HUD investigation and report on prices for pad sites in manufactured home communities

(a) Investigation The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (hereafter referred to as the Secretary) shall conduct an investigation to determine if the prices for pad sites in manufactured home communities are— (1) being manipulated by any form of market manipulation; or (2) artificially increased through price gouging practices. (b) Report (1) In general Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress and make available on a public website of the Department of Housing and Urban Development a report on the investigation conducted under subsection (a). (2) Contents The report shall include— (A) a long-term strategy for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Congress to address manipulation of prices for pad sites in manufactured home communities, and in preparing the strategy the Secretary shall utilize data on race, gender, and socioeconomic status; and (B) a description and analysis of how institutional investors in manufactured home communities impact seniors and underserved communities. (c) Exemption from Paperwork Reduction Act Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, shall not apply to the collection of information under subsection (a).