119-s120

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 120 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 120

 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

 January 16, 2025

 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:
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    (5) Pilot program.--
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        (A) === Definitions. ===
-In this paragraph:
 ``
            (i) Distributor; manufactured home; 
 manufacturer; retailer.--The terms 
 `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.
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        (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) .
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            (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;
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            (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;
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            (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.);
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            (III) standards under the most 
 recent or second most recent edition of 
 the International Residential Code;
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            (IV) applicable building codes in 
 the State, local, or Tribal 
 jurisdiction in which the housing is 
 located;
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            (V) requirements of the Federal 
 Flood Risk Management Standard of the 
 Federal Emergency Management Agency;
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            (VI) local zoning ordinances;
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            (VII) the national technical 
 standard for flood resistant design and 
 construction (ASCE/SEI 24-14); or
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            (VIII) the manufactured home and 
 construction safety standards under 
 part 3280 of title 24, Code of 
 Regulations, or any successor 
 regulation;
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            (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
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            (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.
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            (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
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            (ii) receive a waiver for a requirement 
 described in subparagraph
            (C) 
            (iii) from the 
 Secretary.
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        (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 disaster declaration for the major disaster for 
 which the housing is constructed terminates.
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        (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 and 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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