and environmental review shall not apply with respect to any emergency shelter that is assisted with amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) and has been determined by a State or local health official, in accordance with such requirements as the Secretary shall establish, to be necessary to prevent and mitigate the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19, such shelters. (6) Inapplicability of cap on emergency shelter activities Subsection (b) of section 415 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11374 ) shall not apply to any amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection. (7) Initial allocation of assistance Section 417(b) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11376(b) ) shall be applied with respect to amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection by substituting 30-day for 60-day . (8) Waivers and alternative requirements (A) Authority In administering amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary may waive, or specify alternative requirements for, any provision of any statute or regulation (except for any requirements related to fair housing, nondiscrimination, labor standards, and the environment) that the Secretary administers in connection with the obligation or use by the recipient of such amounts, if the Secretary finds that good cause exists for the waiver or alternative requirement and such waiver or alternative requirement is consistent with the purposes described in this subsection. (B) Notification The Secretary shall notify the public through the Federal Register or other appropriate means 5 days before the effective date of any such waiver or alternative requirement, and any such public notice may be provided on the Internet at the appropriate Government web site or through other electronic media, as determined by the Secretary. (C) Exemption The use of amounts made available pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be subject to the consultation, citizen participation, or match requirements that