,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eaei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ai1       
#bjai,ms4 ,moore 7for herself1 ,mr4     
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis of      
,illinois1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,mr4 ,beyer1   
,mr4 ,horsford1 ,mr4 ,panetta1 ,mr4     
,evans1 ,mr4 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1  
and ,mr4 ,doggett7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,ways and ,means  ,a  
,,bill  ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue
 ,code of #aihf to include home energy  
audits in the nonbusiness energy        
property credit4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,empowering   
,homeowners ,energy ,efficiency ,act of 
#bjai4  #b4 ,inclusion of home energy   
audits in nonbusiness energy property   
credit  7a7 ,in general ,section        
#be;,c7a7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by striking   
and at the end of paragraph 7#a71 by    
striking the period at the end of       
paragraph 7#b7 and inserting 1 and1 and 

by adding at the end the following new  
paragraph3  7#c7 #cj percent of the     
amount paid or incurred by the taxpayer 
during the taxable year for home energy 
audits4  4  7b7 ,limitation ,section    
#be;,c7b7 of such ,code is amended      
adding at the end the following new     
paragraph3  7#d7 ,home energy audits    
,the amount of the credit allowed under 
this section by reason of subsection    
7a77#c7 shall not exceed #aej4  4  7c7  
,definition of home energy audit        
,section #be;,c of such ,code is amended
 by redesignating subsections 7e71 7f71 
and 7g71 as subsections 7f71 7g71 and   
7h71 respectively1 and by inserting     
after subsection 7d7 the following new  
subsection3  7e7 ,home energy audits    
,for purposes of this section1 the term 
home energy audit means an inspection   
and written report with respect to a    
dwelling unit located in the ,united    
,states and owned or used by the        
taxpayer as the taxpayer's principal    
residence 7within the meaning of section

 #aba7 which--  7#a7 identifies the most
 significant and cost-effective energy  
efficiency improvements with respect to 
such dwelling unit1 including an        
estimate of the energy and cost savings 
with respect to each such improvement1  
and  7#b7 is conducted and prepared by a
 home energy auditor that meets the     
certification or other requirements     
specified by the ,secretary 7after      
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,energy1 and not later than #ahj days   
after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection7 in regulations or other     
guidance4  4  7d7 ,conforming amendment 
,section #ajaf7;a77#cc7 of such ,code is
 amended by striking section #be;,c7f7  
and inserting section #be;,c7g74  7e7   
,effective date ,the amendments made by 
this section shall apply to amounts paid
 or incurred after ,december #ca1 #bjai4