,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahjd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ab1     
#bjai,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself1  
,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,ms4   
,smith1 ,mr4 ,cramer1 and ,mr4 ,young7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and   
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban   
,development to issue guidelines        
relating to the appropriate inclusion of
 residential manufactured homes in      
,consolidated ,plans1 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 a significant source of unsubsidized 
affordable housing in the ,united       
,states4  7#b7 ,nearly #bb1jjj1jjj      
people in the ,united ,states 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         
,manufactured housing is the only form  
of housing regulated by a ,federal      
building code1 which includes standards 
for health1 safety1 energy efficiency1  
and durability1 and is found on land    
owned by the homeowner and land leased  
by the homeowner in communities owned   
and operated by private entities1       
nonprofit organizations1 or             
resident-owned communities4  7#d7       
,manufactured homes can open the door to
 homeownership for millions of families2
 they can appreciate in value and be an 
effective long-term affordable housing  
solution for some families and          
communities across the ,united ,states4 
#c4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7    
,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 ,regulations1 or any  
successor regulation4  7#b7 ,residential
 manufactured home ,the term residential
 manufactured home means a manufactured 
home1 as defined in section #fjc of the 
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #edjb71    
that is used as a dwelling4  #d4        
,issuance of guidelines relating to     
residential manufactured homes  ,the    
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development shall issue guidelines for 
jurisdictions relating to the           
appropriate inclusion of residential    
manufactured homes in a ,consolidated   
,plan of the jurisdiction4