[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1452 Reported in Senate (RS)]

                                                       Calendar No. 517

106th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 1452

                          [Report No. 106-274]

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                                 A BILL

 To modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured Housing 
   Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a 
     balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and 
    interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for 
                          manufactured homes.

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                             April 13, 2000

                       Reported with an amendment





                                                       Calendar No. 517
106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 1452

                          [Report No. 106-274]

 To modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured Housing 
   Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a 
     balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and 
    interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for 
                          manufactured homes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 28, 1999

  Mr. Shelby (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Bryan, Mr. Rockefeller,  Mr. 
Bingaman,  Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Craig, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Burns, Mr. Lott, 
 Ms. Snowe, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Mack, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Cochran, 
    Mr. Helms, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Collins, Mr. 
   Sessions, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Hollings, Mr. 
  Cleland, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Daschle, Mrs. 
 Lincoln, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Allard) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

                             April 13, 2000

                Reported by Mr. Gramm, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
 To modernize the requirements under the National Manufactured Housing 
   Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 and to establish a 
     balanced consensus process for the development, revision, and 
    interpretation of Federal construction and safety standards for 
                          manufactured homes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
``Manufactured Housing Improvement Act''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is 
expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to that section 
or other provision of the National Manufactured Housing Construction 
and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 602 (42 U.S.C. 5401) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>

