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This bill modifies the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to give the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) primary authority in establishing federal manufactured home construction and safety standards. Specifically, the bill requires any federal agency wanting to create a new manufactured home standard to first submit a proposal to the HUD Secretary and obtain their approval. The Secretary can reject proposed standards if they would significantly increase manufacturing costs, conflict with existing standards, or for any other reason the Secretary deems appropriate. The bill also adds "energy efficiency" to the list of design considerations for manufactured homes. The purpose appears to be centralizing and streamlining the process of creating manufactured home standards by giving HUD more control over standard-setting across different federal agencies, potentially to reduce regulatory complexity and prevent conflicting or overly burdensome requirements for manufactured home manufacturers.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5263/all-info