,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ag1       
#bjai,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 and ,mr4 ,reed7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require      
certain financial assistance under the  
,state energy program and the           
,weatherization ,assistance ,program to 
be distributed without undue delay to   
support ,state and local high-impact    
energy efficiency and renewable energy  
initiatives4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,investing in  
,state ,energy ,act4  #b4 ,timing for   
distribution of certain financial       
assistance under the ,state energy      
program and the ,weatherization         
,assistance ,program  7a7 ,timing for   
distribution of financial assistance    
under the weatherization assistance     
program ,section #dag7;d7 of the ,energy

 ,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfg7;d77 is amended--  7#a7
 by striking 7d7 ,payments and inserting
 the following3  7d7 ,method and timing 
of payments  7#a7 ,in general ,subject  
to paragraph 7#b71 any payments  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#b7 ,timing ,notwithstanding any     
other provision of law 7including       
regulations71 not later than #fj days   
after the date on which funds have been 
made available to provide assistance    
under this part1 the ,secretary shall   
distribute to the applicable recipient  
the full amount of assistance to be     
provided to the recipient under this    
part for the fiscal year4  4  7b7       
,timing for distribution of financial   
assistance under the ,state energy      
program ,section #cfc of the ,energy    
,policy and ,conservation ,act 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #fcbc7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7g7 ,timing for
 distribution of financial assistance   
,notwithstanding any other provision of 

law 7including regulations71 not later  
than #fj days after the date on which   
funds have been made available to       
provide financial assistance under this 
section1 the ,secretary shall distribute
 to the applicable ,state the full      
amount of assistance to be provided to  
the ,state under this section for the   
fiscal year4  4