[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3163 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3163

 To amend section 526 of the National Housing Act to provide that any 
certification of a property for meeting energy efficiency requirements 
    for mortgage insurance under such Act shall be conducted by an 
    individual certified by an accredited home energy rating system 
                               provider.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 24, 2003

 Mr. Andrews introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 526 of the National Housing Act to provide that any 
certification of a property for meeting energy efficiency requirements 
    for mortgage insurance under such Act shall be conducted by an 
    individual certified by an accredited home energy rating system 
                               provider.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

     This Act may be cited as the ``FHA Energy Efficiency Act''.

SEC. 2. ENERGY EFFICIENCY CERTIFICATIONS.

     Section 526(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f-4(a)) 
is amended--
            (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(2) The Secretary shall require, with respect to any single- or 
multi-family residential housing subject to a mortgage insured under 
this Act, that any approval or certification of the housing for meeting 
any energy efficiency or conservation criteria, standards, or 
requirements pursuant to this title and any approval or certification 
required pursuant to this title with respect to energy conserving 
improvements or any solar energy system, shall be conducted only by an 
individual certified by a home energy rating system provider who has 
been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy Ratings 
System Council, the Residential Energy Services Network, or such other 
appropriate national organization, as the Secretary may provide.''.
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