               <DELETED>``findings and purposes</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Sec. 602. (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in 
        meeting the housing needs of the Nation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) manufactured homes provide a significant 
        resource for affordable homeownership and rental housing 
        accessible to all Americans.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) to facilitate the acceptance of the quality, 
        durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured housing 
        within the Department of Housing and Urban 
        Development;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) to facilitate the availability of affordable 
        manufactured homes and to increase homeownership for all 
        Americans;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) to provide for the establishment of 
        practical, uniform, and, to the extent possible, performance-
        based Federal construction standards;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) to encourage innovative and cost-effective 
        construction techniques;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) to protect owners of manufactured homes from 
        unreasonable risk of personal injury and property 
        damage;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) to establish a balanced consensus process 
        for the development, revision, and interpretation of Federal 
        construction and safety standards for manufactured homes and 
        related regulations for the enforcement of such 
        standards;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) to ensure uniform and effective enforcement 
        of Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured 
        homes; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) to ensure that the public interest in, and 
        need for, affordable manufactured housing is duly considered in 
        all determinations relating to the Federal standards and their 
        enforcement.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 603 (42 U.S.C. 5402) is amended--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``dealer'' and 
        inserting ``retailer'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(14) `administering organization' means the 
        recognized, voluntary, private sector, unitary consensus 
        standards body with specific experience in developing model 
        residential building codes and standards involving all 
        disciplines regarding construction and safety that administers 
        the consensus standards through a unitary development 
        process;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(15) `consensus committee' means the committee 
        established under section 604(a)(3);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(16) `consensus standards development process' 
        means the process by which additions, revisions, and 
        interpretations to the Federal manufactured home construction 
        and safety standards and enforcement regulations shall be 
        developed and recommended to the Secretary by a unitary 
        consensus committee, which shall function as a single 
        committee;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(17) `primary inspection agency' means a State 
        agency or private organization that has been approved by the 
        Secretary to act as a design approval primary inspection agency 
        or a production inspection primary inspection agency, or 
        both;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(18) `design approval primary inspection agency' 
        means a State agency or private organization that has been 
        approved by the Secretary to evaluate and either approve or 
        disapprove manufactured home designs and quality control 
        procedures;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(19) `production inspection primary inspection 
        agency' means a State agency or private organization that has 
        been approved by the Secretary to evaluate the ability of 
        manufactured home manufacturing plants to comply with approved 
        quality control procedures and with the Federal manufactured 
        home construction and safety standards promulgated hereunder; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(20) `monitoring'--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) means the process of periodic review 
                of the primary inspection agencies, by the Secretary or 
                by a State agency under an approved State plan pursuant 
                to section 623, in accordance with regulations 
                recommended by the consensus committee and promulgated 
                in accordance with section 604(b), which process shall 
                be for the purpose of ensuring that the primary 
                inspection agencies are discharging their duties under 
                this title; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) may include the periodic inspection 
                of retail locations for transit damage, label 
                tampering, and retailer compliance with this 
                title.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 
et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in section 613 (42 U.S.C. 5412), by striking 
        ``dealer'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``retailer'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in section 614(f) (42 U.S.C. 5413(f)), by 
        striking ``dealer'' each place it appears and inserting 
        ``retailer'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) in section 615 (42 U.S.C. 5414)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking 
                ``dealer'' and inserting ``retailer'';</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking 
                ``dealer or dealers'' and inserting ``retailer or 
                retailers''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (C) in subsections (d) and (f), by 
                striking ``dealers'' each place it appears and 
                inserting ``retailers'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in section 616 (42 U.S.C. 5415), by striking 
        ``dealer'' and inserting ``retailer''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) in section 623(c)(9), by striking ``dealers'' 
        and inserting ``retailers''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 4. FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY 
              STANDARDS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 604 (42 U.S.C. 5403) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and 
        inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Establishment.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall establish, 
        by order, appropriate Federal manufactured home construction 
        and safety standards, each of which--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) be reasonable and 
                        practical;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) meet high standards of 
                        protection consistent with the enumerated 
                        purposes of this title; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) be performance-based and 
                        objectively stated, unless clearly 
                        inappropriate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) except as provided in subsection 
                (b), shall be established in accordance with the 
                consensus standards development process.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Consensus standards and regulatory 
        development process.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Initial agreement.--Not later than 
                180 days after the date of enactment of the 
                Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, the Secretary 
                shall enter into a contract with an administering 
                organization. The contractual agreement shall--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) terminate on the date on 
                        which a contract is entered into under 
                        subparagraph (B); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) require the administering 
                        organization to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) appoint the initial 
                                members of the consensus committee 
                                under paragraph (3);</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) administer the 
                                consensus standards development process 
                                until the termination of that 
                                agreement; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) administer the 
                                consensus development and 
                                interpretation process for procedural 
                                and enforcement regulations and 
                                regulations specifying the permissible 
                                scope and conduct of monitoring until 
                                the termination of that 
                                agreement.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Competitively procured contract.--
                Upon the expiration of the 4-year period beginning on 
                the date on which all members of the consensus 
                committee are appointed under paragraph (3), the 
                Secretary shall, using competitive procedures (as such 
                term is defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal 
                Procurement Policy Act), enter into a competitively 
                awarded contract with an administering organization. 
                The administering organization shall administer the 
                consensus process for the development and 
                interpretation of the Federal standards, the procedural 
                and enforcement regulations, and regulations specifying 
                the permissible scope and conduct of monitoring in 
                accordance with this title.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Performance review.--The Secretary--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) shall periodically review 
                        the performance of the administering 
                        organization; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) may replace the 
                        administering organization with another 
                        qualified technical or building code 
                        organization, pursuant to competitive 
                        procedures, if the Secretary determines in 
                        writing that the administering organization is 
                        not fulfilling the terms of the agreement or 
                        contract to which the administering 
                        organization is subject or upon the expiration 
                        of the agreement or contract.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Consensus committee.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Purpose.--There is established a 
                committee to be known as the `consensus committee', 
                which shall, in accordance with this title--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) provide periodic 
                        recommendations to the Secretary to adopt, 
                        revise, and interpret the Federal manufactured 
                        housing construction and safety standards in 
                        accordance with this subsection;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) provide periodic 
                        recommendations to the Secretary to adopt, 
                        revise, and interpret the procedural and 
                        enforcement regulations, including regulations 
                        specifying the permissible scope and conduct of 
                        monitoring in accordance with this subsection; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) be organized and carry out 
                        its business in a manner that guarantees a fair 
                        opportunity for the expression and 
                        consideration of various positions and for 
                        public participation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Membership.--The consensus committee 
                shall be composed of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) 25 voting members appointed, 
                        subject to approval by the Secretary, by the 
                        administering organization from among 
                        individuals who are qualified by background and 
                        experience to participate in the work of the 
                        consensus committee; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) 1 member appointed by the 
                        Secretary to represent the Secretary on the 
                        consensus committee, who shall be a nonvoting 
                        member.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Disapproval.--The Secretary may 
                disapprove, in writing with the reasons set forth, the 
                appointment of an individual under subparagraph 
                (B)(i).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Selection procedures and 
                requirements.--Each member shall be appointed in 
                accordance with selection procedures, which shall be 
                based on the procedures for consensus committees 
                promulgated by the American National Standards 
                Institute (or successor organization), except that the 
                American National Standards Institute interest 
                categories shall be modified for purposes of this 
                paragraph to ensure equal representation on the 
                consensus committee of the following interest 
                categories:</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Home producers.--Five 
                        persons representing manufacturers of 
                        manufactured homes.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Other business interests.--
                        Five persons representing other business 
                        interests involved in the manufactured housing 
                        industry such as retailers, installers, 
                        lenders, insurers, suppliers of products, and 
                        community owners. The business interests 
                        represented in this category shall not be owned 
                        or controlled by manufacturers represented 
                        under clause (i).</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Consumers.--Five persons 
                        representing homeowners and consumer interests, 
                        such as consumer organizations, community 
                        organizations, recognized consumer leaders, and 
                        owners and occupants of manufactured 
                        homes.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) Public officials.--Five 
                        persons who are State or local officials such 
                        as building code enforcement or inspection 
                        officials, fire marshals, and including 
                        representatives of State administrative 
                        agencies.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) General interest.--Five 
                        persons representing the public such as 
                        architects, engineers, homebuilders, 
                        academicians, and developers.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Additional qualifications.--An 
                individual appointed under clause (iii), (iv), or (v) 
                of subparagraph (D) shall not have--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a significant financial 
                        interest in any segment of the manufactured 
                        housing industry; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a significant relationship 
                        to any person engaged in the manufactured 
                        housing industry.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Meetings.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Notice; open to public.--The 
                        consensus committee shall provide advance 
                        notice of each meeting of the consensus 
                        committee to the Secretary and publish advance 
                        notice of each such meeting in the Federal 
                        Register. All meetings of the consensus 
                        committee shall be open to the 
                        public.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Reimbursement.--Members of 
                        the consensus committee in attendance at the 
                        meetings shall be reimbursed for their actual 
                        expenses as authorized by section 5703 of title 
                        5, United States Code, for persons employed 
                        intermittently in Government service.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) Inapplicability of other laws.--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Advisory committee act.--The 
                        consensus committee shall not be considered to 
                        be an advisory committee for purposes of the 
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Title 18.--The members of 
                        the consensus committee shall not be subject to 
                        section 203, 205, 207, or 208 of title 18, 
                        United States Code, to the extent of their 
                        proper participation as members of the 
                        consensus committee.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Ethics in government act 
                        of 1978.--The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
                        shall not apply to members of the consensus 
                        committee to the extent of their proper 
                        participation as members of the consensus 
                        committee.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) Administration.--The consensus 
                committee and the administering organization shall--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) operate in conformance with 
                        the procedures established by the American 
                        National Standards Institute for the 
                        development and coordination of American 
                        National Standards; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) apply to the American 
                        National Standards Institute and take such 
                        other actions as may be necessary to obtain 
                        accreditation from the American National 
                        Standards Institute.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(I) Staff.--The administering 
                organization shall, upon the request of the consensus 
                committee, provide reasonable staff resources to the 
                consensus committee.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(J) Date of initial appointments.--The 
                initial appointments of all of the members of the 
                consensus committee shall be completed not later than 
                90 days after the date on which an administration 
                agreement under paragraph (2)(A) is completed with the 
