GRANTS FOR REGULATORY BARRIER REMOVAL STRATEGIES.

SEC. 102. GRANTS FOR REGULATORY BARRIER REMOVAL STRATEGIES. (a) Authorization of Appropriations.—Subsection (a) of section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(a)) is amended to read as follows: “(a) Funding.—There is authorized to be appropriated for grants under subsections (b) and (c) such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005.”. (b) Consolidation of State and Local Grants.—Subsection (b) of section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(b)) is amended— (1) in the subsection heading, by striking “State Grants” and inserting “Grant Authority”; (2) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting after “States” the following; “and units of general local government (including consortia of such governments)”; 114 STAT. 2947 (3) in paragraph (3), by striking “a State program to reduce State and local” and inserting “State, local, or regional programs to reduce”; (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting “or local” after “State”; and (5) in paragraph (5), by striking “State”. (c) Repeal of Local Grants Provision.—Section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c) is amended by striking subsection (c). (d) Application and Selection.—The last sentence of section 1204(e) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(e)) is amended— (1) by striking “and for the selection of units of general local government to receive grants under subsection (f)(2)”; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end the following; “and such criteria shall require that grant amounts be used in a manner consistent with the strategy contained in the comprehensive housing affordability strategy for the jurisdiction pursuant to section 105(b)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act”. (e) Selection of Grantees.—Subsection (f) of section 1204 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 12705c(f)) is amended to read as follows: “(f) Selection of Grantees.—To the extent amounts are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall provide grants on a competitive basis to eligible grantees based on the proposed uses of such amounts, as provided in applications under subsection (e).”. (f) Technical Amendments.—Section 107(a)(1) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5307(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (G), by inserting “and” after the semicolon at the end; (2) by striking subparagraph (H); and (3) by redesignating subparagraph (I) as subparagraph (H).