,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #acge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1         
#bjba,mr4 ,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act to
 e/abli% an ,(fice ( ,en]gy ,equity1 & =
 o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,en]gy ,equity ,act
 ( #bjba4  #b4 ,(fice ( ,en]gy ,equity  
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,title ,,ii ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,en]gy ,organization ,act 7#db         
,u4,s4,c4 #gaca et seq47 is am5d$ by    
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  #bah4 ,(fice ( 
,en]gy ,equity  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!re is 
e/abli%$ )9 ! ,dep>tm5t an ,(fice (     
,en]gy ,equity 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section 
z ! ,(fice74 ,! ,(fice %all be head$ by 
a ,director1 :o %all be appo9t$ by !    
,secret>y & comp5sat$ at a rate equal to
 t ( level ,,iv ( ! ,executive ,s*$ule  
"u section #ecae ( title #e1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,duties ( ! ,director
 ,! ,director1 9 accordance ) ,executive

 ,ord] #abhih 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #dcba note7
 & ! purposes ( ?is ,act1 %all provide1 
direct1 fo/]1 coord9ate1 & implem5t     
en]gy plann+1 education1 managem5t1     
cons]vation1 & deliv]y programs ( !     
,dep>tm5t t-- 7#a7 promote an ag5cy-wide
 environm5tal ju/ice /rategy & int]ag5cy
 collaboration2  7#b7 r$uce or /abilize 
en]gy co/s )9 und]s]v$ or disadvantag$  
communities2 &  7#c7 increase !         
availability ( en]gy cons]vation        
measures )9 und]s]v$ or disadvantag$    
communities4  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is    
section3 7#a7 ,en]gy cons]vation        
measures ,! t]m en]gy cons]vation       
measures means measures t improve en]gy 
effici5cy1 en]gy cons]vation1 or access 
to r5ewable en]gy s\rces1 includ+       
retr(it activities4  7#b7 ,und]s]v$ or  
disadvantages community ,! t]m und]s]v$ 
or disadvantag$ community means-- 7,a7 a
 community locat$ 9 a ,,zip ,code t     
includes a c5sus tract t is id5tifi$ z--
 7i7 a l[-income community2 or  7ii7 a  
community ( color2 or  7,b7 any o!r     

community t ! ,secret>y det]m9es is     
disproportionately vuln]able to1 or be>s
 a disproportionate burd5 (1 any        
comb9ation ( economic1 social1 &        
environm5tal /ressors4  7d7             
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ 
am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts ( ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,en]gy ,organization ,act is am5d$ by
 ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to section   
#bag ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #bah4 ,(fice (    
,en]gy ,equity4  4