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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3327 
To require the Secretary of Energy to receive approval from the Secretary 
of Housing and Urban Development with respect to manufactured hous-
ing energy efficiency standards issued by the Secretary of Energy, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 15, 2023 
Mr. KUSTOFF (for himself and Ms. SEWELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in 
addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Energy to receive approval from 
the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with 
respect to manufactured housing energy efficiency stand-
ards issued by the Secretary of Energy, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Manufactured Housing 
Affordability and Energy Efficiency Act of 2023’’. 
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SEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF HUD FINAL AUTHORITY OVER 
MANUFACTURED 
HOUSING 
ENERGY 
EFFI-
CIENCY STANDARDS. 
Section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security 
Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17071) is amended by inserting 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) FINAL HUD AUTHORITY.—The manufactured 
housing energy efficiency standards developed by the Sec-
retary of Energy under subsection (a) shall be considered 
by the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development under section 604(a) of the National Manu-
factured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act 
of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and shall only become 
effective and enforceable, under subsection (c) or other-
wise, if and in the form adopted into the Manufactured 
Housing Construction and Safety Standards (24 C.F.R. 
3280) pursuant to section 604(a) of such Act.’’. 
SEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF INAPPROPRIATE USE OF IECC. 
Section 413(b) of the Energy Independence and Se-
curity Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17071(b)) is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(b) REQUIREMENTS.—The energy conservation 
standards established under this section may be based on 
the climate zones established by the Department of Hous-
ing and Urban Development.’’. 
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SEC. 4. SUPREMACY OF HUD CODE. 
Section 604 of the National Manufactured Housing 
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5403) is amended by inserting the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(i) EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY OVER MANUFACTURED 
HOUSING ENERGY STANDARDS.—Any construction or 
safety standard developed by other Federal agencies, in-
cluding energy standards developed pursuant to section 
413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 
(42 U.S.C. 17071), shall only become effective and en-
forceable by HUD or such other agency if and in the form 
adopted into the construction and safety standards estab-
lished under subsection (a).’’. 
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