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Union Calendar No. 361 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2336 
[Report No. 111–619] 
To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and development of renewable 
energy sources for housing, commercial structures, and other buildings, 
and to create sustainable communities. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 7, 2009 
Mr. PERLMUTTER (for himself, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. 
ELLISON, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. HODES, 
Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New 
York, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SIRES, Ms. TSONGAS, and 
Mr. HIMES) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 
Additional sponsors: Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. WILSON of Ohio, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of 
California, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. WU, and Mr. LARSON of Con-
necticut 
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 7, 2009] 
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To encourage energy efficiency and conservation and develop-
ment of renewable energy sources for housing, commer-
cial structures, and other buildings, and to create sus-
tainable communities. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act 
of 2010’’ or the ‘‘GREEN Act of 2010’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Implementation of energy efficiency participation incentives for HUD 
programs. 
Sec. 4. Basic HUD energy efficiency standards and standards for additional 
credit. 
Sec. 5. Energy efficiency and conservation demonstration program for multi-
family housing projects assisted with project-based rental assist-
ance. 
Sec. 6. Consideration of energy efficiency under FHA mortgage insurance pro-
grams and Native American and Native Hawaiian loan guar-
antee programs. 
Sec. 7. Energy-efficient mortgages and location-efficient mortgages education and 
outreach campaign. 
Sec. 8. Collection of information on energy-efficient and location-efficient mort-
gages through Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. 
Sec. 9. Ensuring availability of homeowners insurance for homes not connected 
to electricity grid. 
Sec. 10. Mortgage incentives for energy-efficient multifamily housing. 
Sec. 11. Energy-efficient certifications for manufactured housing with mortgages. 
Sec. 12. Assisted housing energy loan pilot program. 
Sec. 13. Making it green. 
Sec. 14. Residential energy efficiency block grant program. 
Sec. 15. Including sustainable development and transportation strategies in com-
prehensive housing affordability strategies. 
Sec. 16. Grant program to increase sustainable low-income community develop-
ment capacity. 
Sec. 17. HOPE VI green developments requirement. 
Sec. 18. Consideration of energy efficiency improvements in appraisals. 
Sec. 19. Housing Assistance Council. 
Sec. 20. Rural housing and economic development assistance. 
Sec. 21. Loans to States and Indian tribes to carry out renewable energy sources 
activities. 
Sec. 22. GAO reports on availability of affordable mortgages. 
Sec. 23. Public housing energy cost report. 
Sec. 24. Insurance coverage for loans for financing of renewable energy systems 
leased for residential use. 
Sec. 25. Green guarantees. 
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Sec. 26. Green dividend program for federally assisted rental housing. 
Sec. 27. Use of residual receipts and reserve for replacements funds for green ret-
rofits of federally assisted rental housing. 
Sec. 28. Study on building codes effects on construction and installation of dis-
tributive energy generation measures and water efficiency meas-
ures. 
Sec. 29. Community building code administration grants. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
For purposes of this Act, the following definitions shall 
apply: 
(1) ENERGY-EFFICIENT
MORTGAGE.—The term 
‘‘energy-efficient mortgage’’ means— 
(A) a mortgage loan under which the in-
come of the borrower, for purposes of qualifica-
tion for such loan, is considered to be increased 
by not less than $1 for each $1 of savings pro-
jected to be realized by the borrower as a result 
of cost-effective energy-saving design, construc-
tion or improvements (including use of renew-
able energy sources, such as solar, geothermal, 
biomass, and wind, super-insulation, energy-sav-
ing windows, insulating glass and film, and ra-
diant barrier) for the home for which the loan is 
made; or 
(B) such other mortgage loan that recog-
nizes such savings as the Secretary may provide. 
(2) GREEN
BUILDING
STANDARDS.—The term 
‘‘green building standards’’ means standards to re-
quire use of sustainable design principles to reduce 
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the use of nonrenewable resources, encourage energy- 
efficient construction and rehabilitation and the use 
of renewable energy resources, minimize the impact of 
development on the environment, and improve indoor 
air quality. 
(3) HUD.—The term ‘‘HUD’’ means the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development. 
(4) HUD ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘HUD assist-
ance’’ means financial assistance that is awarded, 
competitively or noncompetitively, allocated by for-
mula, or provided by HUD rental assistance, direct 
loan, or capital grant. 
(5) LOCATION-EFFICIENT MORTGAGE.—The term 
‘‘location-efficient mortgage’’ means— 
(A) a mortgage loan under which— 
(i) the income of the borrower, for pur-
poses of qualification for such loan, is con-
sidered to be increased by not less than $1 
for each $1 of savings projected to be real-
ized by the borrower because the location of 
the home for which loan is made will result 
in decreased transportation costs for the 
household of the borrower; or 
(ii) the sum of the principal, interest, 
taxes, and insurance due under the mort-
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gage loan is decreased by not less than $1 
for each $1 of savings projected to be real-
ized by the borrower because the location of 
the home for which loan is made will result 
in decreased transportation costs for the 
household of the borrower; or 
(B) such other mortgage loan that recog-
nizes such savings as the Secretary may provide. 
(6) NONRESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘nonresidential structures’’ means only nonresidential 
structures that are appurtenant to single-family or 
multifamily housing residential structures, or those 
that are funded by the Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development through the HUD Community 
Development Block Grant program. 
(7) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’, unless 
otherwise specified, means the Secretary of Housing 
and Urban Development. 
SEC. 3. IMPLEMENTATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY PAR-
TICIPATION 
INCENTIVES 
FOR 
HUD 
PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue 
such regulations as may be necessary to establish annual 
energy efficiency participation incentives consistent with 
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this Act to encourage participants in programs adminis-
tered by the Secretary, including recipients under programs 
for which HUD assistance is provided, to achieve substan-
tial improvements in energy efficiency. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS.— 
The requirement under subsection (a) for the Secretary to 
provide annual energy efficiency participation incentives 
pursuant to the provisions of this Act shall be subject to 
the annual appropriation of necessary funds. 
SEC. 4. BASIC HUD ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS AND 
STANDARDS FOR ADDITIONAL CREDIT. 
(a) BASIC HUD STANDARD.— 
(1) RESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES.—A residential 
single-family or multifamily structure shall be consid-
ered to comply with the energy efficiency standards 
under this subsection if— 
(A) the structure complies with the applica-
ble provisions of the American Society of Heat-
ing, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engi-
neers Standard 90.1–2007, as such standard or 
successor standard is in effect for purposes of this 
section pursuant subsection (c); 
(B) the structure complies with the applica-
ble provisions of the 2009 International Energy 
Conservation Code, or the requirements of a 
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standard that provides equal or greater energy 
savings, as such standard or successor standard 
is in effect for purposes of this section pursuant 
subsection (c); 
(C) in the case only of an existing structure, 
where determined cost effective, the structure has 
undergone rehabilitation or improvements, com-
pleted after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
and the energy consumption for the structure has 
been reduced by at least 20 percent from the pre-
vious level of consumption, as determined in ac-
cordance with energy audits performed both be-
fore and after any rehabilitation or improve-
ments undertaken to reduce such consumption; or 
(D) the structure complies with the applica-
ble provisions of such other energy efficiency re-
quirements, standards, criteria, or ratings sys-
tems as the Secretary may adopt and apply by 
regulation, as may be necessary, for purposes of 
this section for specific types of residential sin-
gle-family or multifamily structures or other-
wise, except that the Secretary shall make a de-
termination regarding whether to adopt and 
apply any such requirements, standards, cri-
teria, or rating system for purposes of this sec-
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tion not later than the expiration of the 180-day 
period beginning upon the date of receipt of any 
written request, made in such form as the Sec-
retary shall provide, for such adoption and ap-
plication. 
