This bill would require the Comptroller General (the head of the Government Accountability Office) to study and report to Congress within one year. The study must look at the costs and benefits of creating a federal uniform residential building code. The report must specifically examine whether such a code could (1) reduce the time local governments need to approve new construction, (2) reduce the cost of residential construction, and (3) increase the quality of available and affordable housing.
If the bill becomes law, it would not itself change building codes. Instead, it would fund a government study and a report to Congress about whether a federal uniform residential building code might affect approval times, construction costs, or housing quality. Any actual change to building codes would require later action by Congress or other decision-makers.
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The bill asks the Comptroller General to examine whether a federal uniform residential building code could reduce local approval times, lower residential construction costs, or improve the quality of affordable housing.
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