                administering organization.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Revisions of standards and regulations.--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Beginning on the date 
                on which all members of the consensus committee are 
                appointed under paragraph (3), the consensus committee 
                shall, not less than once during each 2-year period--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) consider revisions to the 
                        Federal manufactured home construction and 
                        safety standards and regulations; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) submit proposed revised 
                        standards and regulations if approved by a 
                        </DELETED>\<DELETED>2/3</DELETED>\ 
                        <DELETED>majority vote to the Secretary in the 
                        form of a proposed rule, including an economic 
                        analysis.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Publication of proposed revised 
                standards and regulations.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Publication by secretary.--
                        The consensus committee shall provide a 
                        proposed revised standard or regulation under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii) to the Secretary who 
                        shall, not later than 30 days after receipt, 
                        publish such proposed revised standard or 
                        regulation in the Federal Register for notice 
                        and comment. Unless clause (ii) applies, the 
                        Secretary shall provide an opportunity for 
                        public comment on such proposed revised 
                        standard or regulation and any such comments 
                        shall be submitted directly to the consensus 
                        committee without delay.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Publication of rejected 
                        proposed revised standards and regulations.--If 
                        the Secretary rejects the proposed revised 
                        standard or regulation, the Secretary shall 
                        publish the rejected proposed revised standard 
                        or regulation in the Federal Register with the 
                        reasons for rejection and any recommended 
                        modifications set forth.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Presentation of public comments; 
                publication of recommended revisions.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Presentation.--Any public 
                        comments, views, and objections to a proposed 
                        revised standard or regulation published under 
                        subparagraph (B) shall be presented by the 
                        Secretary to the consensus committee upon their 
                        receipt and in the manner received, in 
                        accordance with procedures established by the 
                        American National Standards 
                        Institute.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Publication by the 
                        secretary.--The consensus committee shall 
                        provide to the Secretary any revisions proposed 
                        by the consensus committee, which the Secretary 
                        shall, not later than 7 calendar days after 
                        receipt, cause to be published in the Federal 
                        Register as a notice of the recommended 
                        revisions of the consensus committee to the 
                        standards or regulations, a notice of the 
                        submission of the recommended revisions to the 
                        Secretary, and a description of the 
                        circumstances under which the proposed revised 
                        standards or regulations could become 
                        effective.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) Publication of rejected 
                        proposed revised standards and regulations.--If 
                        the Secretary rejects the proposed revised 
                        standard or regulation, the Secretary shall 
                        publish the rejected proposed revised standard 
                        or regulation in the Federal Register with the 
                        reasons for rejection and any recommended 
                        modifications set forth.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Review by the secretary.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall 
                either adopt, modify, or reject a standard or 
                regulation, as submitted by the consensus committee 
                under paragraph (4)(A).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Timing.--Not later than 12 months 
                after the date on which a standard or regulation is 
                submitted to the Secretary by the consensus committee, 
                the Secretary shall take action regarding such standard 
                or regulation under subparagraph (C).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Procedures.--If the Secretary--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) adopts a standard or 
                        regulation recommended by the consensus 
                        committee, the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) issue a final order 
                                without further rulemaking; 
                                and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) cause the final 
                                order to be published in the Federal 
                                Register;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) determines that any 
                        standard or regulation should be rejected, the 
                        Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) reject the standard 
                                or regulation; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) cause to be 
                                published in the Federal Register a 
                                notice to that effect, together with 
                                the reason or reasons for rejecting the 
                                proposed standard or regulation; 
                                or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) determines that a standard 
                        or regulation recommended by the consensus 
                        committee should be modified, the Secretary 
                        shall--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) cause the proposed 
                                modified standard or regulation to be 
                                published in the Federal Register, 
                                together with an explanation of the 
                                reason or reasons for the determination 
                                of the Secretary; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) provide an 
                                opportunity for public comment in 
                                accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
                                United States Code.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Final order.--Any final standard or 
                regulation under this paragraph shall become effective 
                pursuant to subsection (c).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Failure to act.--If the Secretary fails to 
        take final action under paragraph (5) and to publish notice of 
        the action in the Federal Register before the expiration of the 
        12-month period beginning on the date on which the proposed 
        standard or regulation is submitted to the Secretary under 
        paragraph (4)(A)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the recommendations of the consensus 
                committee--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) shall be considered to have 
                        been adopted by the Secretary; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) shall take effect upon the 
                        expiration of the 180-day period that begins 
                        upon the conclusion of such 12-month period; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) not later than 10 days after the 
                expiration of such 12-month period, the Secretary shall 
                cause to be published in the Federal Register a notice 
                of the failure of the Secretary to act, the revised 
                standard or regulation, and the effective date of the 
                revised standard or regulation, which notice shall be 
                deemed to be an order of the Secretary approving the 
                revised standards or regulations proposed by the 
                consensus committee.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Other Orders.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Interpretative bulletins.--The Secretary may 
        issue interpretative bulletins to clarify the meaning of any 
        Federal manufactured home construction and safety standard or 
        procedural and enforcement regulation. The consensus committee 
        may submit to the Secretary proposed interpretative bulletins 
        to clarify the meaning of any Federal manufactured home 
        construction and safety standard or procedural and enforcement 
        regulation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Review by consensus committee.--Before 
        issuing a procedural or enforcement regulation or an 
        interpretative bulletin--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Secretary shall--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) submit the proposed 
                        procedural or enforcement regulation or 
                        interpretative bulletin to the consensus 
                        committee; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) provide the consensus 
                        committee with a period of 120 days to submit 
                        written comments to the Secretary on the 
                        proposed procedural or enforcement regulation 
                        or the interpretative bulletin;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) if the Secretary rejects any 
                significant comment provided by the consensus committee 
                under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a 
                written explanation of the reasons for the rejection to 
                the consensus committee; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) following compliance with 
                subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Secretary shall--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) cause the proposed 
                        regulation or interpretative bulletin and the 
                        consensus committee's written comments along 
                        with the Secretary's response thereto to be 
                        published in the Federal Register; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) provide an opportunity for 
                        public comment in accordance with section 553 
                        of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Required action.--The Secretary shall act on 
        any proposed regulation or interpretative bulletin submitted by 
        the consensus committee by approving or rejecting the proposal 
        within 120 days from the date the proposal is received by the 
        Secretary. The Secretary shall either--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) approve the proposal and cause the 
                proposed regulation or interpretative bulletin to be 
                published for public comment in accordance with section 
                553 of title 5, United States Code; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) reject the proposed regulation or 
                interpretative bulletin and--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) provide a written 
                        explanation of the reasons for rejection to the 
                        consensus committee; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) cause the proposed 
                        regulation and the written explanation for the 
                        rejection to be published in the Federal 
                        Register.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Emergency orders.--If the Secretary 
        determines, in writing, that such action is necessary in order 
        to respond to an emergency which jeopardizes the public health 
        or safety, or to address an issue on which the Secretary 
        determines that the consensus committee has not made a timely 
        recommendation, following a request by the Secretary, the 
        Secretary may issue an order that is not developed under the 
        procedures set forth in subsection (a) or in this subsection, 
        if the Secretary--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) provides to the consensus committee 
                a written description and sets forth the reasons why 
                emergency actions is necessary and all supporting 
                documentation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) issues and publishes the order in 
                the Federal Register.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Changes.--Any statement of policies, 
        practices, or procedures relating to construction and safety 
        standards, regulations, inspections, monitoring, or other 
        enforcement activities which constitutes a statement of general 
        or particular applicability to implement, interpret, or 
        prescribe law or policy by the Secretary is subject to the 
        provisions of subsection (a) or (b) of this subsection. Any 
        change adopted in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) 
        or (b) of this subsection is void.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the 
        following: ``Federal preemption under this subsection shall be 
        broadly and liberally construed to ensure that disparate State 
        or local requirements or standards do not affect the uniformity 
        and comprehensiveness of the standards promulgated hereunder 
        nor the Federal superintendence of the manufactured housing 
        industry as established by this title. There is reserved to 
        each State the right to establish standards for the stabilizing 
        and support systems of manufactured homes sited within that 
        State, and for the foundations on which manufactured homes 
        sited within that State are installed, and the right to enforce 
        compliance with such standards, except that such standards 
        shall be consistent with the purposes of this title and shall 
        be consistent with the design of the manufacturer.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking subsection (e);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (4) in subsection (f), by striking the subsection 
        designation and all of the matter that precedes paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Considerations in Establishing and Interpreting 
Standards and Regulations.--The consensus committee, in recommending 
standards, regulations, and interpretations, and the Secretary, in 
establishing standards or regulations, or issuing interpretations under 
this section, shall--'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (5) by striking subsection (g);</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (6) in the first sentence of subsection (j), by 
        striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)''; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (7) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and 
        (j), as subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 5. ABOLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURED HOME ADVISORY 
              COUNCIL.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 605 (42 U.S.C. 5404) is repealed.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 6. PUBLIC INFORMATION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 607 (42 U.S.C. 5406) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in subsection (a)--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) by inserting ``to the Secretary'' 
                after ``submit''; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) by adding at the end the following: 
                ``The Secretary shall submit such cost and other 
                information to the consensus committee for 
                evaluation.'';</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, the 
        consensus committee,'' after ``public''; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
        subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
        respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 7. RESEARCH, TESTING, DEVELOPMENT, AND 
              TRAINING.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Section 608(a) (42 U.S.C. 5407(a)) is 
amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the 
        end;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
        the end and inserting a semicolon; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) encouraging the government-sponsored housing 
        entities to actively develop and implement secondary market 
        securitization programs for the FHA manufactured home loans and 
        those of other loan programs, as appropriate, thereby promoting 
        the availability of affordable manufactured homes to increase 
        homeownership for all people in the United States; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) reviewing the programs for FHA manufactured 
        home loans and developing any changes to such programs to 
        promote the affordability of manufactured homes, including 
        changes in loan terms, amortization periods, regulations, and 
        procedures.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Definitions.--Section 608 (42 U.S.C. 5407) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
following definitions shall apply:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Government-sponsored housing entities.--The 
        term `government-sponsored housing entities' means the 
        Government National Mortgage Association of the Department of 
        Housing and Urban Development, the Federal National Mortgage 
        Association, and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
        Corporation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) FHA manufactured home loan.--The term `FHA 
        manufactured home loan' means a loan that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is insured under title I of the 
                National Housing Act and is made for the purpose of 
                financing alterations, repairs, or improvements on or 
                in connection with an existing manufactured home, the 
                purchase of a manufactured home, the purchase of a 
                manufactured home and a lot on which to place the home, 
                or the purchase only of a lot on which to place a 
                manufactured home; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) otherwise insured under the National 
                Housing Act and made for or in connection with a 
                manufactured home.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 8. FEES.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Section 620 (42 U.S.C. 5419) is amended to read as 
follows:</DELETED>

