42 USC § 15705 - Savings clause

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title: "42 USC § 15705 - Savings clause"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "15705"
section_name: "Savings clause"
chapter_number: 148
chapter_name: "WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 108–360, title II, § 206, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1679.)"
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# § 15705. Savings clause

42 U.S.C. 540142 U.S.C. 5415

Nothing in this chapter supersedes any provision of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 [ et seq.]. No design, construction method, practice, technology, material, mitigation methodology, or hazard reduction measure of any kind developed under this chapter shall be required for a home certified under section 616 of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (), pursuant to standards issued under such Act, without being subject to the consensus development process and rulemaking procedures of that Act.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 108–360, title II, § 206, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1679.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title II of , , , which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.

The National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, referred to in text, is title VI of , , , which is classified generally to chapter 70 (§ 5401 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  and Tables.