1998 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 70 - MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS
Sec. 5407 - Research, testing, development, and training by Secretary; scope; contracts and grants with States, interstate agencies, and independent institutions
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 1994 Edition, Supplement 4, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 70 - MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION AND SAFETY STANDARDS Sec. 5407 - Research, testing, development, and training by Secretary; scope; contracts and grants with States, interstate agencies, and independent institutions |
| Contains | section 5407 |
| Date | 1998 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 5, 1999 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 93-383, title VI, §608, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 704; 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. |
| Statutes at Large References | 88 Stat. 704 94 Stat. 1641 95 Stat. 417 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 93-383, Public Law 96-399, Public Law 97-35 |
§5407. Research, testing, development, and training by Secretary; scope; contracts and grants with States, interstate agencies, and independent institutions
(a) The Secretary shall conduct research, testing, development, and training necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to—
(1) collecting data from any source for the purpose of determining the relationship between manufactured home performance characteristics and (A) accidents involving manufactured homes, and (B) the occurrence of death, personal injury, or damage resulting from such accidents;
(2) procuring (by negotiation or otherwise) experimental and other manufactured homes for research and testing purposes; and
(3) selling or otherwise disposing of test manufactured homes and reimbursing the proceeds of such sale or disposal into the current appropriation available for the purpose of carrying out this chapter.
(b) The Secretary is authorized to conduct research, testing, development, and training as authorized to be carried out by subsection (a) of this section by contracting for or making grants for the conduct of such research, testing, development, and training to States, interstate agencies, and independent institutions.
(Pub. L. 93–383, title VI, §608, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 704; 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.)
CodificationReferences 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.
Amendments1980—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 96–399 substituted “manufactured home” for “mobile home”.
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