,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of    
,,representatives  ,january #c1 #bjac   
,mrs4 ,christensen introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1 and in  
addition to the ,committees on ,energy  
and ,commerce1 ,transportation and      
,infrastructure1 ,financial ,services1  
and ,education and the ,workforce1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
provide energy crisis relief to         
residents of the ,virgin ,islands4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,virgin ,islands ,energy ,crisis    
,relief ,act4  #b4 ,high energy costs   
assistance ,section #ai of the ,rural   
,electrification ,act of #aicf 7#g      
,u4,s4,c4 #iah;a7 is amended by adding  
at the end the following3  7c7 ,high    
,energy ,cost ,grant to the ,water and  

,power ,authority of the ,united ,states
 ,virgin ,islands  7#a7 ,in general ,the
 ,secretary1 acting through the ,rural  
,utilities ,service1 shall make a grant 
in an amount equal to #ajj1jjj1jjj to   
the ,water and ,power ,authority of the 
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands under  
subection 7a77#a7 if that entity applies
 for1 and is eligible for1 such a grant4
  7#b7 ,appropriation  7,a7 ,in general 
,out of any funds in the ,treasury of   
the ,united ,states not otherwise       
appropriated1 there are appropriated for
 fiscal year #bjac such sums as may be  
necessary for the grant provided for in 
paragraph 7#a71 in addition to any other
 appropriated funds that may be used for
 the grant4  7,b7 ,availability ,amounts
 made available under subparagraph 7,a7 
shall remain available through fiscal   
year #bjae4  7d7 ,territories included  
,in this section1 the term ,state       
includes ,territory4  4  #c4 ,economic  
adjustment assistance  7a7 ,in general  
,the ,secretary of ,commerce is         

authorized to make grants under section 
#bji of the ,public ,works and ,economic
 ,development ,act of #aife 7#db        
,u4,s4,c4 #caii7 to the ,virgin ,islands
 ,water and ,power ,authority for       
programs and activities to convert base 
power production in the ,virgin ,islands
 from fuel oil to liquefied natural gas 
or liquefied petroleum gas4  7b7        
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out this section a total of       
#ae1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjac      
through #bjag4  #d4 ,low-,income ,home  
,energy ,assistance ,program ,with      
respect to fiscal years #bjac through   
#bjah1 the percentage described in      
section #bfje7;b77#b77;,b77i7 of the    
,low-,income ,home ,energy ,assistance  
,act of #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#hfbd7;b77#b77;,b77i77 shall be #cjj    
percent when applied to households      
located in the ,virgin ,islands4