1997 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 70 - MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Sec. 5425 - Reports to Congress

The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the President for transmittal to the Congress on July 1 of every other year beginning with calendar year 1978 a comprehensive report on the administration of this chapter for the two preceding calendar years. Such report shall include but not be restricted to (1) a thorough statistical compilation of the accidents, injuries, deaths, and property losses occurring in or involving manufactured homes in such years; (2) a list of Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards prescribed or in effect in such years; (3) the level of compliance with all applicable Federal manufactured home standards; (4) a summary of all current research grants and contracts together with a description of the problems to be studied in such research; (5) an analysis and evaluation, including relevant policy recommendations, of research activities completed and technological progress achieved during such years; (6) a statement of enforcement actions including judicial decisions, settlements, defect notifications, and pending litigation commenced during such years; and (7) the extent to which technical information was disseminated to the scientific community and consumer-oriented information was made available to manufactured home owners and prospective buyers.

The report required by subsection (a) of this section shall contain such recommendations for additional or revised legislation as the Secretary deems necessary to promote the improvement of manufactured home construction and safety and to strengthen the national manufactured home program.

In order to assure a continuing and effective national manufactured home construction and safety program, it is the policy of Congress to encourage the adoption of State inspection of used manufactured homes. Therefore, to that end the Secretary shall conduct a thorough study and investigation to determine the adequacy of manufactured home construction and safety standards and manufactured home inspection requirements and procedures applicable to used manufactured homes in each State, and the effect of programs authorized by this chapter upon such standards, requirements, and procedures for used manufactured homes, and report to Congress as soon as practicable, but not later than one year after August 22, 1974, the results of such study, and recommendations for such additional legislation as he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such report shall also include recommendations by the Secretary relating to the problems of disposal of used manufactured homes.

(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, §626, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 714; Pub. L. 95–557, title IX, §901, Oct. 31, 1978, 92 Stat. 2124; Pub. L. 96–399, title III, §308(c)(4), Oct. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 1641; Pub. L. 97–35, title III, §339B(c), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 417.)

References to “mobile homes”, wherever appearing in text, changed to “manufactured homes” in view of the amendment of title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (this chapter) by section 308(c)(4) of Pub. L. 96–399 requiring the substitution of “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing in title VI of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and section 339B(c) of Pub. L. 97–35 (set out as a note under section 1703 of Title 12, Banks and Banking) providing that the terms “mobile home” and “manufactured home” shall be deemed to include the terms “mobile homes” and “manufactured homes”, respectively.

1980—Pub. L. 96–399 substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home” wherever appearing.

1978—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–557 substituted “July 1 of every other year beginning with calendar year 1978”, for “March 1, of each year”, “two preceding calendar years” for “preceding calendar year”, and “such years” for “such year” in cls. (1), (2), and (5) and “the year” in cl. (6), respectively.