Comment Submitted by Maine Affordable Housing Coalition

Summary: The Maine Affordable Housing Coalition (MAHC) supports the goals of the Build America, Buy America Act but argues that its current implementation creates significant administrative burdens and delays for affordable housing projects. They recommend that HUD pause the mandate during the RFI process, establish national product-category waivers, create a national housing product database, and streamline the waiver review process to ensure housing production is not stalled.