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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 5515 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 5515

     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to establish a pilot program for the construction of 
     temporary disaster assistance housing, and for other purposes.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 12, 2024

  Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
     To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
  Assistance Act to establish a pilot program for the construction of 
     temporary disaster assistance housing, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster Housing Reform for American 
Families Act''.

SEC. 2. DISASTER ASSISTANCE HOUSING PILOT PROGRAM.

    Section 408(c) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5174(c)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
            ``(5) Pilot program.--
                    ``(A) Definitions.--
                            ``(i) Distributor; manufactured home; 
                        manufacturer; retailer.--The term 
                        `distributor', `manufactured home', 
                        `manufacturer', and `retailer' have the 
                        meanings given those terms in section 603 of 
                        the National Manufactured Housing Construction 
                        and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
                        5402).
                            ``(ii) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible 
                        entity' means--
                                    ``(I) a manufacturer, distributor, 
                                or retailer of a manufactured home or a 
                                modular home; and
                                    ``(II) a producer of modular 
                                housing.
                            ``(iii) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' 
                        means the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
                        Development, in coordination with the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
                        Management Agency.
                    ``(B) 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 (b)(1).
                    ``(C) Requirements.--Housing constructed pursuant 
                to subparagraph (B) shall--
                            ``(i) be in the form of a manufactured or 
                        modular housing structure with not more than 4 
                        units;
                            ``(ii) be available to individuals and 
                        households not later than 90 days (or 120 days, 
                        upon extension by the Secretary) after the date 
                        on which the President declares a major 
                        disaster;
                            ``(iii) subject to subparagraph (D)(ii), 
                        conform with, as applicable--
                                    ``(I) construction standards of the 
                                National Flood Insurance Program;
                                    ``(II) standards for new 
                                construction under the National 
                                Manufactured Housing Construction and 
                                Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 
                                5401 et seq.);
                                    ``(III) standards under the most 
                                recent or second most recent edition of 
                                the International Residential Code;
                                    ``(IV) applicable building codes in 
                                State, local , or Tribal jurisdiction 
                                in which the housing is located;
                                    ``(V) requirements of the Federal 
                                Flood Risk Management Standard of the 
                                Federal Emergency Management Agency;
                                    ``(VI) local zoning ordinances;
                                    ``(VII) the national technical 
                                standard for flood resistant design and 
                                construction (ASCE/SEI 24-14); or
                                    ``(VIII) the manufactured home and 
                                construction safety standards under 
                                part 3280 of title 24, Code of 
                                Regulations, or any successor 
                                regulation;
                            ``(iv) reflect the needs of the community 
                        in which the housing is constructed according 
                        to the type of major disaster experienced by 
                        the community; and
                            ``(v) provide a minimum level of protection 
                        against natural hazards for the purpose of 
                        protecting the health, safety, and general 
                        welfare of the users of the housing against 
                        disasters.
                    ``(D) Permanence; waiver.--Housing constructed 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B) may--
                            ``(i) have the capacity to become permanent 
                        housing after the date on which a major 
                        disaster declaration terminates; and
                            ``(ii) receive a waiver for a requirement 
                        described in subparagraph (C)(iii) from the 
                        Secretary.
                    ``(E) Transfer guidelines.--The President, in 
                coordination with the Secretary, shall establish 
                guidelines for the transfer of housing constructed 
                under subparagraph (B) to an established affordable 
                housing program administered by a locality, public 
                housing authority, nonprofit organization, or 
                affordable housing developer after the date on which 
                the major disaster for which the housing is constructed 
                terminates.
                    ``(F) Termination.--The program established 
                pursuant to subparagraph (B) shall terminate on the 
                date that is 5 years after the date of enactment of the 
                Disaster Housing Reform for American Families Act.
            ``(6) Closing costs.--The President may provide financial 
        assistance to individuals or households affected by a major 
        disaster purchasing a residential property for closing costs 
        associated with obtaining a mortgage from a Federal program 
        that provides affordable financing options.''.
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