,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aihe  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ae1 #bjac ,mr4 
,lance 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,dent1 ,mr4   
,duncan of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4       
,frelinghuysen1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4       
,hanna1 ,mr4 ,harris1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 
,runyan1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,new ,jersey1   
,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,wilson of ,south     
,carolina1 and ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was referred to the ,committee on       
,energy and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
amend the ,national ,oilheat ,research  
,alliance ,act of #bjjj to reauthorize  
and improve that ,act1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,oilheat            
,efficiency1 ,renewable ,fuel ,research 
and ,jobs ,training ,act of #bjac4  #b4 
,findings and purposes ,section #gjb of 
the ,national ,oilheat ,research        
,alliance ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fbja note2 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is   
amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 7#d71 by   

striking and after the semicolon at the 
end2  7#b7 by striking the period at the
 end and inserting a semicolon2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#f7 consumers of oilheat fuel are    
provided service by thousands of small  
businesses that are unable to           
individually develop training programs  
to facilitate the entry of new and      
qualified workers into the oilheat fuel 
industry2  7#g7 small businesses and    
trained employees are in an ideal       
position--  7,a7 to provide information 
to consumers about the benefits of      
improved efficiency2 and  7,b7 to       
encourage consumers to value efficiency 
in energy choices and assist individuals
 in conserving energy2  7#h7 additional 
research is necessary--  7,a7 to improve
 oilheat fuel equipment2 and  7,b7 to   
develop domestic renewable resources    
that can be used to safely and          
affordably heat homes2  7#i7 since there
 are no ,federal resources available to 
assist the oilheat fuel industry1 it is 

necessary and appropriate to develop a  
self-funded program dedicated--  7,a7 to
 improving efficiency in customer homes2
  7,b7 to assist individuals to gain    
employment in the oilheat fuel industry2
 and  7,c7 to develop domestic renewable
 resources2  7#aj7 both consumers of    
oilheat fuel and retailers would benefit
 from the self-funded program2 and      
7#aa7 the oilheat fuel industry is      
committed to providing appropriate      
funding necessary to carry out the      
purposes of this title without passing  
additional costs on to residential      
consumers4  4  #c4 ,definitions  7a7 ,in
 general ,section #gjc of the ,national 
,oilheat ,research ,alliance ,act of    
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public
 ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended--  7#a7 by   
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through   
7#ae7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#af71 
respectively2  7#b7 by inserting after  
paragraph 7#b7 the following3  7#c7     
,cost-effective ,the term               
cost-effective1 with respect to a       

program or activity carried out under   
section #gjg7;f77#d71 means that the    
program or activity meets a total       
resource cost test under which--  7,a7  
the net present value of economic       
benefits over the life of the program or
 activity1 including avoided supply and 
delivery costs and deferred or avoided  
investments2 is greater than  7,b7 the  
net present value of the economic costs 
over the life of the program or         
activity1 including program costs and   
incremental costs borne by the energy   
consumer4  2 and  7#c7 by striking      
paragraph 7#h7 7as redesignated in      
paragraph 7#a77 and inserting the       
following3  7#h7 ,oilheat fuel ,the term
 oilheat fuel means fuel that--  7,a7   
is--  7i7 ,no4 #a distillate2  7ii7 ,no4
 #b dyed distillate2  7iii7 a liquid    
blended with ,no4 #a distillate or ,no4 
#b dyed distillate2 or  7iv7 a biobased 
liquid2 and  7,b7 is used as a fuel for 
nonindustrial commercial or residential 
space or hot water heating4  4  7b7     

,conforming amendments  7#a7 ,the       
,national ,oilheat ,research ,alliance  
,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2
 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended by   
striking oilheat each place it appears  
and inserting oilheat fuel4  7#b7       
,section #gjd7;d7 of the ,national      
,oilheat ,research ,alliance ,act of    
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public
 ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended in the       
subsection heading by striking oilheat  
and inserting oilheat fuel4  7#c7       
,section #gjf7;c77#b7 of the ,national  
,oilheat ,research ,alliance ,act of    
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public
 ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended in the       
paragraph heading by striking oilheat   
and inserting oilheat fuel4  7#d7       
,section #gjg7;c7 of the ,national      
,oilheat ,research ,alliance ,act of    
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public
 ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended in the       
subsection heading by striking oilheat  
and inserting oilheat fuel4  #d4        
,membership  7a7 ,selection ,section    

