,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #caae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ba1     
#bjah ,mr4 ,merkley 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,smith1 and ,mr4 ,wyden7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,farm ,security
 and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb to
 extend and modify the rural energy     
savings program1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,rural ,housing            
,opportunity ,maximization for ,energy  
,savings ,act or the ,rural ,,homes     
,act4  #b4 ,rural energy savings program
 ,section #fdjg of the ,farm ,security  
and ,rural ,investment ,act of #bjjb 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #hajg;a7 is amended--  7#a7  
in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph   
7#a7--  7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by    
striking or at the end2  7ii7 in        
subparagraph 7,c71 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 or2   

and  7iii7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7,d7 an entity comparable to
 an entity described in any of          
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c7 that the
 ,secretary determines provides energy  
efficiency services to rural consumers4 
2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by      
striking ,the term and inserting the    
following3  7,a7 ,in general ,the term  
2 and  7ii7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7,b7 ,inclusion ,the term   
energy efficiency measures includes the 
replacement of a manufactured home with 
another manufactured home if the        
eligible entity determines that the     
replacement would be cost-effective in  
increasing energy efficiency4  2  7,c7  
by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and    
7#d7 as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71       
respectively2  7,d7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7     
,manufactured home  7,a7 ,in general    
,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 the term 
manufactured home has the meaning given 
the term in section #ihb4d7;b7 of title 

#bd1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
successor regulations74  7,b7           
,requirement ,the term manufactured home
 includes only an owner-occupied        
manufactured home that is located on    
land-- 7i7 that is owned by the owner of
 the manufactured home2 or  7ii7 for    
which the owner of the manufactured home
 has a long-term lease arrangement      
that-- 7,i7 is not less than #b years   
longer than the term of the applicable  
loan under this section2 and  7,,ii7    
includes a predetermined rental rate    
agreement4  2 and  7,e7 in paragraph    
7#d7 7as so redesignated71 by striking  
served by and inserting located in the  
service area of2  7#b7 in subsection    
7d77#a77;,b71 by inserting 7or not more 
than #bj years in the case of a loan for
 the replacement of a manufactured home 
with another manufactured home7 after   
#aj years2 and  7#c7 in subsection 7h71 
by striking #bjah and inserting #bjbc4