,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abce  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #f1 #bjae 
,ms4 ,murkowski introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,finance  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,alaska ,native   
,claims ,settlement ,act to authorize   
,regional ,corporations and ,village    
,corporations to establish energy       
assistance programs4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,alaska  
,native ,energy ,assistance ,program    
,act4  #b4 ,shareholder energy          
assistance program  7a7 ,in general     
,section #g of the ,alaska ,native      
,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjf7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7s7 ,shareholder energy 
assistance program ,a ,regional         
,corporation or ,village ,corporation   
may establish an energy assistance      
program that provides to shareholders   
financial assistance for the payment of 
residential electric bills1 the cost of 

home weatherization or energy efficiency
 improvements1 or the purchase of       
transportation fuels4  4  7b7 ,taxation 
,section #ba of the ,alaska ,native     
,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc ,u4,s4,c4 
#afbj7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7k7 ,energy assistance  
,any assistance provided to shareholders
 under an energy assistance program     
established under section #g7s7 shall   
not be subject to any form of ,federal  
taxation4  4