104 STAT. 4416 PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 42 USC 12712. SEC. 945. 5-YEAR ENERGY EFFICIENCY PLAN. (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 the date of the enactment of this Act. (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. 42 USC 12712 SEC. 946. UNIFORM MORTGAGE FINANCING PLAN FOR ENERGY EFFI- note. CIENCY. (a) UNIFORM PLAN. —The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall promulgate a uniform plan to make housing more affordable through mortgage financing incentives for energy efficiency. The plan shall be promulgated not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the Cranston-Gronzalez National Affordable Housing Act. (b) TASK FORCE.—To develop the plan, the Secretary shall form a task force to make recommendation on financing energy efficiency in private mortgages, through the policies of Federal sigencies and federally chartered financial institutions, mortgage bankers, homebuilders, real estate brokers, private mortgage insurers, energy suppliers, and nonprofit housing and energy organizations. The task force shall include individuals representing the Federal Housing Administration mortgage programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Farmers Home Administration mortgage loan and insurance programs of Department of Agriculture, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal National Mortgage Association. 42 USC 7704a. SEC. 947. REPORT ON SEISMIC SAFETY PROPERTY STANDARDS. (a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this section referred to as the "Secretary") shall assess the risk of earthquake-related damage to properties assisted under programs administered by the Secretary and shall develop seismic safety standards for such properties. This section may not be construed to prohibit the Secretary from deferring to local building codes that meet the requirements of the seismic safety standards developed under this section.
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