In addition to compliance with any of subparagraphs 
(A) through (D), the Secretary shall by regulation re-
quire, for any newly constructed residential single- 
family or multifamily structure to be considered to 
comply with the energy efficiency standards under 
this subsection, that the structure have appropriate 
electrical outlets with the facility and capacity to re-
charge a standard electric passenger vehicle, including 
an electric hybrid vehicle, where such vehicle would 
normally be parked. 
(2) NONRESIDENTIAL
STRUCTURES.—For pur-
poses of this section, the Secretary shall identify and 
adopt by regulation, as may be necessary, energy effi-
ciency requirements, standards, criteria, or rating 
systems applicable to nonresidential structures that 
are constructed or rehabilitated with HUD assistance. 
A nonresidential structure shall be considered to com-
ply with the energy efficiency standards under this 
subsection if the structure complies with the applica-
ble provisions of any such energy efficiency require-
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ments, standards, criteria, or rating systems identi-
fied and adopted by the Secretary pursuant to this 
paragraph, as such standards are in effect for pur-
poses of this section pursuant to subsection (c). 
(3) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection may be 
construed to require any structure to comply with 
any standard established or adopted pursuant to this 
subsection, or identified in this subsection, or to pro-
vide any benefit or credit under any Federal program 
for any structure that complies with any such stand-
ard, except to the extent that— 
(A) any provision of law other than this 
subsection provides a benefit or credit under a 
Federal program for compliance with a standard 
established or adopted pursuant to this sub-
section, or identified in this subsection; or 
(B) the Secretary specifically provides pur-
suant to subsection (c) for the applicability of 
such standard. 
(b) ENHANCED ENERGY EFFICIENCY STANDARDS FOR 
PURPOSES
OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CREDIT UNDER 
CERTAIN FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS.— 
(1) PURPOSE AND EFFECT.— 
(A) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this sub-
section is to identify energy efficiency and con-
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servation standards and green building stand-
ards that— 
(i) provide for greater energy efficiency 
and conservation in structures than is re-
quired for compliance with the energy effi-
ciency standards under subsection (a) and 
then in effect; 
(ii) provide for green and sustainable 
building standards not required by such 
standards; and 
(iii) can be used in connection with 
Federal housing, housing finance, and de-
velopment programs to provide incentives 
for greater energy efficiency and conserva-
tion and for green and sustainable building 
methods, elements, practices, and materials. 
(B) EFFECT.—Nothing in this subsection 
may be construed to require any structure to 
comply with any standard established pursuant 
to this subsection or to provide any benefit or 
credit under any Federal program for any struc-
ture, except to the extent that any provision of 
law other than this subsection provides a benefit 
or credit under a Federal program for compli-
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ance with a standard established pursuant to 
this subsection. 
(2) COMPLIANCE.—A residential or nonresiden-
tial structure shall be considered to comply with the 
enhanced energy efficiency and conservation stand-
ards or the green building standards under this sub-
section, to the extent that such structure complies with 
the applicable provisions of the standards under 
paragraph (3) or (4), respectively (as such standards 
are in effect for purposes of this section, pursuant to 
paragraph (7)), in a manner that is not required for 
compliance with the energy efficiency standards 
under subsection (a) then in effect and subject to the 
Secretary’s determination of which standards are ap-
plicable to which structures. 
(3) ENERGY
EFFICIENCY
AND
CONSERVATION 
STANDARDS.—The energy efficiency and conservation 
standards under this paragraph are as follows: 
(A) RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.—With re-
spect to residential structures: 
(i) NEW
CONSTRUCTION.—For new 
construction, the Energy Star standards es-
tablished by the Environmental Protection 
Agency, as such standards are in effect for 
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purposes of this subsection pursuant to 
paragraph (7); 
(ii) EXISTING STRUCTURES.—For ex-
isting structures, a reduction in energy con-
sumption from the previous level of con-
sumption for the structure, as determined in 
accordance with energy audits performed 
both before and after any rehabilitation or 
improvements undertaken to reduce such 
consumption, that exceeds the reduction nec-
essary for compliance with the energy effi-
ciency standards under subsection (a) then 
in effect and applicable to existing struc-
tures. 
(B) NONRESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES.—With 
respect to nonresidential structures, such energy 
efficiency and conservation requirements, stand-
ards, criteria, or rating systems for nonresiden-
tial structures as the Secretary shall identify 
and adopt by regulation, as may be necessary, 
for purposes of this paragraph. 
(4) GREEN
BUILDING
STANDARDS.—The green 
building standards under this paragraph are as fol-
lows: 
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adopt by regulation, as may be necessary for 
purposes of this paragraph, except that the Sec-
retary shall make a determination regarding 
whether to adopt and apply any such require-
ments, standards, criteria, or rating system for 
purposes of this section not later than the expira-
tion of the 180-day period beginning upon date 
of receipt of any written request, made in such 
form as the Secretary shall provide, for such 
adoption and application. 
(5) GREEN BUILDING.—For purposes of this sub-
section, the term ‘‘green building’’ means a building 
that meets the green building standards under para-
graph (4). 
(6) ENERGY AUDITS.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish standards and requirements for energy audits for 
purposes of paragraph (3)(A)(ii) and, in establishing 
such standards, may consult with any advisory com-
mittees established pursuant to section 5(c)(2) of this 
Act. 
(7) APPLICABILITY
AND
UPDATING
OF
STAND-
ARDS.— 
(A) APPLICABILITY.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the requirements, standards, 
criteria, and rating systems referred to in this 
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subsection that are in effect for purposes of this 
subsection are such requirements, standards, cri-
teria, and systems are as in existence upon the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(B) UPDATING.—For purposes of this sec-
tion, the Secretary may adopt and apply by reg-
ulation, as may be necessary, future amendments 
and supplements to, and editions of, the require-
ments, standards, criteria, and rating systems 
referred to in this subsection. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO APPLY STANDARDS 
TO FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING AND PROGRAMS.— 
(1) HUD HOUSING AND PROGRAMS.—The Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development may, by 
regulation, provide for the applicability of the energy 
efficiency standards under subsection (a), the en-
hanced energy efficiency and conservation standards 
and green building standards under subsection (b), 
or, in the case of deconstruction, any applicable pro-
visions of and points provided under the LEED for 
New Construction and Major Renovation rating sys-
tem, or any combination thereof, with respect to any 
covered federally assisted housing described in para-
graph (3)(A) or any HUD assistance. 