             <DELETED>``authority to collect fee</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``Sec. 620. (a) In General.--In carrying out inspections 
under this title, in developing standards and regulations pursuant to 
section 604, and in facilitating the acceptance of the affordability 
and availability of manufactured housing within the Department, the 
Secretary may--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) establish and collect from manufactured home 
        manufacturers a reasonable fee, as may be necessary to offset 
        the expenses incurred by the Secretary in connection with 
        carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
        title, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) conducting inspections and 
                monitoring;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) providing funding to States for the 
                administration and implementation of approved State 
                plans under section 623, including reasonable funding 
                for cooperative educational and training programs 
                designed to facilitate uniform enforcement under this 
                title, which funds may be paid directly to the States 
                or may be paid or provided to any person or entity 
                designated to receive and disburse such funds by 
                cooperative agreements among participating States, 
                provided that such person or entity is not otherwise an 
                agent of the Secretary under this title;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) providing the funding for a 
                noncareer administrator;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) providing the funding for Federal 
                staff personnel for the manufactured housing program, 
                subject to subsection (e);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) administering the consensus 
                committee as set forth in section 604; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) facilitating the acceptance of the 
                quality, durability, safety, and affordability of 
                manufactured housing within the Department; 
                and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) use amounts from any fee collected under 
        paragraph (1) to pay expenses referred to in paragraph (1), 
        which shall be exempt and separate from any limitations on the 
        Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding full-time 
        equivalent positions and travel.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Contractors.--In using amounts from any fee 
collected under this section, the Secretary shall ensure that separate 
and independent contractors are retained to carry out monitoring and 
inspection work and any other work that may be delegated to a 
contractor under this title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Prohibited Use.--Amounts from any fee collected 
under this section may not be used for any purpose or activity not 
specifically authorized by this title, unless such activity was already 
engaged in by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of this 
title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Modification.--Beginning on the date of enactment of 
the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act, the amount of any fee 
collected under this section may only be modified--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) as specifically authorized in advance in an 
        annual appropriations Act; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) pursuant to rulemaking in accordance with 
        section 553 of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Appropriation and Deposit of Fees.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--There is established in the 
        Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the 
        `Manufactured Housing Fees Trust Fund' for deposit of amounts 
        from any fee collected under this section. Such amounts shall 
        be held in trust for use only as provided in this 
        title.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Appropriation.--Amounts from any fee 
        collected under this section shall be available for expenditure 
        only to the extent approved in advance in an annual 
        appropriations Act. Any change in the expenditure of such 
        amounts shall be specifically authorized in advance in an 
        annual appropriations Act.''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 9. ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) is amended--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) by striking section 626 (42 U.S.C. 5425); 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) by redesignating sections 627 and 628 (42 
        U.S.C. 5426, 5401 note) as sections 626 and 627, 
        respectively.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
date of enactment of this Act, except that the amendments shall have no 
effect on any order or interpretative bulletin that is published as a 
proposed rule pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
on or before such date.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 11. SAVINGS PROVISION.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Standards and Regulations.--The Federal manufactured 
home construction and safety standards (as such term is defined in 
section 603 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and 
Safety Standards Act of 1974) and all regulations pertaining thereto in 
effect immediately before the date of enactment of this Act shall apply 
until the effective date of a standard or regulation modifying or 
superseding the existing standard or regulation which is promulgated 
under subsection (a) or (b) of section 604 of the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by 
this Act.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Contracts.--Any contract awarded pursuant to a Request 
for Proposal issued before the date of enactment of this Act shall 
remain in effect for a period of 2 years from the date of enactment of 
this Act or for the remainder of the contract term, whichever period is 
shorter.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS; REFERENCES.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Manufactured 
Housing Improvement Act of 2000''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as 
follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents; references.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
Sec. 4. Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards.
Sec. 5. Abolishment of National Manufactured Home Advisory Council; 
                            manufactured home installation.
Sec. 6. Public information.
Sec. 7. Research, testing, development, and training.
Sec. 8. Fees.
Sec. 9. Dispute resolution.
Sec. 10. Elimination of annual reporting requirement.
Sec. 11. Effective date.
Sec. 12. Savings provisions.
    (c) References.--Whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in 
terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, 
the reference shall be considered to be made to that section or other 
provision of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).

SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    Section 602 (42 U.S.C. 5401) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 602. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

    ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
            ``(1) manufactured housing plays a vital role in meeting 
        the housing needs of the Nation; and
            ``(2) manufactured homes provide a significant resource for 
        affordable homeownership and rental housing accessible to all 
        Americans.
    ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
            ``(1) to facilitate the acceptance of the quality, 
        durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured housing 
        within the Department of Housing and Urban Development;
            ``(2) to facilitate the availability of affordable 
        manufactured homes and to increase homeownership for all 
        Americans;
            ``(3) to provide for the establishment of practical, 
        uniform, and, to the extent possible, performance-based Federal 
        construction standards for manufactured homes;
            ``(4) to encourage innovative and cost-effective 
        construction techniques for manufactured homes;
            ``(5) to protect owners of manufactured homes from 
        unreasonable risk of personal injury and property damage;
            ``(6) to establish a balanced consensus process for the 
        development, revision, and interpretation of Federal 
        construction and safety standards for manufactured homes and 
        related regulations for the enforcement of such standards;
            ``(7) to ensure uniform and effective enforcement of 
        Federal construction and safety standards for manufactured 
        homes; and
            ``(8) to ensure that the public interest in, and need for, 
        affordable manufactured housing is duly considered in all 
        determinations relating to the Federal standards and their 
        enforcement.''.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    (a) In General.--Section 603 (42 U.S.C. 5402) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``dealer'' and inserting 
        ``retailer'';
            (2) in paragraph (12), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (3) in paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end 
        and inserting a semicolon; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(14) `administering organization' means the recognized, 
        voluntary, private sector, consensus standards body with 
        specific experience in developing model residential building 
        codes and standards involving all disciplines regarding 
        construction and safety that administers the consensus 
        standards through a development process;
            ``(15) `consensus committee' means the committee 
        established under section 604(a)(3);
            ``(16) `consensus standards development process' means the 
        process by which additions, revisions, and interpretations to 
        the Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards 
        and enforcement regulations shall be developed and recommended 
        to the Secretary by the consensus committee;
            ``(17) `primary inspection agency' means a State agency or 
        private organization that has been approved by the Secretary to 
        act as a design approval primary inspection agency or a 
        production inspection primary inspection agency, or both;
            ``(18) `design approval primary inspection agency' means a 
        State agency or private organization that has been approved by 
        the Secretary to evaluate and either approve or disapprove 
        manufactured home designs and quality control procedures;
            ``(19) `installation standards' means reasonable 
        specifications for the installation of a manufactured home, at 
        the place of occupancy, to ensure proper siting, the joining of 
        all sections of the home, and the installation of 
        stabilization, support, or anchoring systems;
            ``(20) `monitoring'--
                    ``(A) means the process of periodic review of the 
                primary inspection agencies, by the Secretary or by a 
                State agency under an approved State plan pursuant to 
                section 623, in accordance with regulations recommended 
                by the consensus committee and promulgated in 
                accordance with section 604(b), which process shall be 
                for the purpose of ensuring that the primary inspection 
                agencies are discharging their duties under this title; 
                and
                    ``(B) may include the periodic inspection of retail 
                locations for transit damage, label tampering, and 
                retailer compliance with this title; and
            ``(21) `production inspection primary inspection agency' 
        means a State agency or private organization that has been 
        approved by the Secretary to evaluate the ability of 
        manufactured home manufacturing plants to comply with approved 
        quality control procedures and with the Federal manufactured 
        home construction and safety standards promulgated under this 
        title.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--The National Manufactured Housing 
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) 
is amended--
            (1) in section 613 (42 U.S.C. 5412), by striking ``dealer'' 
        each place it appears and inserting ``retailer'';
            (2) in section 614(f) (42 U.S.C. 5413(f)), by striking 
        ``dealer'' each place it appears and inserting ``retailer'';
            (3) in section 615 (42 U.S.C. 5414)--
                    (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``dealer'' 
                and inserting ``retailer'';
                    (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``dealer or 
                dealers'' and inserting ``retailer or retailers''; and
                    (C) in subsections (d) and (f), by striking 
                ``dealers'' each place it appears and inserting 
                ``retailers'';
            (4) in section 616 (42 U.S.C. 5415), by striking ``dealer'' 
        and inserting ``retailer''; and
            (5) in section 623(c)(9), by striking ``dealers'' and 
        inserting ``retailers''.

