,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #b1 #bjag ,mrs4 
,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4     
,coll9s1 & ,mr4 ,re$7 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,en]gy & ,natural         
,res\rces  ,a ,,bill  ,to require c]ta9 
f9ancial assi/ance "u ! ,/ate en]gy     
program & ! ,wea!rization ,assi/ance    
,program to be di/ribut$ )\t undue delay
 to support ,/ate & local high-impact   
en]gy effici5cy & r5ewable en]gy        
initiatives4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,inve/+ 9 ,/ate ,en]gy  
,act4  #b4 ,tim+ = di/ribution ( c]ta9  
f9ancial assi/ance "u ! ,/ate en]gy     
program & ! ,wea!rization ,assi/ance    
,program  7a7 ,tim+ = di/ribution (     
f9ancial assi/ance "u ! wea!rization    
assi/ance program ,section #dag7;d7 ( ! 
,en]gy ,cons]vation & ,production ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfg7;d77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ 7d7 ,paym5ts & ins]t+ !   
foll[+3  7d7 ,me?od & tim+ ( paym5ts    

7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to p>agraph 7#b71
 any paym5ts  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end
 ! foll[+3  7#b7 ,tim+ ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law 7includ+ regulations71 n
 lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date on :i*   
funds h be5 made available to provide   
assi/ance "u ?is "p1 ! ,secret>y %all   
di/ribute to ! applicable recipi5t !    
full am\nt ( assi/ance to be provid$ to 
! recipi5t "u ?is "p = ! fiscal ye>4  4 
7b7 ,tim+ = di/ribution ( f9ancial      
assi/ance "u ! ,/ate en]gy program      
,section #cfc ( ! ,en]gy ,policy &      
,cons]vation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcbc7 
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7g7
 ,tim+ = di/ribution ( f9ancial         
assi/ance ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (  
law 7includ+ regulations71 n lat] ?an   
#fj days aft] ! date on :i* funds h be5 
made available to provide f9ancial      
assi/ance "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y   
%all di/ribute to ! applicable ,/ate !  
full am\nt ( assi/ance to be provid$ to 
! ,/ate "u ?is section = ! fiscal ye>4  
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