,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ibf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #cj1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,torres of ,california       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretary of ,housing and  
,urban ,development to consider the     
appropriate inclusion of residential    
manufactured homes in certain programs1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,hud ,manufactured ,housing            
,modernization ,act of #bjai4  #b4      
,findings ,congress finds the following3
  7#a7 ,manufactured housing is the     
largest source of unsubsidized          
affordable housing in the country4  7#b7
 ,nearly #ah1jjj1jjj ,americans live in 
manufactured housing1 which opens the   
door to homeownership for families who1 
in many housing markets1 cannot afford  
to buy a site-built home4  7#c7 ,a      
manufactured home qualified under the   

,energy ,star program established by    
section #cbd;,a of the ,energy ,policy  
and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fbid;a7 can save homeowners an average 
of #bd to #bi percent on total heating  
and cooling costs1 compared to a typical
 manufactured home4  7#d7 ,over #dj     
percent of manufactured homes are found 
in land lease communities or parks1 but 
new ownership structures1 such as       
resident-owned cooperatives or          
communities owned by nonprofits or      
public housing authorities1 can provide 
homeowners greater land tenure security 
and stability that enhances the value of
 their homes4  7#e7 ,these advances     
position manufactured homes to          
appreciate in value and open the door to
 homeownership for millions of families1
 and have proven to be an effective     
long-term affordable housing            
preservation strategy for communities   
across the ,united ,states4  #c4        
,issuance of guidelines relating to     
residential manufactured homes  7a7 ,in 

general ,any new rule or regulation1 or 
any revision of a rule or regulation1   
issued by the ,secretary of ,housing and
 ,urban ,development shall include1 as  
appropriate1 guidelines that assess the 
impact of the rule or regulation on     
owners of residential manufactured homes
 and the production and sale of         
residential manufactured homes4  7b7    
,consolidated ,plan ,the ,secretary     
shall issue guidelines for jurisdictions
 relating to the appropriate inclusion  
of residential manufactured homes in a  
,consolidated ,plan of the jurisdiction4
  #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7 
,residential manufactured home ,the term
 residential manufactured home means a  
manufactured home 7as defined in section
 #fjc7f7 of the ,housing and ,community 
,development ,act of #aigd 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #edjb7f777 which is used as a 
residence4  7#b7 ,consolidated ,plan    
,the term ,consolidated ,plan means a   
comprehensive housing affordability     
strategy and community development plan 

required under part #ia of title #bd1   
,code of ,federal ,regulations4