SEC. 4. FEDERAL MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS.

    Section 604 (42 U.S.C. 5403) is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
        following:
    ``(a) Establishment.--
            ``(1) Authority.--The Secretary shall establish, by order, 
        appropriate Federal manufactured home construction and safety 
        standards, each of which--
                    ``(A) shall--
                            ``(i) be reasonable and practical;
                            ``(ii) meet high standards of protection 
                        consistent with the purposes of this title; and
                            ``(iii) be performance-based and 
                        objectively stated, unless clearly 
                        inappropriate; and
                    ``(B) except as provided in subsection (b), shall 
                be established in accordance with the consensus 
                standards development process.
            ``(2) Consensus standards and regulatory development 
        process.--
                    ``(A) Initial agreement.--Not later than 180 days 
                after the date of enactment of the Manufactured Housing 
                Improvement Act of 2000, the Secretary shall enter into 
                a contract with an administering organization. The 
                contractual agreement shall--
                            ``(i) terminate on the date on which a 
                        contract is entered into under subparagraph 
                        (B); and
                            ``(ii) require the administering 
                        organization to--
                                    ``(I) appoint the initial members 
                                of the consensus committee under 
                                paragraph (3);
                                    ``(II) administer the consensus 
                                standards development process until the 
                                termination of that agreement; and
                                    ``(III) administer the consensus 
                                development and interpretation process 
                                for procedural and enforcement 
                                regulations and regulations specifying 
                                the permissible scope and conduct of 
                                monitoring until the termination of 
                                that agreement.
                    ``(B) Competitively procured contract.--Upon the 
                expiration of the 4-year period beginning on the date 
                on which all members of the consensus committee are 
                appointed under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall, 
                using competitive procedures (as such term is defined 
                in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
                Policy Act), enter into a competitively awarded 
                contract with an administering organization. The 
                administering organization shall administer the 
                consensus process for the development and 
                interpretation of the Federal standards, the procedural 
                and enforcement regulations, and regulations specifying 
                the permissible scope and conduct of monitoring, in 
                accordance with this title.
                    ``(C) Performance review.--The Secretary--
                            ``(i) shall periodically review the 
                        performance of the administering organization; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) may replace the administering 
                        organization with another qualified technical 
                        or building code organization, pursuant to 
                        competitive procedures, if the Secretary 
                        determines in writing that the administering 
                        organization is not fulfilling the terms of the 
                        agreement or contract to which the 
                        administering organization is subject or upon 
                        the expiration of the agreement or contract.
            ``(3) Consensus committee.--
                    ``(A) Purpose.--There is established a committee to 
                be known as the `consensus committee', which shall 
                function as a single committee, and which shall, in 
                accordance with this title--
                            ``(i) provide periodic recommendations to 
                        the Secretary to adopt, revise, and interpret 
                        the Federal manufactured housing construction 
                        and safety standards in accordance with this 
                        subsection;
                            ``(ii) provide periodic recommendations to 
                        the Secretary to adopt, revise, and interpret 
                        the procedural and enforcement regulations, 
                        including regulations specifying the 
                        permissible scope and conduct of monitoring in 
                        accordance with this subsection; and
                            ``(iii) be organized and carry out its 
                        business in a manner that guarantees a fair 
                        opportunity for the expression and 
                        consideration of various positions and for 
                        public participation.
                    ``(B) Membership.--The consensus committee shall be 
                composed of--
                            ``(i) 21 voting members appointed, subject 
                        to approval by the Secretary, by the 
                        administering organization from among 
                        individuals who are qualified by background and 
                        experience to participate in the work of the 
                        consensus committee; and
                            ``(ii) 1 nonvoting member appointed by the 
                        Secretary to represent the Secretary on the 
                        consensus committee.
                    ``(C) Disapproval.--The Secretary may disapprove, 
                in writing with the reasons set forth, the appointment 
                of an individual under subparagraph (B)(i).
                    ``(D) Selection procedures and requirements.--Each 
                member of the consensus committee shall be appointed in 
                accordance with selection procedures, which shall be 
                based on the procedures for consensus committees 
                promulgated by the American National Standards 
                Institute (or successor organization), except that the 
                American National Standards Institute interest 
                categories shall be modified for purposes of this 
                paragraph to ensure equal representation on the 
                consensus committee of the following interest 
                categories:
                            ``(i) Producers.--Seven producers or 
                        retailers of manufactured housing.
                            ``(ii) Users.--Seven persons representing 
                        consumer interests, such as consumer 
                        organizations, recognized consumer leaders, and 
                        owners who are residents of manufactured homes.
                            ``(iii) General interest and public 
                        officials.--Seven general interest and public 
                        official members.
                    ``(E) Balancing of interests.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In order to achieve a 
                        proper balance of interests on the consensus 
                        committee--
                                    ``(I) the administering 
                                organization in its appointments shall 
                                ensure that all directly and materially 
                                affected interests have the opportunity 
                                for fair and equitable participation 
                                without dominance by any single 
                                interest; and
                                    ``(II) the Secretary may reject the 
                                appointment of any 1 or more 
                                individuals in order to ensure that 
                                there is not dominance by any single 
                                interest.
                            ``(ii) Dominance defined.--In this 
                        subparagraph, the term `dominance' means a 
                        position or exercise of dominant authority, 
                        leadership, or influence by reason of superior 
                        leverage, strength, or representation.
                    ``(F) Additional qualifications.--
                            ``(i) Financial independence.--An 
                        individual appointed under subparagraph (D)(ii) 
                        may not have--
                                    ``(I) a significant financial 
                                interest in any segment of the 
                                manufactured housing industry; or
                                    ``(II) a significant relationship 
                                to any person engaged in the 
                                manufactured housing industry.
                            ``(ii) Post-employment ban.--An individual 
                        appointed under clause (ii) or (iii) of 
                        subparagraph (D) shall be subject to a ban 
                        disallowing compensation from the manufactured 
                        housing industry during the 1-year period 
                        beginning on the last day of membership of that 
                        individual on the consensus committee.
                    ``(G) Meetings.--
                            ``(i) Notice; open to public.--The 
                        consensus committee shall provide advance 
                        notice of each meeting of the consensus 
                        committee to the Secretary and cause to be 
                        published in the Federal Register advance 
                        notice of each such meeting. All meetings of 
                        the consensus committee shall be open to the 
                        public.
                            ``(ii) Reimbursement.--Members of the 
                        consensus committee in attendance at meetings 
                        of the consensus committee shall be reimbursed 
                        for their actual expenses as authorized by 
                        section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
                        for persons employed intermittently in 
                        Government service.
                    ``(H) Inapplicability of other laws.--
                            ``(i) Advisory committee act.--The 
                        consensus committee shall not be considered to 
                        be an advisory committee for purposes of the 
                        Federal Advisory Committee Act.
                            ``(ii) Title 18.--The members of the 
                        consensus committee shall not be subject to 
                        section 203, 205, 207, or 208 of title 18, 
                        United States Code, to the extent of their 
                        proper participation as members of the 
                        consensus committee.
                            ``(iii) Ethics in government act of 1978.--
                        The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall not 
                        apply to members of the consensus committee to 
                        the extent of their proper participation as 
                        members of the consensus committee.
                    ``(I) Administration.--The consensus committee and 
                the administering organization shall--
                            ``(i) operate in conformance with the 
                        procedures established by the American National 
                        Standards Institute for the development and 
                        coordination of American National Standards; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) apply to the American National 
                        Standards Institute and take such other actions 
                        as may be necessary to obtain accreditation 
                        from the American National Standards Institute.
                    ``(J) Staff and technical support.--The 
                administering organization shall, upon the request of 
                the consensus committee--
                            ``(i) provide reasonable staff resources to 
                        the consensus committee; and
                            ``(ii) furnish technical support in a 
                        timely manner to any of the interest categories 
                        described in subparagraph (D) represented on 
                        the consensus committee, if--
                                    ``(I) the support is necessary to 
                                ensure the informed participation of 
                                the consensus committee members; and
                                    ``(II) the costs of providing the 
                                support are reasonable.
                    ``(K) Date of initial appointments.--The initial 
                appointments of all of the members of the consensus 
                committee shall be completed not later than 90 days 
                after the date on which an administration agreement 
                under paragraph (2)(A) is completed with the 
                administering organization.
            ``(4) Revisions of standards and regulations.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Beginning on the date on which 
                all members of the consensus committee are appointed 
                under paragraph (3), the consensus committee shall, not 
                less than once during each 2-year period--
                            ``(i) consider revisions to the Federal 
                        manufactured home construction and safety 
                        standards and regulations; and
                            ``(ii) submit to the Secretary in the form 
                        of a proposed rule (including an economic 
                        analysis), any proposed revised standard or 
                        regulation approved by a \2/3\ majority vote of 
                        the consensus committee.
                    ``(B) Publication of proposed revised standards and 
                regulations.--
                            ``(i) Publication by secretary.--The 
                        consensus committee shall provide a proposed 
                        revised standard or regulation under 
                        subparagraph (A)(ii) to the Secretary who 
                        shall, not later than 30 days after receipt, 
                        publish such proposed revised standard or 
                        regulation in the Federal Register for notice 
                        and comment. Unless clause (ii) applies, the 
                        Secretary shall provide an opportunity for 
                        public comment on such proposed revised 
                        standard or regulation and any such comments 
                        shall be submitted directly to the consensus 
                        committee, without delay.
                            ``(ii) Publication of rejected proposed 
                        revised standards and regulations.--If the 
                        Secretary rejects the proposed revised standard 
                        or regulation, the Secretary shall publish in 
                        the Federal Register the rejected proposed 
                        revised standard or regulation, the reasons for 
                        rejection, and any recommended modifications 
                        set forth.
                    ``(C) Presentation of public comments; publication 
                of recommended revisions.--
                            ``(i) Presentation.--Any public comments, 
                        views, and objections to a proposed revised 
                        standard or regulation published under 
                        subparagraph (B) shall be presented by the 
                        Secretary to the consensus committee upon their 
                        receipt and in the manner received, in 
                        accordance with procedures established by the 
                        American National Standards Institute.
                            ``(ii) Publication by the secretary.--The 
                        consensus committee shall provide to the 
                        Secretary any revisions proposed by the 
                        consensus committee, which the Secretary shall, 
                        not later than 7 calendar days after receipt, 
                        publish in the Federal Register a notice of the 
                        recommended revisions of the consensus 
                        committee to the standards or regulations, a 
                        notice of the submission of the recommended 
                        revisions to the Secretary, and a description 
                        of the circumstances under which the proposed 
                        revised standards or regulations could become 
                        effective.
                            ``(iii) Publication of rejected proposed 
                        revised standards and regulations.--If the 
                        Secretary rejects the proposed revised standard 
                        or regulation, the Secretary shall publish in 
                        the Federal Register the rejected proposed 
                        revised standard or regulation, the reasons for 
                        rejection, and any recommended modifications 
                        set forth.
            ``(5) Review by the secretary.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall either 
                adopt, modify, or reject a standard or regulation, as 
                submitted by the consensus committee under paragraph 
                (4)(A).
                    ``(B) Timing.--Not later than 12 months after the 
                date on which a standard or regulation is submitted to 
                the Secretary by the consensus committee, the Secretary 
                shall take action regarding such standard or regulation 
                under subparagraph (C).
                    ``(C) Procedures.--If the Secretary--
                            ``(i) adopts a standard or regulation 
                        recommended by the consensus committee, the 
                        Secretary shall--
                                    ``(I) issue a final order without 
                                further rulemaking; and
                                    ``(II) publish the final order in 
                                the Federal Register;
                            ``(ii) determines that any standard or 
                        regulation should be rejected, the Secretary 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) reject the standard or 
                                regulation; and
                                    ``(II) publish in the Federal 
                                Register a notice to that effect, 
                                together with the reason or reasons for 
                                rejecting the proposed standard or 
                                regulation; or
                            ``(iii) determines that a standard or 
                        regulation recommended by the consensus 
                        committee should be modified, the Secretary 
                        shall--
                                    ``(I) publish in the Federal 
                                Register the proposed modified standard 
                                or regulation, together with an 
                                explanation of the reason or reasons 
                                for the determination of the Secretary; 
                                and
                                    ``(II) provide an opportunity for 
                                public comment in accordance with 
                                section 553 of title 5, United States 
                                Code.
                    ``(D) Final order.--Any final standard or 
                regulation under this paragraph shall become effective 
                pursuant to subsection (c).
            ``(6) Failure to act.--If the Secretary fails to take final 
        action under paragraph (5) and to publish notice of the action 
        in the Federal Register before the expiration of the 12-month 
        period beginning on the date on which the proposed standard or 
        regulation is submitted to the Secretary under paragraph 
        (4)(A)--
                    ``(A) the recommendations of the consensus 
                committee--
                            ``(i) shall be considered to have been 
                        adopted by the Secretary; and
                            ``(ii) shall take effect upon the 
                        expiration of the 180-day period that begins 
                        upon the conclusion of such 12-month period; 
                        and
                    ``(B) not later than 10 days after the expiration 
                of such 12-month period, the Secretary publish in the 
                Federal Register a notice of the failure of the 
                Secretary to act, the revised standard or regulation, 
                and the effective date of the revised standard or 
                regulation, which notice shall be deemed to be an order 
                of the Secretary approving the revised standards or 
                regulations proposed by the consensus committee.
    ``(b) Other Orders.--
            ``(1) Interpretative bulletins.--The Secretary may issue 
        interpretative bulletins to clarify the meaning of any Federal 
        manufactured home construction and safety standard or 
        procedural and enforcement regulation. The consensus committee 
        may submit to the Secretary proposed interpretative bulletins 
        to clarify the meaning of any Federal manufactured home 
        construction and safety standard or procedural and enforcement 
        regulation.
            ``(2) Review by consensus committee.--Before issuing a 
        procedural or enforcement regulation or an interpretative 
        bulletin--
                    ``(A) the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) submit the proposed procedural or 
                        enforcement regulation or interpretative 
                        bulletin to the consensus committee; and
                            ``(ii) provide the consensus committee with 
                        a period of 120 days to submit written comments 
                        to the Secretary on the proposed procedural or 
                        enforcement regulation or the interpretative 
                        bulletin;
                    ``(B) if the Secretary rejects any significant 
                comment provided by the consensus committee under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide a written 
                explanation of the reasons for the rejection to the 
                consensus committee; and
                    ``(C) following compliance with subparagraphs (A) 
                and (B), the Secretary shall--
                            ``(i) publish in the Federal Register the 
                        proposed regulation or interpretative bulletin 
                        and the written comments of the consensus 
                        committee, along with the response of the 
                        Secretary to those comments; and
                            ``(ii) provide an opportunity for public 
                        comment in accordance with section 553 of title 
                        5, United States Code.
            ``(3) Required action.--Not later than 120 days after the 
        date on which the Secretary receives a proposed regulation or 
        interpretative bulletin submitted by the consensus committee, 
        the Secretary shall--
                    ``(A) approve the proposal and publish the proposed 
                regulation or interpretative bulletin for public 
                comment in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
                United States Code; or
                    ``(B) reject the proposed regulation or 
                interpretative bulletin and--
                            ``(i) provide to the consensus committee a 
                        written explanation of the reasons for 
                        rejection; and
                            ``(ii) publish in the Federal Register the 
                        proposed regulation and the written explanation 
                        for the rejection.
            ``(4) Emergency orders.--If the Secretary determines, in 
        writing, that such action is necessary in order to respond to 
        an emergency that jeopardizes the public health or safety, or 
        to address an issue on which the Secretary determines that the 
        consensus committee has not made a timely recommendation, 
        following a request by the Secretary, the Secretary may issue 
        an order that is not developed under the procedures set forth 
        in subsection (a) or in this subsection, if the Secretary--
                    ``(A) provides to the consensus committee a written 
                description and sets forth the reasons why emergency 
                action is necessary and all supporting documentation; 
                and
                    ``(B) issues the order and publishes the order in 
                the Federal Register.
            ``(5) Changes.--Any statement of policies, practices, or 
        procedures relating to construction and safety standards, 
        regulations, inspections, monitoring, or other enforcement 
        activities that constitutes a statement of general or 
        particular applicability to implement, interpret, or prescribe 
        law or policy by the Secretary is subject to subsection (a) or 
        this subsection. Any change adopted in violation of subsection 
        (a) or this subsection is void.'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by adding at the end the following: 
        ``Federal preemption under this subsection shall be broadly and 
        liberally construed to ensure that disparate State or local 
        requirements or standards do not affect the uniformity and 
        comprehensiveness of the standards promulgated under this 
        section nor the Federal superintendence of the manufactured 
        housing industry as established by this title. Subject to 
        section 605, there is reserved to each State the right to 
        establish standards for the stabilizing and support systems of 
        manufactured homes sited within that State, and for the 
        foundations on which manufactured homes sited within that State 
        are installed, and the right to enforce compliance with such 
        standards.'';
            (3) by striking subsection (e);
            (4) in subsection (f), by striking the subsection 
        designation and all of the matter that precedes paragraph (1) 
        and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Considerations in Establishing and Interpreting Standards and 
Regulations.--The consensus committee, in recommending standards, 
regulations, and interpretations, and the Secretary, in establishing 
standards or regulations or issuing interpretations under this section, 
shall--'';
            (5) by striking subsection (g);
            (6) in the first sentence of subsection (j), by striking 
        ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection (e)''; and
            (7) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), and (j), as 
        subsections (f), (g), and (h), respectively.