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(2) RURAL HOUSING.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture may, by regulation, provide for the applica-
bility of the energy efficiency standards under sub-
section (a), the enhanced energy efficiency and con-
servation standards and green building standards 
under subsection (b), or, in the case of deconstruction, 
any applicable provisions of and points provided 
under the LEED for New Construction and Major 
Renovation rating system, or any combination there-
of, with respect to any covered federally assisted hous-
ing described in paragraph (3)(B) or any assistance 
provided with respect to rural housing by the Rural 
Housing Service of the Department of Agriculture. 
(3) COVERED FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING.— 
For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘‘covered fed-
erally assisted housing’’ means— 
(A) any residential or nonresidential struc-
ture for which any HUD assistance is provided; 
and 
(B) any new construction of single-family 
or multifamily housing (other than manufac-
tured homes) subject to mortgages insured, guar-
anteed, or made by the Secretary of Agriculture 
under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
U.S.C. 1471 et seq.). 
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(d) DECONSTRUCTION.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development and the Secretary of Agriculture, as 
applicable, shall require that any deconstruction activity 
conducted under or pursuant to any provision of this Act 
or any amendment made by this Act complies with such 
deconstruction standards as such Secretaries shall establish 
for purposes of this section, taking into consideration the 
applicable provisions of and points provided under the 
LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation rating 
system. Such standards may be updated and revised from 
time to time, by regulation. 
SEC. 5. ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND CONSERVATION DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR MULTIFAMILY 
HOUSING 
PROJECTS 
ASSISTED 
WITH 
PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—For multifamily housing projects for 
which project-based rental assistance is provided under a 
covered multifamily assistance program, the Secretary 
shall, subject to the availability of amounts provided in ad-
vance in appropriation Acts, carry out a program to dem-
onstrate the effectiveness of funding a portion of the costs 
of meeting the enhanced energy efficiency standards under 
section 4(b). At the discretion of the Secretary, the dem-
onstration program may include incentives for housing that 
is assisted with Indian housing block grants provided pur-
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suant to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self- 
Determination Act of 1996, but only to the extent that such 
inclusion does not violate such Act, its regulations, and the 
goal of such Act of tribal self-determination. 
(b) GOALS.—The demonstration program under this 
section shall be carried out in a manner that— 
(1) protects the financial interests of the Federal 
Government; 
(2) reduces the proportion of funds provided by 
the Federal Government and by owners and residents 
of multifamily housing projects that are used for costs 
of utilities for the projects; 
(3) encourages energy efficiency and conservation 
by owners and residents of multifamily housing 
projects and installation of renewable energy improve-
ments, such as improvements providing for use of 
solar, wind, geothermal, or biomass energy sources; 
(4) creates incentives for project owners to carry 
out such energy efficiency renovations and improve-
ments by allowing a portion of the savings in oper-
ating costs resulting from such renovations and im-
provements to be retained by the project owner, not-
withstanding otherwise applicable limitations on 
dividends; 
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(5) promotes the installation, in existing residen-
tial buildings, of energy-efficient and cost-effective im-
provements and renewable energy improvements, such 
as improvements providing for use of solar, wind, 
geothermal, or biomass energy sources; 
(6) tests the efficacy of a variety of energy effi-
ciency measures for multifamily housing projects of 
various sizes and in various geographic locations; 
(7) tests methods for addressing the various, and 
often competing, incentives that impede owners and 
residents of multifamily housing projects from work-
ing together to achieve energy efficiency or conserva-
tion; and 
(8) creates a database of energy efficiency and 
conservation, and renewable energy, techniques, en-
ergy-savings management practices, and energy effi-
ciency and conservation financing vehicles. 
(c) APPROACHES.—In carrying out the demonstration 
program under this section, the Secretary may— 
(1) enter into agreements with the Building 
America Program of the Department of Energy and 
other consensus committees under which such pro-
grams, partnerships, or committees assume some or 
all of the functions, obligations, and benefits of the 
Secretary with respect to energy savings; 
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(2) establish advisory committees to advise the 
Secretary and any such third-party partners on tech-
nological and other developments in the area of en-
ergy efficiency and the creation of an energy effi-
ciency and conservation credit facility and other fi-
nancing opportunities, which committees shall include 
representatives of homebuilders, realtors, multifamily 
housing development and management areas, archi-
tects, nonprofit housing organizations, environmental 
protection organizations, renewable energy organiza-
tions, and advocacy organizations for the elderly and 
persons with disabilities; any advisory committees es-
tablished pursuant to this paragraph shall not be sub-
ject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
App.); 
(3) approve, for a period not to exceed 10 years, 
additional adjustments in the maximum monthly 
rents or additional project rental assistance, or addi-
tional Indian housing block grant funds under the 
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Deter-
mination Act of 1996, as applicable, for dwelling 
units in multifamily housing projects that are pro-
vided project-based rental assistance under a covered 
multifamily assistance program, in such amounts as 
may be necessary to amortize all or a portion of the 
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cost of energy efficiency and conservation measures 
for such projects; 
(4) develop a competitive process for the award 
of such additional assistance for multifamily housing 
projects seeking to implement energy efficiency, re-
newable energy sources, or conservation measures; 
such competitive process shall not be limited to assess 
the first costs, but shall assess the degree to which ap-
plicants will meet each of the goals of the demonstra-
tion program under subsection (b); and 
(5) waive or modify any existing statutory or 
regulatory provision that the Secretary administers 
that would otherwise impair the implementation or 
effectiveness of the demonstration program under this 
section, including provisions relating to methods for 
rent adjustments, comparability standards, maximum 
rent schedules, and utility allowances; notwith-
standing the preceding provisions of this paragraph, 
the Secretary may not waive any statutory require-
ment relating to fair housing, nondiscrimination, 
labor standards, or the environment, except pursuant 
to existing authority to waive nonstatutory environ-
mental and other applicable requirements. 
(d) REQUIREMENT.—During the 5-year period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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shall carry out demonstration programs under this section 
with respect to not fewer than 50,000 dwelling units. 
(e) SELECTION.— 
(1) SCOPE.—In order to provide a broad and 
representative profile for use in designing a program 
which can become operational and effective nation-
wide, the Secretary shall carry out the demonstration 
program under this section with respect to dwelling 
units located in a wide variety of geographic areas 
and project types assisted by the various covered mul-
tifamily assistance programs and using a variety of 
energy efficiency and conservation and funding tech-
niques to reflect differences in climate, types of dwell-
ing units and technical and scientific methodologies, 
and financing options. The Secretary shall ensure 
that the geographic areas included in the demonstra-
tion program include dwelling units on Indian lands 
(as such term is defined in section 2601 of the Energy 
Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501), to the extent 
that dwelling units on Indian land have the type of 
residential structures that are the focus of the dem-
onstration program. 
