,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cahh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #d1  
#bjba,ms4 ,cortez ,masto introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to establish a manufactured    
housing community improvement grant     
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,manufactured ,housing ,community   
,improvement ,grant ,program ,act4  #b4 
,manufactured housing community         
improvement grant program  7a7          
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,eligible manufactured home community   
,the term eligible manufactured home    
community means a community that-- 7,a7 
is affordable to low- and               
moderate-income persons 7as such term is
 defined in section #ajb7;a7 of the     
,housing and ,community ,development    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#ecjb7;a7772 and  7,b7 7i7 is owned by  

the residents of the manufactured       
housing community through a             
resident-controlled entity1 as defined  
by the ,secretary1 in which at least    
two-thirds of residents are             
member-owners of the land-owning entity2
 or  7ii7 will be maintained as such a  
community1 and remain affordable for    
low- and moderate-income families1 to   
the maximum extent practicable and for  
the longest period feasible4  7#b7      
,eligible recipient ,the term eligible  
recipient means a partnership of-- 7,a7 
a grantee under paragraph 7#b7 or 7#d7  
of section #ajf7;a7 of the ,housing and 
,community ,development ,act of #aigd   
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjf7;a772 and  7,b7 an 
eligible manufactured home community1 a 
nonprofit entity1 or a consortia of     
nonprofit entities working with an      
eligible manufactured home community4   
7#c7 ,manufactured home community ,the  
term manufactured home community means  
any community1 court1 or park equipped  
to accommodate manufactured homes for   

which pad sites1 with or without        
existing manufactured homes or other    
allowed homes1 or other suitable sites1 
are used primarily for residential      
purposes1 with any additional           
requirements as determined by the       
,secretary1 including any manufactured  
housing community as such term is used  
for purposes of the program of the      
,federal ,national ,mortgage            
,association for multifamily loans for  
manufactured housing communities and the
 program of the ,federal ,home ,loan    
,mortgage ,corporation for loans for    
manufactured housing communities4  7#d7 
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban   
,development4  7b7 ,establishment ,the  
,secretary shall carry out a competitive
 grant program to award funds to        
eligible recipients to carry out        
eligible projects for improvements in   
eligible manufactured home communities4 
7c7 ,eligible projects ,amounts from    
grants under this section shall be used 

to assist in carrying out a project for 
construction1 reconstruction1 repair1 or
 clearance of housing1 facilities and   
improvements in or serving a            
manufactured housing community that is  
necessary to protect the health and     
safety of the residents of the          
manufactured housing community and the  
long-term sustainability of the         
community4  7d7 ,waivers ,the ,secretary
 may waive or specify alternative       
requirements for any provision of law or
 regulation that the ,secretary         
administers in connection with use of   
amounts made available under this       
section other than requirements related 
to fair housing1 nondiscrimination1     
labor standards1 and the environment1   
upon a finding that the waiver or       
alternative requirement is not          
inconsistent with the overall purposes  
of such ,act and that the waiver or     
alternative requirement is necessary to 
facilitate the use of amounts made      
available under this section4  7e7      

,implementation ,the ,secretary shall   
have authority to issue such            
regulations1 notices1 or other guidance1
 forms1 instructions1 and publications  
to carry out the programs1 projects1 or 
activities authorized under this section
 to ensure that such programs1 projects1
 or activities are completed in a timely
 and effective manner4  7f7             
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to the 
,secretary such sums as may be necessary
 to carry out this section4