SEC. 5. ABOLISHMENT OF NATIONAL MANUFACTURED HOME ADVISORY COUNCIL; 
              MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 605 (42 U.S.C. 5404) is amended to read as 
follows:

``SEC. 605. MANUFACTURED HOME INSTALLATION.

    ``(a) Provision of Installation Design and Instructions.--A 
manufacturer shall provide with each manufactured home, design and 
instructions for the installation of the manufactured home that have 
been approved by a design approval primary inspection agency.
    ``(b) Model Manufactured Home Installation Standards.--
            ``(1) Proposed model standards.--Not later than 18 months 
        after the date on which the initial appointments of all of the 
        members of the consensus committee are completed, the consensus 
        committee shall develop and submit to the Secretary proposed 
        model manufactured home installation standards, which shall be 
        consistent with--
                    ``(A) the manufactured home designs that have been 
                approved by a design approval primary inspection 
                agency; and
                    ``(B) the designs and instructions for the 
                installation of manufactured homes provided by 
                manufacturers under subsection (a).
            ``(2) Establishment of model standards.--Not later than 12 
        months after receiving the proposed model standards submitted 
        under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop and establish 
        model manufactured home installation standards, which shall be 
        consistent with--
                    ``(A) the manufactured home designs that have been 
                approved by a design approval primary inspection 
                agency; and
                    ``(B) the designs and instructions for the 
                installation of manufactured homes provided by 
                manufacturers under subsection (a).
            ``(3) Factor for consideration.--
                    ``(A) Consensus committee.--In developing the 
                proposed model standards under paragraph (1), the 
                consensus committee shall consider the factor described 
                in section 604(e)(4).
                    ``(B) Secretary.--In developing and establishing 
                the model standards under paragraph (2), the Secretary 
                shall consider the factor described in section 
                604(e)(4).
    ``(c) Manufactured Home Installation Programs.--
            ``(1) Protection of manufactured housing residents during 
        initial period.--During the 5-year period beginning on the date 
        of enactment of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 
        2000, no State or manufacturer may establish or implement any 
        installation standards that, in the determination of the 
        Secretary, provide less protection to the residents of 
        manufactured homes than the protection provided by the 
        installation standards in effect with respect to the State or 
        manufacturer, as applicable, on the date of enactment of the 
        Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000.
            ``(2) Enforcement of installation standards.--
                    ``(A) Establishment of installation program.--Not 
                later than the expiration of the 5-year period 
                described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
establish an installation program that meets the requirements of 
paragraph (3) for the enforcement of installation standards in each 
State described in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
                    ``(B) Implementation of installation program.--
                Beginning on the expiration of the 5-year period 
                described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
                implement the installation program established under 
                subparagraph (A) in each State that does not have an 
                installation program established by State law that 
                meets the requirements of paragraph (3).
                    ``(C) Contracting out of implementation.--In 
                carrying out subparagraph (B), the Secretary may 
                contract with an appropriate agent to implement the 
                installation program established under that 
                subparagraph, except that such agent shall not be a 
                person or entity other than a government, nor an 
                affiliate or subsidiary of such a person or entity, 
                that has entered into a contract with the Secretary to 
                implement any other regulatory program under this 
                title.
            ``(3) Requirements.--An installation program meets the 
        requirements of this paragraph if it is a program regulating 
        the installation of manufactured homes that includes--
                    ``(A) installation standards that, in the 
                determination of the Secretary, provide protection to 
                the residents of manufactured homes that equals or 
                exceeds the protection provided to those residents by--
                            ``(i) the model manufactured home 
                        installation standards established by the 
                        Secretary under subsection (b)(2); or
                            ``(ii) the designs and instructions 
                        provided by manufacturers under subsection (a), 
                        if the Secretary determines that such designs 
                        and instructions provide protection to the 
                        residents of manufactured homes that equals or 
                        exceeds the protection provided by the model 
                        manufactured home installation standards 
                        established by the Secretary under subsection 
                        (b)(2);
                    ``(B) the training and licensing of manufactured 
                home installers; and
                    ``(C) inspection of the installation of 
                manufactured homes.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 623(c) (42 U.S.C. 5422(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (10), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (13); and
            (3) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
            ``(11) with respect to any State plan submitted on or after 
        the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, 
        provides for an installation program established by State law 
        that meets the requirements of section 605(c)(3);''.

