Affordable HOMES Act

This Act may be cited as the “Affordable Housing Over Mandating Efficiency Standards Act” or the “Affordable HOMES Act”.

(a) Recommendations.— Section 413 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17071) is amended—

(1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

“(a) Recommendations for revisions to standards.— The Secretary may transmit to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development recommendations for revisions to the preemptive energy conservation standards established under section 604(g) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5403(g)).”;

(2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

“(b) Criteria for recommendations.— Any recommendations for revisions to a preemptive energy conservation standard transmitted under this section shall—

(1) be based on a determination of the cost-effectiveness of such standard as proposed to be revised, taking into consideration life cycle construction and operating costs;

(2) include estimates of the impact of such standard as proposed to be revised on the initial purchase price of manufactured homes; and

(3) be developed taking into consideration—

(A) factory construction techniques and limitations unique to manufactured homes;

(B) climate zones established by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development;

(C) alternative methods that achieve equivalent or improved energy performance as compared to such standard as proposed to be revised; and

(D) estimated payback periods for any added costs arising from such standard as proposed to be revised.”; and

(3) by striking subsection (c).

(b) No force or effect.— The final rule titled “Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Manufactured Housing” published by the Department of Energy in the Federal Register on May 31, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 32728), shall have no force or effect.