,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gffb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,ms4 
,stevens 7for herself1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1  
,mr4 ,young1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 and ,mr4   
,veasey7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor1 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     
modify certain requirements of ,,liheap 
for purposes of the use of certain funds
 appropriated in fiscal year #bjbj1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,use of        
,,liheap supplemental appropriations    
7a7 ,use of funds ,notwithstanding      
section #bfje of the ,low-,income ,home 
,energy ,assistance ,act of #aiha1 with 
respect to amounts appropriated during  
the covered period to carry out the     
,low-,income ,home ,energy ,assistance  

,act of #aiha1 each ,state1 the         
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico1 ,guam1  
,american ,samoa1 the ,virgin ,islands  
of the ,united ,states1 the             
,commonwealth of the ,northern ,mariana 
,islands1 and each ,indian ,tribe1 as   
applicable1 that receives an allotment  
of funds from such amounts-- 7#a7 shall1
 in using such funds1 for purposes of   
income eligibility1 accept proof of job 
loss or severe income loss dated after  
,february #bi1 #bjbj1 such as a layoff  
or furlough notice or verification of   
application for unemployment benefits1  
as sufficient to demonstrate lack of    
income for an individual or household2  
and  7#b7 may use not more than #ab4e   
percent of such funds for administrative
 costs4  7b7 ,covered period defined ,in
 this section1 the term covered period  
means the period that begins on the date
 of enactment of this ,act and ends on  
,september #cj1 #bjbj4