; and (4) by adding at the end the following: 123. Community development block grant disaster recovery program (a) Authorization, formula, and allocation (1) Authorization The Secretary is authorized to make community development block grant disaster recovery grants from the Long-Term Disaster Recovery Fund established under section 5 of the Reforming Disaster Recovery Act (hereinafter referred to as the Fund ) for necessary expenses for activities authorized under subsection (f)(1) related to disaster relief, long-term recovery, restoration of housing and infrastructure, economic revitalization, and mitigation in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a catastrophic major disaster. (2) Grant awards Grants shall be awarded under this section to States, units of general local government, and Indian tribes based on capacity and the concentration of damage, as determined by the Secretary, to support the efficient and effective administration of funds. (3) Section 106 allocations Grants under this section shall not be considered relevant to the formula allocations made pursuant to section 106. (4) Federal register notice (A) In general Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall issue a notice in the Federal Register containing the latest formula allocation methodologies used to determine the total estimate of unmet needs related to housing, economic revitalization, and infrastructure in the most impacted and distressed areas resulting from a catastrophic major disaster. (B) Public comment If the Secretary has not already requested public comment on the formula described in the notice required by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall solicit public comments on— (i) the methodologies described in subparagraph (A) and seek alternative methods for formula allocation within a similar total amount of funding; (ii) the impact of formula methodologies on rural areas and Tribal areas; (iii) adjustments to improve targeting to the most serious needs