,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdhi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bh1     
#bjbe ,ms4 ,warren 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,banks7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to conduct 
a review of ,federal ,housing           
,administration construction financing  
programs1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title  ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,modular ,housing ,production ,act4
  #b4  ,definitions  ,in this ,act3 7#a7
 ,manufactured home ,the term           
manufactured home has the meaning given 
the term in section #fjc of the         
,national ,manufactured ,housing        
,construction and ,safety ,standards    
,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #edjb74    
7#b7  ,modular home  ,the term modular  
home means a home that is constructed in
 a factory in #a or more modules1 each  
of which meet applicable ,state and     
local building codes of the area in     

which the home will be located1 and that
 are transported to the home building   
site1 installed on foundations1 and     
completed4  7#c7  ,secretary  ,the term 
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,housing and ,urban ,development4  #c4  
,,fha construction financing programs   
7a7  ,in general  ,the ,secretary shall 
conduct a review of ,federal ,housing   
,administration construction financing  
programs to identify barriers to the use
 of modular home methods4  7b7          
,requirements  ,in conducting the review
 under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary   
shall-- 7#a7 identify and evaluate      
regulatory and programmatic features    
that restrict participation in          
construction financing programs by      
modular home developers1 including      
construction draw schedules2 and  7#b7  
identify administrative measures        
authorized under section #ebe of the    
,national ,housing ,act 7#ab ,u4,s4,c4  
#agce;f-#c7 to facilitate program       
utilization by modular home developers4 

7c7  ,report  ,not later than #a year   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,secretary shall publish a    
report that describes the results of the
 review conducted under subsection 7a71 
which shall include a description of    
programmatic and policy changes that the
 ,secretary recommends to reduce or     
eliminate identified barriers to the use
 of modular home methods in ,federal    
,housing ,administration construction   
financing programs4  7d7  ,rulemaking   
7#a7  ,in general  ,not later than #abj 
days after the date on which the        
,secretary publishes the report under   
subsection 7c71 the ,secretary shall    
initiate a rulemaking to examine an     
alternative draw schedule for           
construction financing loans provided to
 modular and manufactured home          
developers1 which shall include the     
ability for interested stakeholders to  
provide robust public comment4  7#b7    
,determination  ,following the period   
for public comment under paragraph 7#a71

 the ,secretary shall--  7,a7 issue a   
final rule regarding an alternative draw
 schedule described in paragraph 7#a72  
or  7,b7 provide an explanation as to   
why the rule shall not become final4    
#d4  ,standardized uniform commercial   
code for modular homes  7a7  ,award     
,the ,secretary may award a grant to    
study the design and feasibility of a   
standardized uniform commercial code for
 modular homes1 which shall evaluate--  
7#a7 the utility of a standardized      
coding system for serializing and       
securing modules1 streamlining design   
and construction1 and improving modular 
home innovation2 and  7#b7 a means to   
coordinate a standardized code with     
financing incentives4  7b7              
,authorization of appropriations  ,there
 is authorized to be appropriated such  
funds as may be necessary to carry out  
subsection 7a74