text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Disaster-Affected Homeowners 
  Notification Act of 2013''.
  
  SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY AFFECTED HOMEOWNERS OF MORTGAGE RELIEF.
  
      (a) Requirement.--If, in connection with any major disaster 
  declared pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
  Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), the Secretary of 
  Housing and Urban Development, the Director of the Federal Housing 
  Finance Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association, or the 
  Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation makes available forbearance 
  relief with respect to any covered mortgage, or any such agency head or 
  enterprise issues any notice or guidelines to mortgagees or servicers 
  recommending or requiring such relief, the applicable agency head 
  shall--
              (1) provide, to each mortgagor under a covered mortgage, 
          direct notification in accordance with subsection (b) of such 
          relief made available, required, or recommended; and
              (2) provide, for areas subject to such disaster 
          declaration, community-wide notification in accordance with the 
          guidelines issued under subsection (c) of such relief made 
          available, required, or recommended.
      (b) Direct Notification.--Direct notification in accordance with 
  this subsection is notification to the mortgagor under a covered 
  mortgage--
              (1)(A) made by a telephone call to the mortgagor or by mail 
          to the residence subject to the mortgage; and
              (B) by such other method of direct contact as may be 
          provided in the guidelines issued pursuant to subsection (e); 
          and
              (2) that clearly informs the mortgagor--
                      (A) that the mortgage is a covered mortgage;
                      (B) of the forbearance relief made available, 
                  required, or recommended;
                      (C) of any moratorium on foreclosure with respect 
                  to covered mortgages; and
                      (D) of how to obtain more information regarding 
                  such relief.
      (c) Community-Wide Notification and Awareness Measures.--The 
  applicable agency heads shall, pursuant to subsection (e), issue 
  guidelines regarding measures designed to provide notice and awareness 
  of any forbearance relief made available, required, or recommended in 
  connection with a major disaster throughout the areas subject to such 
  disaster declaration. Such guidelines may include requirements 
  regarding the types of notification measures, such as town hall 
  meetings, public service announcements, public advertisements and the 
  types of media used to convey such advertisements, and flyers and other 
  community notices.
      (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following 
  definitions shall apply:
              (1) Applicable agency head.--The term ``applicable agency 
          head'' means--
                      (A) the Secretary, with respect to a covered 
                  mortgage described in paragraph (2)(B)(i); and
                      (B) the Director, with respect to a covered 
                  mortgage described in paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
              (2) Covered mortgage.--The term ``covered mortgage'' means, 
          with respect to any major disaster declared pursuant to section 
          401 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
          Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170), a mortgage--
                      (A) that is secured by a one- to four-family 
                  dwelling that--
                              (i) is the principal residence of the 
                          mortgagor; and
                              (ii) is located within an area for which 
                          such major disaster was declared; and
                      (B) that is--
                              (i) insured under title II of the National 
                          Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1707 et seq.); or
                              (ii) owned or guaranteed by the Federal 
                          National Mortgage Association or the Federal 
                          Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.
                  Any delinquency or default under a mortgage shall not 
                  affect the status of such mortgage as a covered 
                  mortgage.
              (3) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
          the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
              (4) Forbearance relief.--The term ``forbearance relief'' 
          means, with respect to a mortgage, any suspension or reduction 
          of payments due under the mortgage, in any form and to any 
          extent.
              (5) Mortgagee.--The term ``mortgagee'' means, with respect 
          to a covered mortgage, the original lender under the mortgage 
          and any affiliates, agents, subsidiaries, successors, or 
          assignees of such lender, any subsequent purchaser, trustee, or 
          transferee of the mortgage or credit instrument issued by such 
          lender.
              (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
          of Housing and Urban Development.
      (e) Guidelines.--Not later than the expiration of the 30-day period 
  beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and 
  the Director shall jointly issue guidelines to carry out this section.
      (f) Applicability.--This Act shall apply with respect to any major 
  disaster declared pursuant to section 401 of the Robert T. Stafford 
  Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act in connection with 
  Hurricane Sandy and any major disaster declared thereafter.
target: Disaster-Affected Homeowners Notification Act of 2013 - Requires certain notifications if, in connection with any major disaster declared pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Director of the Federal Housing Agency, the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) makes available forbearance relief with respect to any covered mortgage, or any such agency head or enterprise issues any notice or guidelines to mortgagees or servicers recommending or requiring such relief. Directs the applicable agency head to provide: (1) to each mortgagor under a covered mortgage direct notification of the forbearance relief made available, required, or recommended; and (2) for areas subject to such disaster declaration, community-wide notification of such relief. Directs the applicable agency heads to issue guidelines regarding measures designed to provide notice and awareness of forbearance relief.
feat_title: Disaster-Affected Homeowners Notification Act of 2013