(2) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall provide pri-
ority for selection for participation in the program 
under this section based on the extent to which, as a 
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result of assistance provided, the project will comply 
with the energy efficiency standards under subsection 
(a), (b), or (c) of section 4 of this Act. 
(f) USE OF EXISTING PARTNERSHIPS.—To the extent 
feasible, the Secretary shall— 
(1) utilize the Partnership for Advancing Tech-
nology in Housing of the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to assist in carrying out the re-
quirements of this section and to provide education 
and outreach regarding the demonstration program 
authorized under this section; and 
(2) consult with the Secretary of Energy, the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
and the Secretary of the Army regarding utilizing the 
Building America Program of the Department of En-
ergy, the Energy Star Program, and the Army Corps 
of Engineers, respectively, to determine the manner in 
which they might assist in carrying out the goals of 
this section and providing education and outreach re-
garding the demonstration program authorized under 
this section. 
(g) LIMITATION.—No amounts made available under 
the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Pub-
lic Law 111–5) may be used to carry out the demonstration 
program under this section. 
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(h) REPORTS.— 
(1) ANNUAL.—Within 2 years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and for each year thereafter 
during the term of the demonstration program, the 
Secretary shall submit a report to the Congress annu-
ally that describes and assesses the demonstration 
program under this section. 
(2) FINAL.—Not later than 6 months after the 
expiration of the 4-year period described in subsection 
(d), the Secretary shall submit a final report to the 
Congress 
assessing 
the 
demonstration 
program, 
which— 
(A) shall assess the potential for expanding 
the demonstration program on a nationwide 
basis; and 
(B) shall include descriptions of— 
(i) the size of each multifamily housing 
project for which assistance was provided 
under the program; 
(ii) the geographic location of each 
project assisted, by State and region; 
(iii) the criteria used to select the 
projects for which assistance is provided 
under the program; 
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(iv) the energy efficiency and conserva-
tion measures and financing sources used 
for each project that is assisted under the 
program; 
(v) the difference, before and during 
participation in the demonstration pro-
gram, in the amount of the monthly assist-
ance payments under the covered multi-
family assistance program for each project 
assisted under the program; 
(vi) the average length of the term of 
the such assistance provided under the pro-
gram for a project; 
(vii) the aggregate amount of savings 
generated by the demonstration program 
and the amount of savings expected to be 
generated by the program over time on a 
per-unit and aggregate program basis; 
(viii) the functions performed in con-
nection with the implementation of the dem-
onstration program that were transferred or 
contracted out to any third parties; 
(ix) an evaluation of the overall suc-
cesses and failures of the demonstration pro-
gram; and 
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(x) recommendations for any actions to 
be taken as a result of the such successes 
and failures. 
(3) CONTENTS.—Each annual report pursuant 
to paragraph (1) and the final report pursuant to 
paragraph (2) shall include— 
(A) a description of the status of each mul-
tifamily housing project selected for participa-
tion in the demonstration program under this 
section; and 
(B) findings from the program and rec-
ommendations for any legislative actions. 
(i) COVERED MULTIFAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
For purposes of this section, the term ‘‘covered multifamily 
assistance program’’ means— 
(1) the program under section 8 of the United 
States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f) for 
project-based rental assistance; 
(2) the program under section 202 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q) for assistance for 
supportive housing for the elderly; 
(3) the program under section 811 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 8013) for supportive housing for persons with 
disabilities; 
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(4) the program under section 236 of the Na-
tional Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z–1 for assistance 
for rental housing projects; 
(5) the program for mortgage insurance under 
section 221(d)(3) of the National Housing Act (12 
U.S.C. 1715l(d)(3)) for rental housing projects; 
(6) the program under section 515 of the Hous-
ing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485) for rural rental 
housing; and 
(7) the program for assistance under the Native 
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4111). 
(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, in-
cluding providing rent adjustments, additional project rent-
al assistance, and incentives, $50,000,000 for each fiscal 
year in which the demonstration program under this sec-
tion is carried out. 
(k) REGULATIONS.—Not later than the expiration of 
the 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall issue any regulations nec-
essary to carry out this section. 
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SEC. 6. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY UNDER 
FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND 
NATIVE AMERICAN AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN 
LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAMS. 
(a) FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Title V of the National 
Housing Act is amended by adding after section 542 
(12 U.S.C. 1735f–20) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 543. CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY. 
‘‘(a) UNDERWRITING
STANDARDS.—The Secretary 
shall establish a method to consider, in its underwriting 
standards for mortgages on single-family housing meeting 
the energy efficiency standards under section 4(a) of the 
Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 
2010 that are insured under this Act, the impact that sav-
ings on utility costs has on the income of the mortgagor. 
‘‘(b) GOAL.—It is the sense of the Congress that, in 
carrying out this Act, the Secretary should endeavor to in-
sure mortgages on single-family housing meeting the energy 
efficiency standards under section 4(a) of the Green Re-
sources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 2010 such 
that at least 50,000 such mortgages are insured during the 
period beginning upon the date of the enactment of such 
Act and ending on December 31, 2012.’’. 
(2) REPORTING ON DEFAULTS.—Section 540(b) 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f–18(b)) 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) With respect to each collection period that 
commences after December 31, 2011, the total number 
of mortgages on single-family housing meeting the en-
ergy efficiency standards under section 4(a) of the 
Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods 
Act of 2010 that are insured by the Secretary during 
the applicable collection period, the number of de-
faults and foreclosures occurring on such mortgages 
during such period, the percentage of the total of such 
mortgages insured during such period on which de-
faults and foreclosure occurred, and the rate for such 
period of defaults and foreclosures on such mortgages 
compared to the overall rate for such period of de-
faults and foreclosures on mortgages for single-family 
housing insured under this Act by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) INDIAN HOUSING LOAN GUARANTEES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Section 184 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–13a) is amended— 
(A) by redesignating subsection (l) as sub-
section (m); and 
(B) by inserting after subsection (k) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
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‘‘(l) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY.—The 
Secretary shall establish a method to consider, in its under-
writing standards for loans for single-family housing meet-
ing the energy efficiency standards under section 4(a) of 
the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act 
of 2010 that are guaranteed under this section, the impact 
that savings on utility costs has on the income of the bor-
rower.’’. 