SEC. 6. PUBLIC INFORMATION.

    Section 607 (42 U.S.C. 5406) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)--
                    (A) by inserting ``to the Secretary'' after 
                ``submit''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The 
                Secretary shall submit such cost and other information 
                to the consensus committee for evaluation.'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, the consensus 
        committee,'' after ``public''; and
            (3) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating 
        subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), 
        respectively.

SEC. 7. RESEARCH, TESTING, DEVELOPMENT, AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 608(a) (42 U.S.C. 5407(a)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting a semicolon; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(4) encouraging the government-sponsored housing entities 
        to actively develop and implement secondary market 
        securitization programs for the FHA manufactured home loans and 
        those of other loan programs, as appropriate, thereby promoting 
        the availability of affordable manufactured homes to increase 
        homeownership for all people in the United States; and
            ``(5) reviewing the programs for FHA manufactured home 
        loans and developing any changes to such programs to promote 
        the affordability of manufactured homes, including changes in 
        loan terms, amortization periods, regulations, and 
        procedures.''.
    (b) Definitions.--Section 608 (42 U.S.C. 5407) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Government-sponsored housing entities.--The term 
        `government-sponsored housing entities' means the Government 
        National Mortgage Association of the Department of Housing and 
        Urban Development, the Federal National Mortgage Association, 
        and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
            ``(2) FHA manufactured home loan.--The term `FHA 
        manufactured home loan' means a loan that--
                    ``(A) is insured under title I of the National 
                Housing Act and is made for the purpose of financing 
                alterations, repairs, or improvements on or in 
                connection with an existing manufactured home, the 
                purchase of a manufactured home, the purchase of a 
                manufactured home and a lot on which to place the home, 
                or the purchase only of a lot on which to place a 
                manufactured home; or
                    ``(B) is otherwise insured under the National 
                Housing Act and made for or in connection with a 
                manufactured home.''.

SEC. 8. FEES.

    Section 620 (42 U.S.C. 5419) is amended to read as follows:

``SEC. 620. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT FEE.

    ``(a) In General.--In carrying out inspections under this title, in 
developing standards and regulations pursuant to section 604, and in 
facilitating the acceptance of the affordability and availability of 
manufactured housing within the Department, the Secretary may--
            ``(1) establish and collect from manufactured home 
        manufacturers a reasonable fee, as may be necessary to offset 
        the expenses incurred by the Secretary in connection with 
        carrying out the responsibilities of the Secretary under this 
        title, including--
                    ``(A) conducting inspections and monitoring;
                    ``(B) providing funding to States for the 
                administration and implementation of approved State 
                plans under section 623, including reasonable funding 
                for cooperative educational and training programs 
                designed to facilitate uniform enforcement under this 
                title, which funds may be paid directly to the States 
                or may be paid or provided to any person or entity 
                designated to receive and disburse such funds by 
                cooperative agreements among participating States, 
                provided that such person or entity is not otherwise an 
                agent of the Secretary under this title;
                    ``(C) providing the funding for a noncareer 
                administrator within the Department to administer the 
                manufactured housing program;
                    ``(D) providing the funding for salaries and 
                expenses of employees of the Department to carry out 
                the manufactured housing program;
                    ``(E) administering the consensus committee as set 
                forth in section 604; and
                    ``(F) facilitating the acceptance of the quality, 
                durability, safety, and affordability of manufactured 
                housing within the Department; and
            ``(2) subject to subsection (e), use amounts from any fee 
        collected under paragraph (1) of this subsection to pay 
        expenses referred to in that paragraph, which shall be exempt 
        and separate from any limitations on the Department regarding 
        full-time equivalent positions and travel.
    ``(b) Contractors.--In using amounts from any fee collected under 
this section, the Secretary shall ensure that separate and independent 
contractors are retained to carry out monitoring and inspection work 
and any other work that may be delegated to a contractor under this 
title.
    ``(c) Prohibited Use.--No amount from any fee collected under this 
section may be used for any purpose or activity not specifically 
authorized by this title, unless such activity was already engaged in 
by the Secretary prior to the date of enactment of the Manufactured 
Housing Improvement Act of 2000.
    ``(d) Modification.--Beginning on the date of enactment of the 
Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, the amount of any fee 
collected under this section may only be modified--
            ``(1) as specifically authorized in advance in an annual 
        appropriations Act; and
            ``(2) pursuant to rulemaking in accordance with section 553 
        of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(e) Appropriation and Deposit of Fees.--
            ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of 
        the United States a fund to be known as the `Manufactured 
        Housing Fees Trust Fund' for deposit of amounts from any fee 
        collected under this section. Such amounts shall be held in 
        trust for use only as provided in this title.
            ``(2) Appropriation.--Amounts from any fee collected under 
        this section shall be available for expenditure only to the 
        extent approved in advance in an annual appropriations Act. Any 
        change in the expenditure of such amounts shall be specifically 
        authorized in advance in an annual appropriations Act.''.

SEC. 9. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

    Section 623(c) (42 U.S.C. 5422(c)) is amended--
            (1) by inserting after paragraph (11) (as added by section 
        5(b) of this Act) the following:
            ``(12) with respect to any State plan submitted on or after 
        the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
        enactment of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, 
        provides for a dispute resolution program for the timely 
        resolution of disputes between manufacturers, retailers, and 
        installers of manufactured homes regarding responsibility for 
        the correction or repair of defects in manufactured homes that 
        are reported during the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
        installation; and''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(g) Enforcement of Dispute Resolution Standards.--
            ``(1) Establishment of dispute resolution program.--Not 
        later than the expiration of the 5-year period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act 
        of 2000, the Secretary shall establish a dispute resolution 
        program that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(12) for 
        dispute resolution in each State described in paragraph (2) of 
        this subsection.
            ``(2) Implementation of dispute resolution program.--
        Beginning on the expiration of the 5-year period described in 
        paragraph (1), the Secretary shall implement the dispute 
        resolution program established under paragraph (1) in each 
        State that has not established a dispute resolution program 
        that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(12).
            ``(3) Contracting out of implementation.--In carrying out 
        paragraph (2), the Secretary may contract with an appropriate 
        agent to implement the dispute resolution program established 
        under paragraph (2), except that such agent shall not be a 
        person or entity other than a government, nor an affiliate or 
        subsidiary of such a person or entity, that has entered into a 
        contract with the Secretary to implement any other regulatory 
        program under this title.''.

SEC. 10. ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT.

    The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 626 (42 U.S.C. 5425); and
            (2) by redesignating sections 627 and 628 (42 U.S.C. 5426, 
        5401 note) as sections 626 and 627, respectively.

SEC. 11. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of 
enactment of this Act, except that the amendments shall have no effect 
on any order or interpretative bulletin that is issued under the 
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 
1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and published as a proposed rule pursuant 
to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, on or before that date 
of enactment.

SEC. 12. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

    (a) Standards and Regulations.--The Federal manufactured home 
construction and safety standards (as such term is defined in section 
603 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety 
Standards Act of 1974) and all regulations pertaining thereto in effect 
on the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall apply until 
the effective date of a standard or regulation modifying or superseding 
the existing standard or regulation that is promulgated under 
subsection (a) or (b) of section 604 of the National Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by 
this Act.
    (b) Contracts.--Any contract awarded pursuant to a Request for 
Proposal issued before the date of enactment of this Act shall remain 
in effect until the earlier of--
            (1) the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this Act; or
            (2) the expiration of the contract term.