,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #edhd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bc1
 #bjbf,mr4 ,risch 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,crapo1 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1    
,mr4 ,boozman1 and ,mr4 ,barrasso7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,energy ,independence and ,security ,act
 of #bjjg to prohibit the ,secretary of 
,energy from enforcing energy efficiency
 standards applicable to manufactured   
housing1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,affordable ,housing ,over          
,mandating ,efficiency ,standards ,act  
of #bjbf or the ,affordable ,,homes ,act
 of #bjbf4  #b4 ,recommendations for    
revisions to standards for manufactured 
housing  7a7 ,in general ,section #dac  
of the ,energy ,independence and        
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agjga7 is amended by striking          

subsections 7a7 through 7c7 and         
inserting the following3  7a7           
,recommendations for revisions to       
standards ,the ,secretary may recommend 
to the ,secretary of ,housing and ,urban
 ,development revisions to the          
preemptive energy conservation standards
 established under section #fjd7;g7 of  
the ,housing and ,community ,development
 ,act of #aigd 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#edjc7;g774  7b7 ,criteria for          
recommendations ,any recommendation for 
a revision to a standard under          
subsection 7a7 shall-- 7#a7 be based on 
a determination of the                  
cost-effectiveness of the proposed      
revised standard1 taking into           
consideration lifecycle construction and
 operating costs2  7#b7 include         
estimates of the impact of the proposed 
revised standard on the initial purchase
 price of manufactured homes2 and  7#c7 
take into consideration-- 7,a7 factory  
construction techniques and limitations 
unique to manufactured homes2  7,b7     

climate zones established by the        
,secretary of ,housing and ,urban       
,development2  7,c7 alternative methods 
that achieve equivalent or improved     
energy performance as compared to the   
proposed revised standard2 and  7,d7    
estimated payback periods for any added 
costs arising from the proposed revised 
standard4  4  7b7 ,no force or effect   
,the final rule of the ,department of   
,energy entitled ,energy ,conservation  
,program3 ,energy ,conservation         
,standards for ,manufactured ,housing   
7#hg ,fed4 ,reg4 #cbgbh 7,may #ca1      
#bjbb771 shall have no force or effect4