(2) REPORTING ON DEFAULTS.—Section 540(b) 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f–18(b)), 
as amended by subsection (a)(2) of this section, is fur-
ther amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) With respect to each collection period that 
commences after December 31, 2011, the total number 
of loans guaranteed under section 184 of the Housing 
and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 
1715z–13a) on single-family housing meeting the en-
ergy efficiency standards under section 4(a) of the 
Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods 
Act of 2010 that are guaranteed by the Secretary dur-
ing the applicable collection period, the number of de-
faults and foreclosures occurring on such loans during 
such period, the percentage of the total of such loans 
guaranteed during such period on which defaults and 
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foreclosure occurred, and the rate for such period of 
defaults and foreclosures on such loans compared to 
the overall rate for such period of defaults and fore-
closures on loans for single-family housing guaranteed 
under such section 184 by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) NATIVE
HAWAIIAN
HOUSING
LOAN
GUARAN-
TEES.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Section 184A of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–13b) is amended by inserting after sub-
section (l) the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSING REQUIREMENT.— 
The Secretary shall establish a method to consider, in its 
underwriting standards for loans for single-family housing 
meeting the energy efficiency standards under section 4(a) 
of the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods 
Act of 2010 that are guaranteed under this section, the im-
pact that savings on utility costs has on the income of the 
borrower.’’. 
(2) REPORTING ON DEFAULTS.—Section 540(b) 
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1735f–18(b)), 
as amended by the preceding provisions of this sec-
tion, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
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‘‘(5) With respect to each collection period that 
commences after December 31, 2011, the total number 
of loans guaranteed under section 184A of the Hous-
ing and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1715z–13b) on single-family housing meeting 
the energy efficiency standards under section 4(a) of 
the Green Resources for Energy Efficient Neighbor-
hoods Act of 2010 that are guaranteed by the Sec-
retary during the applicable collection period, the 
number of defaults and foreclosures occurring on such 
loans during such period, the percentage of the total 
of such loans guaranteed during such period on which 
defaults and foreclosure occurred, and the rate for 
such period of defaults and foreclosures on such loans 
compared to the overall rate for such period of de-
faults and foreclosures on loans for single-family 
housing guaranteed under such section 184A by the 
Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 7. ENERGY-EFFICIENT MORTGAGES AND LOCATION-EF-
FICIENT MORTGAGES EDUCATION AND OUT-
REACH CAMPAIGN. 
Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (12 
U.S.C. 1701z–16) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EDUCATION AND OUTREACH CAMPAIGN.— 
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‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY- AND LOCATION- 
EFFICIENT MORTGAGES OUTREACH PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(A) COMMISSION.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation and coordination with the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Education, the Sec-
retary of Agriculture, and the Administrator of 
the Environmental Protection Agency, shall es-
tablish a commission to develop and recommend 
model mortgage products and underwriting 
guidelines that provide market-based incentives 
to prospective home buyers, lenders, and sellers 
to incorporate energy efficiency upgrades and lo-
cation efficiencies in new mortgage loan trans-
actions. 
‘‘(B) REPORT.—Not later than 24 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall provide a written report to the 
Congress on the results of work of the commission 
established pursuant to subparagraph (A) and 
that identifies model mortgage products and un-
derwriting guidelines that may encourage energy 
and location efficiency. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—After submission of the 
report under paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary, in con-
sultation and coordination with the Secretary of En-
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ergy, the Secretary of Education, and the Adminis-
trator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall 
carry out a public awareness, education, and outreach 
campaign based on the findings of the commission es-
tablished pursuant to paragraph (1) to inform and 
educate residential lenders and prospective borrowers 
regarding the availability, benefits, advantages, and 
terms of energy-efficient mortgages and location-effi-
cient mortgages made available pursuant to this sec-
tion, energy-efficient and location-efficient mortgages 
(as such terms are defined in section 2 of the GREEN 
Act of 2010), and other mortgages, including mort-
gages for multifamily housing, that have energy im-
provement features or location efficiency features and 
to publicize such availability, benefits, advantages, 
and terms. Such actions may include entering into a 
contract with an appropriate entity to publicize and 
market such mortgages through appropriate media. 
‘‘(3) RENEWABLE
ENERGY
HOME
PRODUCT 
EXPOS.—The Congress hereby encourages the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development to work 
with appropriate entities to organize and hold renew-
able energy expositions that provide an opportunity 
for the public to view and learn about renewable en-
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ergy products for the home that are currently on the 
market. 
‘‘(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary to carry out this subsection $5,000,000 for each 
of fiscal years 2010 through 2014.’’. 
SEC. 8. COLLECTION OF INFORMATION ON ENERGY-EFFI-
CIENT 
AND 
LOCATION-EFFICIENT 
MORT-
GAGES THROUGH HOME MORTGAGE DISCLO-
SURE ACT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 304(b) of the Home Mort-
gage Disclosure Act of 1975 (12 U.S.C. 2803(b)) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting a semicolon; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new para-
graphs: 
‘‘(5) the number and dollar amount of mortgage 
loans for single-family housing and for multifamily 
housing that are energy-efficient mortgages (as such 
term is defined in section 2 of the GREEN Act of 
2010); and 
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‘‘(6) the number and dollar amount of mortgage 
loans for single-family housing and for multifamily 
housing that are location-efficient mortgages (as such 
term is defined in section 2 of the GREEN Act of 
2010).’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to the first calendar 
year that begins after the expiration of the 30-day period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 9. ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF HOMEOWNERS INSUR-
ANCE FOR HOMES NOT CONNECTED TO ELEC-
TRICITY GRID. 
(a) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—The Congress intends 
that— 
(1) consumers shall not be denied homeowners 
insurance for a dwelling (as such term is defined in 
subsection (c)) based solely on the fact that the dwell-
ing is not connected to or able to receive electricity 
service from any wholesale or retail electric power 
provider; 
(2) States should ensure that consumers are able 
to obtain homeowners insurance for such dwellings; 
(3) States should support insurers that develop 
voluntary incentives to provide such insurance; and 
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(4) States may not prohibit insurers from offer-
ing a homeowners insurance product specifically de-
signed for such dwellings. 
(b) INSURING HOMES AND RELATED PROPERTY IN IN-
DIAN AREAS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
dwellings located in Indian areas (as such term is defined 
in section 4 of the Native American Housing Assistance and 
Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 U.S.C. 4103)) and con-
structed or maintained using assistance, loan guarantees, 
or other authority under the Native American Housing As-
sistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 may be in-
sured by any tribally owned self-insurance risk pool ap-
proved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment. 
(c) DWELLING.—For purposes of this section, the term 
‘‘dwelling’’ means a residential structure that— 
(1) consists of one to four dwelling units; 
(2) is provided electricity from renewable energy 
sources; and 
(3) is not connected to any wholesale or retail 
electrical power grid. 
SEC. 10. MORTGAGE INCENTIVES FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT 
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Housing and 
Urban Development shall establish incentives for increasing 
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the energy efficiency of multifamily housing that is subject 
to a mortgage to be insured under title II of the National 
Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.) so that the housing 
meets the energy efficiency standards under section 4(a) of 
this Act and incentives to encourage compliance of such 
housing with the energy efficiency and conservation stand-
ards, and the green building standards, under section 4(b) 
of this Act, to the extent that such incentives are based on 
the impact that savings on utility costs has on the operating 
costs of the housing, as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) INCENTIVES.—Such incentives may include, for 
any such multifamily housing that complies with the energy 
efficiency standards under section 4(a)— 
(1) providing a discount on the chargeable pre-
miums for the mortgage insurance for such housing 
from the amount otherwise chargeable for such mort-
gage insurance; 
(2) allowing mortgages to exceed the dollar 
amount limits otherwise applicable under law to the 
extent such additional amounts are used to finance 
improvements or measures designed to meet the stand-
ards referred to in subsection (a); and 
(3) reducing the amount that the owner of such 
multifamily housing meeting the standards referred to 
in subsection (a) is required to contribute. 