#gje of the ,national ,oilheat ,research
 ,alliance ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#fbja note2 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is   
amended by striking subsection 7a7 and  
inserting the following3  7a7 ,selection
  7#a7 ,list  7,a7 ,in general ,the     
,alliance shall provide to the          
,secretary a list of qualified nominees 
for membership in the ,alliance4  7,b7  
,requirement ,except as provided in     
subsection 7c77#a77;,c71 members of the 
,alliance shall be representatives of   
the oilheat fuel industry in a ,state1  
selected from a list of nominees        
submitted by the qualified ,state       
association in the ,state4  7#b7        
,vacancies ,a vacancy in the ,alliance  
shall be filled in the same manner as   
the original selection4  7#c7           
,secretarial action  7,a7 ,in general   
,the ,secretary shall have #fj days to  
review nominees provided under paragraph
 7#a74  7,b7 ,failure to ,act ,if the   
,secretary takes no action during the   
#fj-;day period described in            

subparagraph 7,a71 the nominees shall be
 considered to be members of the        
,alliance4  4  7b7 ,representation      
,section #gje7;b7 of the ,national      
,oilheat ,research ,alliance ,act of    
#bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public
 ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended in the matter
 preceding paragraph 7#a7 by striking   
qualified industry organization and     
inserting ,alliance4  7c7 ,number of    
members ,section #gje7;c7 of the        
,national ,oilheat ,research ,alliance  
,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2
 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended--    
7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#a7 and     
inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in      
general ,the ,alliance shall be composed
 of the following members3  7,a7 #a     
member representing each ,state         
participating in the ,alliance4  7,b7 #e
 representatives of retail marketers1 of
 whom #a shall be selected by each of   
the qualified ,state associations of the
 #e ,states with the highest volume of  
annual oilheat fuel sales4  7,c7 #e     

additional representatives of retail    
marketers4  7,d7 #ba representatives of 
wholesale distributors4  7,e7 #f public 
members1 who shall be representatives of
 significant users of oilheat fuel1 the 
oilheat fuel research community1 ,state 
energy officials1 or other groups with  
expertise in oilheat fuel1 including    
consumer and low-income advocacy groups4
  2 and  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 by     
striking the qualified industry         
organization or4  #e4 ,functions  7a7   
,renewable fuel research ,section       
#gjf7;a77#c77;,b77i77,i7 of the         
,national ,oilheat ,research ,alliance  
,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2
 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended by   
inserting before the semicolon at the   
end the following3 1 including research 
to develop renewable fuels and to       
examine the compatibility of different  
renewable fuels with oilheat fuel       
utilization equipment1 with priority    
given to research on the development and
 use of advanced biofuels4  7b7         

,biennial budgets ,section #gjf7;e7 of  
the ,national ,oilheat ,research        
,alliance ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fbja note2 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking paragraph   
7#a7 and inserting the following3  7#a7 
,publication of proposed budget ,not    
later than ,august #a1 #bjac1 and every 
#b years thereafter1 the ,alliance      
shall1 in consultation with the         
,secretary1 develop and publish for     
public review and comment a proposed    
biennial budget for the next #b calendar
 years1 including the probable operating
 and planning costs of all programs1    
projects1 and contracts and other       
agreements4  2 and  7#b7 by striking    
paragraph 7#d7 and inserting the        
following3  7#d7 ,implementation  7,a7  
,in general ,the ,alliance shall not    
implement a proposed budget until the   
expiration of #fj days after submitting 
the proposed budget to the ,secretary4  
7,b7 ,recommendations for changes by    
,secretary  7i7 ,in general ,the        

