; coordination (1) Allocation (A) In general The President shall allocate funds under this section proportionally to grantees based on their level of unmet need as determined pursuant to subsection (b). (B) Grantee use of funds Each grantee, not the President, shall be responsible for determining how funds provided under this section are prioritized and spent and a grantee shall not be required to provide an action or spending plan before or after funds are allocated, except that the grantee shall use a portion of these funds for cleaning and removing debris from rivers, creeks, streams, and ditches. (C) Limitation Notwithstanding section 312, a loan shall not be considered a duplication of benefits or otherwise impact the level of unmet need under this section. (2) Grantee processes and procedures (A) Initial grant funds Initially, grantees shall be awarded 50 percent of their total allocation under paragraph (1). After expenditure of such amount, a grantee shall submit a report, detailing how such grant funds were spent, to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. Such report shall include a certification from the State Auditor that none of the funds were wasted or used inappropriately. (B) Congressional approval (i) Approval Not later than 60 days after receipt of the report under subparagraph (A), Congress shall approve or disapprove the report. If the report is approved, or if 60 days has lapsed and Congress has not commented on the report, the remaining 50 percent of the allocation under paragraph (1) shall be released to the grantee. (ii) Disapproval If Congress disapproves the report, the grantee shall work with Congress to address any and all concerns regarding how the initial 50 percent of the grant money was expended. Once these concerns are resolved, the remaining funds shall be released to the