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SEC. 11. ENERGY-EFFICIENT CERTIFICATIONS FOR MANU-
FACTURED HOUSING WITH MORTGAGES. 
Section 526 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
1735f–4(a)) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘, other than manufactured 
homes,’’ each place such term appears; 
(B) by inserting after the period at the end 
the following: ‘‘The energy performance require-
ments developed and established by the Secretary 
under this section for manufactured homes shall 
require Energy Star rating for wall fixtures, ap-
pliances, and equipment in such housing.’’; 
(C) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(a)’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall require, with respect to any 
mortgage for manufactured housing insured under this Act, 
that any approval or certification of the housing for meet-
ing any energy efficiency or conservation criteria, stand-
ards, or requirements pursuant to this title and any ap-
proval or certification required pursuant to this title with 
respect to energy-conserving improvements or any renew-
able energy sources, such as wind, solar energy geothermal, 
or biomass, shall be conducted only by an individual cer-
tified by a home energy rating system provider who has 
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been accredited to conduct such ratings by the Home Energy 
Ratings System Council, the Residential Energy Services 
Network, or such other appropriate national organization, 
as the Secretary may provide, or by licensed professional 
architect or engineer. If any organization makes a request 
to the Secretary for approval to accredit individuals to con-
duct energy efficiency or conservation ratings, the Secretary 
shall review and approve or disapprove such request not 
later than the expiration of the 6-month period beginning 
upon receipt of such request. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall periodically examine the 
method used to conduct inspections for compliance with the 
requirements under this section, analyze various other ap-
proaches for conducting such inspections, and review the 
costs and benefits of the current method compared with 
other methods.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, other than a 
manufactured home,’’. 
SEC. 12. ASSISTED HOUSING ENERGY LOAN PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Not later than the expiration of the 
12-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall develop and implement a pilot 
program under this section to facilitate the financing of 
cost-effective capital improvements for covered assisted 
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housing projects to improve the energy efficiency and con-
servation of such projects. 
(b) LOANS.—The pilot program under this section 
shall involve not less than three and not more than five 
lenders, and shall provide for a privately financed loan to 
be made for a covered assisted housing project, which 
shall— 
(1) finance capital improvements for the project 
that meet such requirements as the Secretary shall es-
tablish, and may involve contracts with third parties 
to perform such capital improvements, including the 
design of such improvements by licensed professional 
architects or engineers; 
(2) have a term to maturity of not more than 20 
years, which shall be based upon the duration nec-
essary to realize cost savings sufficient to repay the 
loan; 
(3) be secured by a mortgage subordinate to the 
mortgage for the project that is insured under the Na-
tional Housing Act; and 
(4) provide for a reduction in the remaining 
principal obligation under the loan based on the ac-
tual resulting cost savings realized from the capital 
improvements financed with the loan. 
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(c) UNDERWRITING STANDARDS.—The Secretary shall 
review underwriting requirements for loans made under the 
pilot program under this section, which shall— 
(1) require the cost savings projected to be real-
ized from the capital improvements financed with the 
loan, during the term of the loan, to exceed the costs 
of repaying the loan; 
(2) allow the designer or contractor involved in 
designing capital improvements to be financed with a 
loan under the program to carry out such capital im-
provements; and 
(3) include such energy, audit, property, finan-
cial, ownership, and approval requirements as the 
Secretary considers appropriate. 
(d) TREATMENT
OF SAVINGS.—The pilot program 
under this section shall provide that the project owner shall 
receive the full financial benefit from any reduction in the 
cost of utilities resulting from capital improvements fi-
nanced with a loan made under the program. 
(e) COVERED ASSISTED HOUSING PROJECTS.—For 
purposes of this section, the term ‘‘covered assisted housing 
project’’ means a housing project that— 
(1) is financed by a loan or mortgage that is— 
(A) insured by the Secretary under— 
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SEC. 13. MAKING IT GREEN. 
(a) PARTNERSHIPS WITH TREE-PLANTING ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall establish and provide incen-
tives for developers of housing for which any HUD financial 
assistance, as determined by the Secretary, is provided for 
development, maintenance, operation, or other costs, to 
enter into agreements and partnerships with tree-planting 
organizations, nurseries, and landscapers to certify that 
trees, shrubs, grasses, and other plants are planted in the 
proper manner, are provided adequate maintenance, and 
survive for at least 3 years after planting or are replaced. 
The financial assistance determined by the Secretary as eli-
gible under this section shall take into consideration such 
factors as cost effectiveness and affordability. 
(b) MAKING IT GREEN PLAN.—In the case of any new 
or substantially rehabilitated housing for which HUD fi-
nancial assistance, as determined in accordance with sub-
section (a), is provided by the Secretary for the develop-
ment, construction, maintenance, rehabilitation, improve-
ment, operation, or costs of the housing, including financial 
assistance provided through the Community Development 
Block Grant program under title I of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et 
seq.), the Secretary shall require the development of a plan 
that provides for— 
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(1) in the case of new construction and improve-
ments, siting of such housing and improvements in a 
manner that provides for energy efficiency and con-
servation to the extent feasible, taking into consider-
ation location and project type; 
(2) minimization of the effects of construction, 
rehabilitation, or other development on the condition 
of existing trees; 
(3) selection and installation of indigenous trees, 
shrubs, grasses, and other plants based upon applica-
ble design guidelines and standards of the Inter-
national Society for Arboriculture; 
(4) post-planting care and maintenance of the 
landscaping relating to or affected by the housing in 
accordance with best management practices; and 
(5) establishment of a goal for minimum 
greenspace or tree canopy cover for the housing site 
for which such financial assistance is provided, in-
cluding guidelines and timetables within which to 
achieve compliance with such minimum requirements. 
(c) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary is encouraged to consult, as appropriate, with na-
tional organizations dedicated to providing housing assist-
ance and related services to low-income families, such as 
the Alliance for Community Trees and its affiliates, the 
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American Nursery and Landscape Association, the Amer-
ican Society of Landscape Architects, and the National 
Arbor Day Foundation. 
SEC. 14. RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
Title I of the Housing and Community Development 
Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 
123. 
RESIDENTIAL 
ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY 
BLOCK 
GRANT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—To the extent amounts are made 
available for grants under this section, the Secretary shall 
make grants under this section to States, metropolitan cities 
and urban counties, Indian tribes, and insular areas to 
carry out energy efficiency improvements in new and exist-
ing single-family and multifamily housing. 
