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 704 " C o s t information."

PUBLIC LAW 93-383-AUG. 22, 1974

(d) For purposes of this section, "cost information" means information with respect to alleged cost increases resulting from action by the Secretary, in such a form as to permit the public and the Secretary to make an informed judgment on the validity of the manufacturer's statements. Such term includes both the manufacturer's cost and the cost to retail purchasers. (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict the authority of the Secretary to obtain or require submission of information under any other provision of this title. RESEARCH, T E S T I N G, DEVELOPMENT, AND

42 USC 5407.

Grants.

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TRAINING

SEC. 608. (a) The Secretary shall conduct research, testing, development, and training necessary to carry out the purposes of this title, including, but not limited to— (1) collecting data from any source for the purpose of determining the relationship between mobile home performance characteristics and (A) accidents involving mobile homes, and (B) the occurrence of death, personal injury, or damage resulting from such accidents; (2) procuring (by negotiation or otherwise) experimental and other mobile homes for research and testing purposes; and (3) selling or otherwise disposing of test mobile homes and reimbursing^ the proceeds of such sale or disposal into the current appropriation available for the purpose of carrying out this title. (b) The Secretary is authorized to conduct research, testing, development, and training as authorized to be carried out by subsection (a) of this section by contracting for or making grants for the conduct of such research, testing, development, and training to States, interstate agencies, and independent institutions. COOPERATION W I T H P U B L I C AND PRIVATE AGENCIES

42 USC 5408.

SEC. 609. The Secretary is authorized to advise, assist, and cooperate with other Federal agencies and with State and other interested public and private agencies, in the planning and development of— (1) mobile home construction and safety standards; and (2) methods for inspecting and testing to determine compliance with mobile home standards. PROHIBITED ACTS

42 USC 5409.

Q^^^ g^Q. (a) No pcrson shall— (1) make use of any means of transportation or communication affecting interstate or foreign commerce or the mails to manufacture for sale, lease, sell, offer for sale or lease, or introduce or deliver, or import into the United States, any mobile home which is manufactured on or after the effective date of any applicable Federal mobile home construction and safety standard under this title and which does not comply with such standard, except as provided in subsection (b), where such manufacture, lease, sale, offer for sale or lease, introduction, delivery, or importation affects commerce; (2) fail or refuse to permit access to or copying of records, or fail to make reports or provide information, or fail or refuse to permit entry or inspection, as required under section 614; (3) fail to furnish notification of any defect as required by section 615; (4) fail to issue a certification required by section 616, or issue a certification to the effect that a mobile home conforms to all

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