1490m of such title using funds made available under this heading in this Act, may not exceed $50,000. rural community facilities program account For an additional amount for “Rural Community Facilities Program Account”, $75,300,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act, $50,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses for grants to repair essential community facilities damaged by Presidentially 136 STAT. 5203 declared disasters in calendar year 2022: Provided further, That the percentage of the cost of the facility that may be covered by a grant pursuant to the preceding proviso shall be 75 percent. Rural Utilities Service rural water and waste disposal program account For an additional amount for “Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program Account”, $325,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That of the amounts provided under this heading in this Act, $265,000,000 shall be for necessary expenses related to water systems damaged by Presidentially declared disasters in calendar year 2022: Provided further, That, notwithstanding section 343(a)(13)(B) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, a grant using funds made available pursuant to the preceding proviso may not be awarded to a community with a population of more than 35,000 people: Provided further, That not to exceed $8,000,000 of the amount made available pursuant to the first proviso shall be for technical assistance grants for rural water and waste systems pursuant to section 306(a)(22) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.