‘‘(b) ALLOCATIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the total amount made 
available for each fiscal year for grants under this 
section that remains after reserving amounts pursu-
ant to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall allocate for 
insular areas, for metropolitan cities and urban coun-
ties, and for States, an amount that bears the same 
ratio to such total amount as the amount allocated for 
such fiscal year under section 106 for Indian tribes, 
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for insular areas, for metropolitan cities and urban 
counties, and for States, respectively, bears to the 
total amount made available for such fiscal year for 
grants under section 106. 
‘‘(2) SET ASIDE FOR INDIAN TRIBES.—Of the 
total amount made available for each fiscal year for 
grants under this section, the Secretary shall allocate 
not less than 1 percent to Indian tribes. 
‘‘(c) GRANT AMOUNTS.— 
‘‘(1) ENTITLEMENT
COMMUNITIES.—From the 
amounts allocated pursuant to subsection (b) for met-
ropolitan cities and urban counties for each fiscal 
year, the Secretary shall make a grant for such fiscal 
year to each metropolitan city and urban county that 
complies with the requirement under subsection (d), 
in the amount that bears the same ratio such total 
amount so allocated as the amount of the grant for 
such fiscal year under section 106 for such metropoli-
tan city or urban county bears to the aggregate 
amount of all grants for such fiscal year under sec-
tion 106 for all metropolitan cities and urban coun-
ties. 
‘‘(2) STATES.—From the amounts allocated pur-
suant to subsection (b) for States for each fiscal year, 
the Secretary shall make a grant for such fiscal year 
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to each State that complies with the requirement 
under subsection (d), in the amount that bears the 
same ratio such total amount so allocated as the 
amount of the grant for such fiscal year under section 
106 for such State bears to the aggregate amount of 
all grants for such fiscal year under section 106 for 
all States. Grant amounts received by a State shall 
be used only for eligible activities under subsection (e) 
carried out in nonentitlement areas of the State. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBES.—From the amounts allo-
cated pursuant to subsection (b) for Indian tribes, the 
Secretary shall make grants to Indian tribes that 
comply with the requirement under subsection (d) on 
the basis of a competition conducted pursuant to spe-
cific criteria, as the Secretary shall establish by regu-
lation, for the selection of Indian tribes to receive such 
amount. 
‘‘(4) INSULAR AREAS.—From the amounts allo-
cated pursuant to subsection (b) for insular areas, the 
Secretary shall make a grant to each insular area 
that complies with the requirement under subsection 
(d) on the basis of the ratio of the population of the 
insular area to the aggregate population of all insular 
areas. In determining the distribution of amounts to 
insular areas, the Secretary may also include other 
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statistical criteria as data become available from the 
Bureau of Census of the Department of Labor, but 
only if such criteria are set forth by regulation issued 
after notice and an opportunity for comment. 
‘‘(d) STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Before receipt the receipt 
in any fiscal year of a grant under subsection (c) by 
any grantee, the grantee shall have prepared a final 
statement of housing energy efficiency objectives and 
projected use of funds as the Secretary shall require 
and shall have provided the Secretary with such cer-
tifications regarding such objectives and use as the 
Secretary may require. In the case of metropolitan 
cities, urban counties, units of general local govern-
ment, and insular areas receiving grants, the state-
ment of projected use of funds shall consist of pro-
posed housing energy efficiency activities. In the case 
of States receiving grants, the statement of projected 
use of funds shall consist of the method by which the 
States will distribute funds to units of general local 
government. 
‘‘(2) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—The Secretary 
may establish requirements to ensure the public avail-
ability of information regarding projected use of 
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grant amounts and public participation in deter-
mining such projected use. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Amounts from a grant 
under this section may be used only to carry out ac-
tivities for single-family or multifamily housing that 
are designed to improve the energy efficiency of the 
housing so that the housing complies with the energy 
efficiency standards under section 4(a) of the Green 
Resources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act of 
2010, including such activities to provide energy for 
such housing from renewable sources, such as wind, 
waves, solar, biomass, and geothermal sources. 
‘‘(2) PREFERENCE
FOR
COMPLIANCE
BEYOND 
BASIC REQUIREMENTS.—In selecting activities to be 
funded with amounts from a grant under this section, 
a grantee shall give more preference to activities based 
on the extent to which the activities will result in 
compliance by the housing with the enhanced energy 
efficiency and conservation standards, and the green 
building standards, under section 4(b) of such Act. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—Each grantee of a grant under this 
section for a fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary, at 
a time determined by the Secretary, a performance and 
evaluation report concerning the use of grant amounts, 
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which shall contain an assessment by the grantee of the rela-
tionship of such use to the objectives identified in the grant-
ees statement under subsection (d). 
‘‘(g) APPLICABILITY OF CDBG PROVISIONS.—Sections 
109, 110, and 111 of the Housing and Community Develop-
ment Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5309, 5310, 5311) shall apply 
to assistance received under this section to the same extent 
and in the same manner that such sections apply to assist-
ance received under title I of such Act. 
‘‘(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for grants under this section 
$2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2010 and such sums as may 
be necessary for each fiscal year thereafter.’’. 
SEC. 15. INCLUDING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND 
TRANSPORTATION 
STRATEGIES 
IN 
COM-
PREHENSIVE 
HOUSING 
AFFORDABILITY 
STRATEGIES. 
Section 105(b) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Af-
fordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705(b)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of paragraph 
(19); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of para-
graph (20) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(3) and by inserting after paragraph (20) the 
following new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(21) describe the jurisdiction’s strategies to en-
courage sustainable development for affordable hous-
ing, including single-family and multifamily housing, 
as measured by— 
‘‘(A) greater energy efficiency and use of re-
newable energy sources, including any strategies 
regarding compliance with the energy efficiency 
standards under section 4(a) of the Green Re-
sources for Energy Efficient Neighborhoods Act 
of 2010 and with the enhanced energy efficiency 
and conservation standards, and the green build-
ing standards, under section 4(b) of such Act; 
‘‘(B) increased conservation, recycling, and 
reuse of resources; 
‘‘(C) more effective use of existing infra-
structure; 
‘‘(D) use of building materials and methods 
that are healthier for residents of the housing, in-
cluding use of building materials that are free of 
added known carcinogens that are classified as 
Group 1 Known Carcinogens by the Inter-
national Agency for Research on Cancer; and 
‘‘(E) such other criteria as the Secretary de-
termines, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Energy, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the 
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Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency, are in accordance with the purposes of 
this paragraph; and 
‘‘(22) describe the jurisdiction’s efforts to coordi-
nate its housing strategy with its transportation 
planning strategies to ensure to the extent practicable 
that residents of affordable housing have access to 
public transportation.’’. 
