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 114 STAT. 3012 PUBLIC LAW 106-569 —DEC. 27, 2000 Effective date. 42 USC 5401 note. 42 USC 5401 note. Applicability. Improvement Act of 2000, the Secretary shall establish a dispute resolution program that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(12) for dispute resolution in each State described in paragraph (2) of this subsection. The order establishing the dispute resolution program shall be issued after notice and opportunity for public comment in accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code. "(2) IMPLEMENTATION OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROGRAM. — Beginning on the expiration of the 5-year period described in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall implement the dispute resolution program established under paragraph (1) in each State that has not established a dispute resolution program that meets the requirements of subsection (c)(12). "(3) CONTRACTING OUT OF IMPLEMENTATION.— In carrying out paragraph (2), the Secretary may contract with an appropriate agent to implement the dispute resolution program established under paragraph (2), except that such agent shall not be a person or entity other than a government, nor an affiliate or subsidiary of such a person or entity, that has entered into a contract with the Secretary to implement any other regulatory program under this title.". SEC. 611. ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL REPORTING REQUIREMENT. The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) is amended— (1) by striking section 626 (42 U.S.C. 5425); and (2) by redesignating sections 627 and 628 (42 U.S.C. 5426, 5401 note) as sections 626 and 627, respectively. SEC. 612. EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendments made by this title shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the amendments shall have no effect on any order or interpretative bulletin that is issued under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.) and published as a proposed rule pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States Code, on or before that date of the enactment. SEC. 613. SAVINGS PROVISIONS. (a) STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS.— The Federal manufactured home construction and safety standards (as such term is defined in section 603 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974) and all regulations pertaining thereto in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act shall apply until the effective date of a standard or regulation modifying or superseding the existing standard or regulation that is promulgated under subsection (a) or (b) of section 604 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, as amended by this title. (b) CONTRACTS. —Any contract awarded pursuant to a Request for Proposal issued before the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain in effect until the earlier of— (1) the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) the expiration of the contract term.

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