,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #af1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,cassidy 7for himself and ,mr4
 ,padilla7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to amend the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford     
,disaster ,relief and ,emergency        
,assistance ,act to establish a pilot   
program for the construction of         
temporary disaster assistance housing1  
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,disaster ,housing ,reform for ,american
 ,families ,act4  #b4 ,disaster         
assistance housing pilot program        
,section #djh7;c7 of the ,robert ,t4    
,stafford ,disaster ,relief and         
,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #eagd7;c77 is amended by      
adding at the end the following3  7#e7  
,pilot program  7,a7 ,definitions ,in   
this paragraph3 7i7 ,distributor2       

manufactured home2 manufacturer2        
retailer ,the terms distributor1        
manufactured home1 manufacturer1 and    
retailer have the meanings given those  
terms in section #fjc of the ,national  
,manufactured ,housing ,construction and
 ,safety ,standards ,act of #aigd 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #edjb74  7ii7 ,eligible entity
 ,the term eligible entity means-- 7,i7 
a manufacturer1 distributor1 or retailer
 of a manufactured home or a modular    
home2 and  7,,ii7 a producer of modular 
housing4  7iii7 ,secretary ,the term    
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,housing and ,urban ,development1 in    
coordination with the ,administrator of 
the ,federal ,emergency ,management     
,agency4  7,b7 ,establishment ,the      
,president shall establish a pilot      
program under which the ,president      
enters into a contract with an eligible 
entity for the purpose of constructing  
temporary housing to serve as a type of 
housing available to individuals and    
households under subsection 7b77#a74    

7,c7 ,requirements ,housing constructed 
pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 shall--   
7i7 be in the form of a manufactured or 
modular housing structure with not more 
than #d units2  7ii7 be available to    
individuals and households not later    
than #ij days 7or #abj days1 upon       
extension by the ,secretary7 after the  
date on which the ,president declares a 
major disaster2  7iii7 subject to       
subparagraph 7,d77ii71 conform with1 as 
applicable-- 7,i7 construction standards
 of the ,national ,flood ,insurance     
,program2  7,,ii7 standards for new     
construction under the ,national        
,manufactured ,housing ,construction and
 ,safety ,standards ,act of #aigd 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #edja et seq472  7,,iii7      
standards under the most recent or      
second most recent edition of the       
,international ,residential ,code2      
7,,iv7 applicable building codes in the 
,state1 local1 or ,tribal jurisdiction  
in which the housing is located2  7,v7  
requirements of the ,federal ,flood     

,risk ,management ,standard of the      
,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency2
  7,,vi7 local zoning ordinances2       
7,,vii7 the national technical standard 
for flood resistant design and          
construction 7,,asce_/,,sei #bd-ad72 or 
7,,viii7 the manufactured home and      
construction safety standards under part
 #cbhj of title #bd1 ,code of           
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation2  7iv7 reflect the needs of  
the community in which the housing is   
constructed according to the type of    
major disaster experienced by the       
community2 and  7v7 provide a minimum   
level of protection against natural     
hazards for the purpose of protecting   
the health1 safety1 and general welfare 
of the users of the housing against     
disasters4  7,d7 ,permanence2 waiver    
,housing constructed pursuant to        
subparagraph 7,b7 may-- 7i7 have the    
capacity to become permanent housing    
after the date on which a major disaster
 declaration terminates2 and  7ii7      

receive a waiver for a requirement      
described in subparagraph 7,c77iii7 from
 the ,secretary4  7,e7 ,transfer        
guidelines ,the ,president1 in          
coordination with the ,secretary1 shall 
establish guidelines for the transfer of
 housing constructed under subparagraph 
7,b7 to an established affordable       
housing program administered by a       
locality1 public housing authority1     
nonprofit organization1 or affordable   
housing developer after the date on     
which the disaster declaration for the  
major disaster for which the housing is 
constructed terminates4  7,f7           
,termination ,the program established   
pursuant to subparagraph 7,b7 shall     
terminate on the date that is #e years  
after the date of enactment of the      
,disaster ,housing ,reform for ,american
 ,families ,act4  7#f7 ,closing costs   
,the ,president may provide financial   
assistance to individuals or households 
affected by a major disaster and        
purchasing a residential property for   

closing costs associated with obtaining 
a mortgage from a ,federal program that 
provides affordable financing options4  
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