SEC. 16. GRANT PROGRAM TO INCREASE SUSTAINABLE 
LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CA-
PACITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may make grants to 
nonprofit organizations to use for any of the following pur-
poses: 
(1) Training, educating, supporting, or advising 
an eligible community development organization or 
qualified youth service and conservation corps in im-
proving energy efficiency, resource conservation and 
reuse, design strategies to maximize energy efficiency, 
installing or constructing renewable energy improve-
ments (such as wind, wave, solar, biomass, and geo-
thermal energy sources), and effective use of existing 
infrastructure in affordable housing and economic de-
velopment activities in low-income communities, tak-
ing into consideration energy efficiency standards 
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under section 4(a) of this Act and with the enhanced 
energy efficiency and conservation standards, and the 
green building standards, under section 4(b) of this 
Act. 
(2) Providing loans, grants, or predevelopment 
assistance to eligible community development organi-
zations or qualified youth service and conservation 
corps to carry out energy efficiency improvements 
that comply with the energy efficiency standards 
under section 4(a) of this Act, resource conservation 
and reuse, and effective use of existing infrastructure 
in affordable housing and economic development ac-
tivities in low-income communities. In providing as-
sistance under this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
give more preference to activities based on the extent 
to which the activities will result in compliance with 
the enhanced energy efficiency and conservation 
standards, and the green building standards, under 
section 4(b) of this Act. 
(3) Such other purposes as the Secretary deter-
mines are in accordance with the purposes of this 
subsection. 
(b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.—To be eligible for a 
grant under this section, a nonprofit organization shall pre-
pare and submit to the Secretary an application at such 
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time, in such manner, and containing such information as 
the Secretary may require. 
(c) AWARD OF CONTRACTS.—Contracts for architec-
tural or engineering services funded with amounts from 
grants made under this section shall be awarded in accord-
ance with chapter 11 of title 40, United States Code (relat-
ing to selection of architects and engineers). 
(d) MATCHING REQUIREMENT.—A grant made under 
this section may not exceed the amount that the nonprofit 
organization receiving the grant certifies, to the Secretary, 
will be provided (in cash or in-kind) from nongovernmental 
sources to carry out the purposes for which the grant is 
made. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the fol-
lowing definitions shall apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 104 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12704). 
(2) The term ‘‘eligible community development 
organization’’ means— 
(A) a unit of general local government (as 
defined in section 104 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
12704)); 
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(B) a community housing development or-
ganization (as defined in section 104 of the 
Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing 
Act (42 U.S.C. 12704)); 
(C) an Indian tribe or tribally designated 
housing entity (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Native American Housing Assist-
ance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (25 
U.S.C. 4103)); or 
(D) a public housing agency, as such term 
is defined in section 3(b) of the United States 
Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437(b)). 
(3) The term ‘‘low-income community’’ means a 
census tract in which 50 percent or more of the house-
holds have an income which is less than 80 percent 
of the greater of— 
(A) the median gross income for such year 
for the area in which such census tract is lo-
cated; or 
(B) the median gross income for such year 
for the State in which such census tract is lo-
cated. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
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this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 
through 2014. 
SEC. 17. HOPE VI GREEN DEVELOPMENTS REQUIREMENT. 
(a) MANDATORY COMPONENT.—Section 24(e) of the 
United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437v(e)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4) GREEN DEVELOPMENTS REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary may 
not make a grant under this section to an appli-
cant unless the proposed revitalization plan of 
the applicant to be carried out with such grant 
amounts meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(i) GREEN COMMUNITIES CRITERIA.— 
All residential construction under the pro-
posed plan complies with the national 
Green Communities criteria for residential 
construction and rehabilitation that pro-
vides criteria for the design, development, 
and operation of affordable housing, as such 
criteria are in effect for purposes of this 
paragraph pursuant to subparagraph (D) 
at the date of the application for the grant, 
or any substantially equivalent standard or 
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standards as determined by the Secretary, 
as follows: 
‘‘(I) The proposed plan shall com-
ply with all items of the national 
Green Communities criteria for resi-
dential construction and rehabilitation 
that are identified as mandatory. 
‘‘(II) The proposed plan shall 
comply with such other nonmandatory 
items of such national Green Commu-
nities criteria so as to result in a cu-
mulative number of points attributable 
to such nonmandatory items under 
such criteria of not less than— 
‘‘(aa) 25 points, in the case 
of any proposed plan (or portion 
thereof) consisting of new con-
struction; and 
‘‘(bb) 20 points, in the case 
of any proposed plan (or portion 
thereof) consisting of rehabilita-
tion. 
‘‘(ii) 
GREEN
BUILDINGS
CERTIFI-
CATION
SYSTEM.—All nonresidential con-
struction under the proposed plan complies 
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with all minimum required levels of the 
green building rating systems and levels 
identified by the Secretary pursuant to sub-
paragraph (C), as such systems and levels 
are in effect for purposes of this paragraph 
pursuant to subparagraph (D) at the time 
of the application for the grant. 
‘‘(B) VERIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
verify, or provide for verification, sufficient 
to ensure that each proposed revitalization 
plan carried out with amounts from a 
grant under this section complies with the 
requirements under subparagraph (A) and 
that the revitalization plan is carried out in 
accordance with such requirements and 
plan. 
‘‘(ii) TIMING.—In providing for such 
verification, the Secretary shall establish 
procedures to ensure such compliance with 
respect to each grantee, and shall report to 
the Congress with respect to the compliance 
of each grantee, at each of the following 
times: 
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‘‘(I) Not later than 6 months after 
execution of the grant agreement under 
this section for the grantee. 
‘‘(II) Upon completion of the revi-
talization plan of the grantee. 
‘‘(C) IDENTIFICATION OF GREEN BUILDINGS 
RATING SYSTEMS AND LEVELS.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—For purposes of 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall identify 
rating systems and levels for green build-
ings that the Secretary determines to be the 
most likely to encourage a comprehensive 
and environmentally sound approach to 
ratings and standards for green buildings. 
The identification of the ratings systems 
and levels shall be based on the criteria 
specified in clause (ii), shall identify the 
highest levels the Secretary determines are 
appropriate above the minimum levels re-
quired under the systems selected. Within 90 
days of the completion of each study re-
quired by clause (iii), the Secretary shall 
review and update the rating systems and 
levels, or identify alternative systems and 
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levels for purposes of this paragraph, taking 
into account the conclusions of such study. 
‘‘(ii) CRITERIA.—In identifying the 
green rating systems and levels, the Sec-
retary shall take into consideration— 
‘‘(I) the ability and availability of 
assessors and auditors to independently 
verify the criteria and measurement of 
metrics at the scale necessary to imple-
ment this paragraph; 
‘‘(II) the ability of the applicable 
ratings system organizations to collect 
and reflect public comment; 
‘‘(III) the ability of the standards 
to be developed and revised through a 
consensus-based process; 
‘‘(IV) 
An 
evaluation 
of 
the 
robustness of the criteria for a high- 
performance green building, which 
shall give credit for promoting— 
‘‘(aa) efficient and sustain-
able use of water, energy, and 
other natural resources; 
‘‘(bb) use of renewable energy 
sources; 
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