,secretary may recommend to the         
,alliance changes to the budget programs
 and activities of the ,alliance that   
the ,secretary considers appropriate4   
7ii7 ,response by alliance ,not later   
than #cj days after the receipt of any  
recommendations made under clause 7i71  
the ,alliance shall submit to the       
,secretary a final budget for the next  
#b calendar years that incorporates or  
includes a description of the response  
of the ,alliance to any changes         
recommended under clause 7i74  4  #f4   
,assessments  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#gjg of the ,national ,oilheat ,research
 ,alliance ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#fbja note2 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is   
amended--  7#a7 by striking subsection  
7a7 and inserting the following3  7a7   
,rate  7#a7 ,in general ,the assessment 
rate for calendar years #bjac and #bjad 
shall be equal to #b_/aj of #a cent per 
gallon of oilheat fuel4  7#b7           
,subsequent assessments ,subject to     
paragraph 7#c71 effective beginning with

 calendar year #bjae1 the annual        
assessment rate shall be sufficient to  
cover the costs of the plans and        
programs developed by the ,alliance4    
7#c7 ,limitations on increase  7,a7 ,in 
general ,the annual assessment shall not
 exceed #a_/b of #a cent per gallon of  
oilheat fuel4  7,b7 ,limitation ,the    
annual assessment may not change by more
 than #a_/aj of #a cent per gallon of   
oilheat fuel in any #ab month-period4   
7,c7 ,approval ,no increase in the      
assessment may occur unless--  7i7 the  
increase is approved by #c_/d of the    
members voting at a regularly scheduled 
meeting of the ,alliance2 and  7ii7 at  
least #ij days before the date of the   
meeting of the ,alliance1 the ,alliance 
provides notice of the proposed increase
 to the ,committee on ,energy and       
,natural ,resources of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives4  2   
and  7#b7 in subsection 7b71 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#h7         

,prohibition on pass through ,none of   
the assessments collected under this    
title may be passed through or otherwise
 required to be paid by residential     
consumers of oilheat fuel4  4  7b7      
,funds made available to qualified      
,state associations ,section            
#gjg7;e77#b7 of the ,national ,oilheat  
,research ,alliance ,act of #bjjj 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public ,law      
#ajf-dfi7 is amended by adding at the   
end the following3  7,b7 ,separate      
accounts ,as a condition of receipt of  
funds made available to a qualified     
,state association under this title1 the
 qualified ,state association shall     
deposit the funds in an account that is 
separate from other funds of the        
qualified ,state association4  4  7c7   
,administration ,section #gjg of the    
,national ,oilheat ,research ,alliance  
,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2
 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,use of ,assessments  7#a7 ,in general  

,notwithstanding any other provision of 
this title1 the ,secretary and the      
,alliance shall ensure that assessments 
collected for each calendar year under  
this title are allocated and used in    
accordance with this subsection4  7#b7  
,research1 development1 and             
demonstration  7,a7 ,in general ,the    
,alliance shall ensure that not less    
than #cj percent of the assessments     
collected for each calendar year under  
this title are used by qualified ,state 
associations or the ,alliance to conduct
 research1 development1 and             
demonstration activities relating to    
oilheat fuel1 including the development 
of energy-efficient heating and the     
transition and facilitation of the entry
 of energy efficient heating systems    
into the marketplace4  7,b7             
,coordination ,the ,alliance shall      
coordinate with the ,secretary to       
develop priorities for the use of       
assessments under this paragraph4  7,c7 
,plan ,the ,alliance shall develop a    

coordinated research plan to carry out  
research programs and activities under  
this section4  7,d7 ,report  7i7 ,in    
general ,no later than #a year after    
date of enactment of this subsection1   
the ,alliance shall prepare a report on 
the use of biofuels in oilheat fuel     
utilization equipment4  7ii7 ,contents  
,the report required under clause 7i7   
shall--  7,i7 provide information on the
 environmental benefits1 economic       
benefits1 and any technical limitations 
on the use of biofuels in oilheat fuel  
utilization equipment2 and  7,,ii7      
describe market acceptance of the fuel1 
and information on ,state and local     
governments that are encouraging the use
 of biofuels in oilheat fuel utilization
 equipment4  7iii7 ,copies ,the         
,alliance shall submit a copy of the    
report required under clause 7i7 to--   
7,i7 ,congress2  7,,ii7 the ,governor of
 each ,state1 and other appropriate     
,state leaders1 in which the ,alliance  
is operating2 and  7,,iii7 the          

