FLEXIBILITY OF CDBG PROGRAM FOR DISASTER AREAS.

SEC. 234. FLEXIBILITY OF CDBG PROGRAM FOR DISASTER AREAS. Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: “SEC. 122. SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR DISASTER AREAS. “For funds designated under this title by a recipient to address the damage in an area for which the President has declared a disaster under title IV of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Secretary may suspend all requirements for purposes of assistance under section 106 for that area, except for those related to public notice of funding availability, nondiscrimination, fair housing, labor standards, environmental standards, and requirements that activities benefit persons of low- and moderate-income.”.