Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 104 Part 5.djvu/1091

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PUBLIC LAW 101-625—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 4413 "PROHIBITION OF FEES FOR PREPARATION OF TRUTH-IN-LENDING, UNIFORM SETTLEMENT, AND ESCROW ACCOUNT STATEMENTS". SEC. 943. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON MANUFACTURED HOUSING. (a) PURPOSE. —The purpose of this section is to establish a national commission to develop recommendations for modernizing the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974. (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSION. —There is established a commission to be known as the National Commission on Manufactured Housing (in this section referred to as the "Commission"). (c) COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— The Commission shall consist of the Secretary and 16 members appointed, not later than 60 days after funds are provided as described in subsection (f) or made available from non-Federal sources, as follows: (A) 8 members shall be appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate (4 members by each); and (B) 8 members shall be appointed by the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Development of the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives (4 members by each). (2) APPOINTMENT CRITERIA. —The 8 members of the Commission appointed under each of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) shall include— (A) 2 individuals who are elected public officials at the State or local level; (B) 2 individuals with knowledge and experience concerning the manufactured housing industry; (C) 2 individuals chosen from organizations with more than a 2-year history of representing consumer or community interests on housing issues; (D) 1 individual with knowledge and experience concerning the development and implementation of building codes; and (E) 1 individual who occupies a manufactured home and is affiliated with an association representing manufactured home owners. (3) CHAIRPERSON.—The Commission shall elect a chairperson from among members of the Commission. (4) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (5) VOTING. —Each member of the Commission shall be entitled to 1 vote, and all votes shall be given equal weight. (6) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy on the Commission shall not eiffect its powers, but shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (7) PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL PAY.— Members of the Commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties as members of the Commission.