,administrator of the ,environmental    
,protection ,agency4  7,e7 ,consumer    
education materials ,the ,alliance1 in  
conjunction with an institution or      
organization engaged in biofuels        
research1 shall develop consumer        
education materials describing the      
benefits of using biofuels as or in     
oilheat fuel based on the technical     
information developed in the report     
required under subparagraph 7,d7 and    
other information generally available4  
7#c7 ,cost sharing  7,a7 ,in general ,in
 carrying out a research1 development1  
demonstration1 or commercial application
 program or activity that is commenced  
after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 the ,alliance shall require 
cost-sharing in accordance with this    
section4  7,b7 ,research and development
  7i7 ,in general ,except as provided in
 clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 the ,alliance  
shall require that not less than #bj    
percent of the cost of a research or    
development program or activity         

described in subparagraph 7,a7 to be    
provided by a source other than the     
,alliance4  7ii7 ,exclusion ,clause 7i7 
shall not apply to a research or        
development program or activity         
described in subparagraph 7,a7 that is  
of a basic or fundamental nature1 as    
determined by the ,alliance4  7iii7     
,reduction ,the ,alliance may reduce or 
eliminate the requirement of clause 7i7 
for a research and development program  
or activity of an applied nature if the 
,alliance determines that the reduction 
is necessary and appropriate4  7,c7     
,demonstration and commercial           
application ,the ,alliance shall require
 that not less than #ej percent of the  
cost of a demonstration or commercial   
application program or activity         
described in subparagraph 7,a7 to be    
provided by a source other than the     
,alliance4  7#d7 ,heating oil efficiency
 and upgrade program  7,a7 ,in general  
,the ,alliance shall ensure that not    
less than #ae percent of the assessments

 collected for each calendar year under 
this title are used by qualified ,state 
associations or the ,alliance to carry  
out programs to assist consumers--  7i7 
to make cost-effective upgrades to more 
fuel efficient heating oil systems or   
otherwise make cost-effective           
modifications to an existing heating    
system to improve the efficiency of the 
system2  7ii7 to improve energy         
efficiency or reduce energy consumption 
through cost-effective energy efficiency
 programs for consumers2 or  7iii7 to   
improve the safe operation of a heating 
system4  7,b7 ,plan ,the ,alliance      
shall1 to the maximum extent            
practicable1 coordinate1 develop1 and   
implement the programs and activities of
 the ,alliance in conjunction with      
existing ,state energy efficiency       
program administrators4  7,c7           
,administration  7i7 ,in general ,in    
carrying out this paragraph1 the        
,alliance shall1 to the maximum extent  
practicable1 ensure that heating system 

conversion assistance is coordinated    
with1 and developed after consultation  
with1 persons or organizations          
responsible for administering--  7,i7   
the low-income home energy assistance   
program established under the           
,low-,income ,home ,energy ,assistance  
,act of #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hfba et   
seq472  7,,ii7 the ,weatherization      
,assistance ,program for ,low-,income   
,persons established under part ,a of   
title ,,iv of the ,energy ,conservation 
and ,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4     
#fhfa et seq472 or  7,,iii7 other energy
 efficiency programs administered by the
 ,state or other parties in the ,state4 
7ii7 ,distribution of funds ,the        
,alliance shall ensure that funds       
distributed to carry out this paragraph 
are--  7,i7 distributed equitably to    
,states based on the proportional       
contributions of the ,states through    
collected assessments2  7,,ii7 used to  
supplement 7and not supplant7 ,state or 
alternative sources of funding for      

energy efficiency programs2 and  7,,iii7
 used only to carry out this paragraph4 
7#e7 ,consumer education1 safety1 and   
training ,the ,alliance shall ensure    
that not more than #cj percent of the   
assessments collected for each calendar 
year under this title are used--  7,a7  
to conduct consumer education activities
 relating to oilheat fuel1 including    
providing information to consumers on-- 
7i7 energy conservation strategies2     
7ii7 safety2  7iii7 new technologies    
that reduce consumption or improve      
safety and comfort2  7iv7 the use of    
biofuels blends2 and  7v7 ,federal1     
,state1 and local programs designed to  
assist oilheat fuel consumers2  7,b7 to 
conduct worker safety and training      
activities relating to oilheat fuel1    
including energy efficiency training    
7including classes to obtain ,building  
,performance ,institute or ,residential 
,energy ,services ,network              
certification72  7,c7 to carry out other
 activities recommended by the          

