(j) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE PROHIBITION.—No 
funds provided under this title shall be used for the pur-
poses of conducting travel to gambling or gaming estab-
lishments in connection with official duties related to this 
title. 
SEC. 110. NOISE ABATEMENT STUDY. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a study of the effects of the en-
ergy savings measures made as a result of this Act on 
noise abatement. 
TITLE 
II—ENERGY 
EFFICIENT 
MANUFACTURED AND MOD-
ULAR HOMES 
SEC. 201. ENERGY EFFICIENT MANUFACTURED AND MOD-
ULAR HOMES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MANUFACTURED HOME.—The term ‘‘manu-
factured home’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 603 of the National Manufactured Housing 
Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 
U.S.C. 5402).
(2) ENERGY STAR QUALIFIED MANUFACTURED 
HOME.—The term ‘‘Energy Star qualified manufac-
tured home’’ means a manufactured home that has 
been designed, produced, and installed in accordance 
with Energy Star’s guidelines by an Energy Star 
certified plant. 
(3) MODULAR
HOME.—The term ‘‘modular 
home’’ means a structure that is— 
(A) designed and manufactured to comply 
with applicable national, State, and local build-
ing codes and regulations; 
(B) transportable in one or more sections; 
(C) not constructed on a permanent chas-
sis; and 
(D) designed to be used as a dwelling on 
permanent foundations when connected to re-
quired utilities, including the plumbing, heating, 
air conditioning, and electrical systems con-
tained therein. 
(4) 
ENERGY
STAR
QUALIFIED
MODULAR 
HOME.—The term ‘‘Energy Star qualified modular 
home’’ means a modular home that has been de-
signed, produced, and installed in accordance with 
Energy Star’s guidelines.
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to as-
sist low-income households residing in manufactured 
homes constructed prior to 1976 to save energy and en-
ergy expenditures by providing funding for the purchase 
of new Energy Star qualified manufactured homes or new 
Energy Star qualified modular homes. 
(c) GRANTS TO STATE AGENCIES.— 
(1) GRANTS.—The Secretary may make grants 
to State agencies responsible for developing State 
energy conservation plans under section 362 of the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
6322) (or such other existing State agency that ex-
ercises similar functions as the Governor of a State 
may designate), to provide owners of manufactured 
homes constructed prior to 1976 funding to use to 
purchase new Energy Star qualified manufactured 
homes or new Energy Star qualified modular homes. 
(2) ALLOCATION
OF
GRANTS.—Grants under 
paragraph (1) shall be distributed to State agencies 
in States on the basis of their proportionate share 
of all manufactured homes constructed prior to 1976 
that are occupied as primary residences in the 
United States, based on the most recent and accu-
rate data available. 
(3) FUNDING.—
(A) 
PRIMARY
RESIDENCE
REQUIRE-
MENT.—Funding described under paragraph 
(1) may only be made to an owner of a manu-
factured home constructed prior to 1976 that 
has been used by the owner as a primary resi-
dence on a year-round basis for at least the pre-
vious 12 months. 
(B) DESTRUCTION AND REPLACEMENT.— 
Funding described under paragraph (1) may be 
provided only if the manufactured home con-
structed prior to 1976 will be— 
(i) destroyed (including appropriate 
recycling); and 
(ii) replaced, in an appropriate area, 
as determined by the applicable State 
agency, with an Energy Star qualified 
manufactured home or Energy Star quali-
fied modular home. 
(C) 
LIMITATION.—Funding 
described 
under paragraph (1) may not be provided to 
any owner of a manufactured home constructed 
prior to 1976 that was or is a member of a 
household for which any member of the house-
hold was provided funding pursuant to this sec-
tion.
(D) ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.—To be eligi-
ble to receive funding described under para-
graph (1), an owner of a manufactured home 
constructed prior to 1976 shall demonstrate to 
the applicable State agency that the total in-
come of all members the owner’s household does 
not exceed 80 percent of the area median in-
come in the applicable area, as determined by 
the Secretary. 
(E) LEASES.—To be eligible to receive 
funding described under paragraph (1), an 
owner of a manufactured home constructed 
prior to 1976 who intends to place the new En-
ergy Star qualified manufactured home or new 
Energy Star qualified modular home on prop-
erty leased from another person shall hold a 
lease to such property of at least 3 years in du-
ration. 
(4) FUNDING AMOUNT.—Funding provided by 
State agencies under this subsection shall not exceed 
$7,500 per manufactured home or modular home 
from any funds appropriated pursuant to this sec-
tion. 
(5) USE OF STATE FUNDS.—A State agency 
providing funding under this section may supple-