,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ac1      
#bjbj,mr4 ,heinrich introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to 
amend the ,energy ,independence and     
,security ,act of #bjjg to reauthorize  
the ,energy ,efficiency and             
,conservation ,block ,grant ,program1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,energy    
,efficiency and ,conservation ,block    
,grant ,program  7a7 ,purpose ,section  
#edb7;b77#a7 of the ,energy             
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaeb7;b77#a77 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking and at the end2  7#b7 in       
subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting and     
after the semicolon2 and  7#c7 by adding
 at the end the following3  7,c7        
diversifies energy supplies1 including  
by facilitating and promoting the use of
 alternative fuels2  4  7b7 ,use of     

funds ,section #edd of the ,energy      
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaed7 is amended 
by striking paragraph 7#i7 and inserting
 the following3  7#i7 deployment of     
energy distribution technologies that   
significantly increase energy efficiency
 or expand access to alternative fuels1 
including-- 7,a7 distributed resources2 
7,b7 district heating and cooling       
systems2 and  7,c7 infrastructure for   
delivering alternative fuels2  4  7c7   
,competitive grants ,section            
#edf7;c77#b7 of the ,energy             
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaef7;c77#b77 is 
amended by inserting 1 including        
projects to expand the use of           
alternative fuels before the period at  
the end4  7d7 ,funding ,section #edh7;a7
 of the ,energy ,independence and       
,security ,act of #bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#agaeh7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a71 by striking             
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years 

#bjjh through #bjab and inserting       
#c1ejj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years 
#bjba through #bjbf2 and  7#b7 by       
striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting   
the following3  7#b7 ,administrative    
costs ,there is authorized to be        
appropriated to the ,secretary for      
administrative expenses of the program  
#ce1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years    
#bjba through #bjbf4  4  7e7 ,technical 
amendments ,section #edc of the ,energy 
,independence and ,security ,act of     
#bjjg 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agaec7 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c71 by    
striking subsection 7a77#b7 and         
inserting subsection 7a77#c72 and  7#b7 
in subsection 7d71 by striking          
subsection 7a77#c7 and inserting        
subsection 7a77#d74