,secretary2 or  7,d7 to the maximum     
extent practicable1 a data collection   
process established1 in collaboration   
with the ,secretary or other appropriate
 ,federal agencies1 to track equipment1 
service1 and related safety issues and  
to develop measures to improve safety4  
7#f7 ,administrative costs  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,alliance shall ensure that
 not more than #e percent of the        
assessments collected for each calendar 
year under this title are used for--    
7i7 administrative costs2 or  7ii7      
indirect costs incurred in carrying out 
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#e74  7,b7     
,administration ,activities under this  
section shall be documented pursuant to 
a transparent process and procedures    
developed in coordination with the      
,secretary4  7#g7 ,reports  7,a7 ,annual
 reports  7i7 ,in general ,each         
qualified ,state association or the     
,alliance shall prepare an annual report
 describing he development and          
administration of this section1 and     

yearly expenditures under this section4 
7ii7 ,contents ,each report required    
under clause 7i7 shall include a        
description of the use of proceeds under
 this section1 including a description  
of--  7,i7 advancements made in         
energy-efficient heating systems and    
biofuel heating oil blends2 and  7,,ii7 
heating system upgrades and             
modifications and energy efficiency     
programs funded under this section4     
7iii7 ,verification  7,i7 ,in general   
,the ,alliance shall ensure that an     
independent third-party reviews each    
report described in clause 7i7 and      
verifies the accuracy of the report4    
7,,ii7 ,councils ,if a ,state has a     
stakeholder efficiency oversight        
council1 the council shall be the entity
 that reviews and verifies the report of
 the ,state association or ,alliance for
 the ,state under clause 7i74  7,b7     
,reports on heating oil efficiency and  
upgrade program ,at least once every #c 
years1 the ,alliance shall prepare a    

detailed report describing the consumer 
savings1 cost-effectiveness of1 and the 
lifetime and annual energy savings      
achieved by heating system upgrades and 
modifications and energy efficiency     
programs funded under paragraph 7#d74   
7,c7 ,availability ,each report1 and any
 subsequent changes to the report1      
described in this paragraph shall be    
made publically available1 with notice  
of availability provided to the         
,secretary1 and posted on the website of
 the ,alliance4  4  #g4 ,market survey  
and consumer protection ,section #gjh of
 the ,national ,oilheat ,research       
,alliance ,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fbja note2 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is   
repealed4  #h4 ,lobbying restrictions   
,section #gaj of the ,national ,oilheat 
,research ,alliance ,act of #bjjj 7#db  
,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public ,law      
#ajf-dfi7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking
 ,no funds and inserting the following3 
7a7 ,in general ,no funds  2  7#b7 by   
inserting or to lobby after elections2  

and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7b7 ,assessments  7#a7 ,in  
general ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 no  
funds derived from assessments collected
 by the ,alliance under section #gjg    
shall be used1 directly or indirectly1  
to influence ,federal1 ,state1 or local 
legislation or elections1 or the manner 
of administering of a law4  7#b7        
,information ,the ,alliance may use     
funds described in paragraph 7#a7 to    
provide information requested by a      
,member of ,congress1 or an official of 
any ,federal1 ,state1 or local agency1  
in the course of the official business  
of the ,member or official4  4  #i4     
,noncompliance ,section #gab of the     
,national ,oilheat ,research ,alliance  
,act of #bjjj 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2
 ,public ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  7g7   
,noncompliance ,if the ,alliance1 a     
qualified ,state association1 or any    
other entity or person violates this    
title1 the ,secretary shall--  7#a7     

notify ,congress of the noncompliance2  
and  7#b7 provide notice of the         
noncompliance on the ,alliance website4 
4  #aj4 ,sunset ,section #gac of the    
,national ,oilheat ,research1 ,consumer 
,education1 and ,efficiency ,act of     
#bjaa 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fbja note2 ,public
 ,law #ajf-dfi7 is amended by striking  
#i years and inserting #ai years4