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42 U.S.C. § 12712 — 5-year energy efficiency plan
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a plan for activities to be undertaken and policies to be adopted by the Secretary within the 5-year period beginning upon the submission of the plan to the Congress under subsection (d) to provide for, encourage, and improve energy efficiency in newly constructed, rehabilitated, and existing housing. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall consider, as appropriate, any energy assessments under section 944.
**(b) Initial plan** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish the first plan under this section not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on November 28, 1990.
**(c) Updates** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall revise and update the plan under this section not less than once for each 2-year period, the first such 2-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the initial plan under subsection (b) to the Congress (as provided in subsection (d)). Each such update shall revise the plan for the 5-year period beginning upon the submission of the updated plan to the Congress.
**(d) Submission to Congress** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit the initial plan established under subsection (b) and any updated plans under subsection (c) to the Congress not later than the date by which such plans are to be established or updated under such paragraphs.
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish a plan for activities to be undertaken and policies to be adopted by the Secretary within the 5-year period beginning upon the submission of the plan to the Congress under subsection (d) to provide for, encourage, and improve energy efficiency in newly constructed, rehabilitated, and existing housing. In developing the plan, the Secretary shall consider, as appropriate, any energy assessments under section 944.
**(b) Initial plan** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall establish the first plan under this section not later than the expiration of the 1-year period beginning on November 28, 1990.
**(c) Updates** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall revise and update the plan under this section not less than once for each 2-year period, the first such 2-year period beginning on the date of the submission of the initial plan under subsection (b) to the Congress (as provided in subsection (d)). Each such update shall revise the plan for the 5-year period beginning upon the submission of the updated plan to the Congress.
**(d) Submission to Congress** The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall submit the initial plan established under subsection (b) and any updated plans under subsection (c) to the Congress not later than the date by which such plans are to be established or updated under such paragraphs.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act Aug. 2, 1954, ch. 649, title VIII, § 815, 68 Stat. 647, required submission of specifications by applicants prior to award of any contract for construction of a project and submission of data with respect to acquisition of land prior to authorization to purchase such land.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, act June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title VIII, § 804, as added Aug. 8, 1949, ch. 403, § 1, 63 Stat. 575; amended Aug. 11, 1955, ch. 783, title IV, § 401, 69 Stat. 650, provided for disposition and use of excess moneys in Armed Services Housing Mortgage Insurance Fund, issue and cancellation of debentures, and receipt and payment of credits and charges.
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As used in this subchapter and in subchapter II:
(1) The term “unit of general local government” means a city, town, township, county, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; the Federated States of Micronesia and Palau, the Marshall Islands, or a general purpose political subdivision thereof; a consortium of such political subdivisions recognized by the Secretary in accordance with [section 12746(2) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12746/2&num=0&edition=prelim); and any agency or instrumentality thereof that is established pursuant to legislation and designated by the chief executive to act on behalf of the jurisdiction with regard to provisions of this Act.
(2) The term “State” means any State of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any agency or instrumentality thereof that is established pursuant to legislation and designated by the chief executive officer to act on behalf of the State with regard to the provisions of this Act.
(3) The term “jurisdiction” means a State or unit of general local government.
(4) The term “participating jurisdiction” means any State or unit of general local government that has been so designated in accordance with [section 12746 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12746&num=0&edition=prelim).
(5) The term “nonprofit organization” means any private, nonprofit organization (including a State or locally chartered, nonprofit organization) that—
(A) is organized under State or local laws,
(B) has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual,
(C) complies with standards of financial
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This chapter may be cited as the “National Housing Act.”
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**(a) Establishment of pilot program**
(1) **In general** — Not later than 6 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall establish an energy efficient mortgage pilot program in 5 States, to promote the purchase of existing energy efficient residential buildings and the installation of cost-effective improvements in existing residential buildings.
(2) **Pilot program** — The pilot program established under this subsection shall include the following criteria, where applicable:
(A) *Origination* — The lender shall originate a housing loan that is insured under title II of the National Housing Act [[12 U.S.C. 1707](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1707&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.] in accordance with the applicable requirements.
(B) *Approval* — The mortgagor’s base loan application shall be approved if the mortgagor’s income and credit record is found to be satisfactory.
(C) *Costs of improvements* — The cost of cost-effective energy efficiency improvements shall not exceed the greater of—
(i) 5 percent of the property value (not to exceed 5 percent of the limit established under section 203(b)(2)(A)) of the National Housing Act ([12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(A)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1709/b/2/A&num=0&edition=prelim); 11 So in original. There probably should be an additional closing parenthesis. or
(ii) 2 percent of the limit established under section 203(b)(2)(B) of such Act [[12 U.S.C. 1709(b)(2)(B)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title12-section1709/b/2/B&num=0&edition=prelim)].
(D) *Limitation* — In any fiscal year, the aggregate number of mortg
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**(a) In general** Not later than 18 months after October 24, 1992, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, representatives of existing home energy rating programs, and other appropriate persons, shall, by rule, issue voluntary guidelines that may be used by State and local governments, utilities, builders, real estate agents, lenders, agencies in mortgage markets, and others, to enable and encourage the assignment of energy efficiency ratings to residential buildings.
**(b) Contents of guidelines** The voluntary guidelines issued under subsection (a) shall—
(1) encourage uniformity with regard to systems for rating the annual energy efficiency of residential buildings;
(2) establish protocols and procedures for—
(A) certification of the technical accuracy of building energy analysis tools used to determine energy efficiency ratings;
(B) training of personnel conducting energy efficiency ratings;
(C) data collection and reporting;
(D) quality control; and
(E) monitoring and evaluation;
(3) encourage consistency with, and support for, the uniform plan for Federal energy efficient mortgages, including that developed under section 946 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act ([42 U.S.C. 12712](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section12712&num=0&edition=prelim) note) and pursuant to sections 105 and 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992;
(4) provide that rating systems take into account local climate conditions and construction practices, solar energy collected on-site, and the benefits of peak load shifting construction practices, and not discriminate among fuel types; and
(5) establish procedures to ensure that residential
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TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
§ 12712
L. 110–140, set out as an Effective Date note under sec-
tion 1824 of Title 2, The Congress.
§ 12710. Capacity study
(a) In general
The Secretary shall ensure that the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development has
adequate capacity and resources, including staff
and training programs, to carry out its mission
and responsibilities to implement the provisions
of this Act, including the ability of the Depart-
ment to carry out the multifamily mortgage in-
surance program, and the ability to respond to
areas identified as ‘‘material weaknesses’’ by
the Office of the Inspector General in financial
audits or other reports.
(b) Report
Not later than 60 days after November 28, 1990,
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall pre-
pare and submit to the Committee on Banking,
Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and
the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban
Affairs of the House of Representatives a study
detailing the Department’s plan to maintain
such capacity, together with any recommenda-
tions for legislative and administrative action
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
(Pub. L. 101–625, title I, § 110, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 4093; Pub. L. 102–550, title IV, § 407, Oct. 28,
1992, 106 Stat. 3778.)
Editorial Notes
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is Pub. L. 101–625,
Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4079, known as the Cranston-Gon-
zalez National Affordable Housing Act. For complete
classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title
note set out under section 12701 of this title and Tables.
AMENDMENTS
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–550 struck out ‘‘, and’’
after ‘‘responsibilities’’ and substituted for period at
end ‘‘and the ability to respond to
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