,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hcag  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #g1 #bjbb,mr4  
,steube 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
 provide an increased tax credit for    
combined photovoltaic and thermal       
technology4  #a4 ,increased credit for  
combined photovoltaic and thermal       
technology  7a7 ,in general ,section    
#be;,d7e7 of the ,internal ,revenue     
,code of #aihf is amended by adding at  
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#i7 ,combined photovoltaic and thermal 
system ,in the case of a qualified solar
 electric property expenditure1 if such 
expenditure is for property that uses   
solar electric and solar thermal energy 
generated by a common panel that is     
certified by an independent third party 
test agency to meet standards set out in
 ,,iec_/,,ul #fagcj for ,photovoltaic   
7,,pv7 ,module ,safety ,qualification   

and ,,iso #ihjf ,solar ,energy--,solar  
,thermal ,collectors--,test ,methods to 
produce energy at a combined peak       
efficiency of module that is equal to or
 great than #fe percent-- 7,a7          
subsection 7g77#a7 shall be applied by  
substituting #de percent for #cj        
percent1  7,b7 subsection 7g77#b7 shall 
be applied by substituting #da percent  
for #bf percent1 and  7,c7 subsection   
7g77#c7 shall be applied by substituting
 #cg percent for #bb percent4  4  7b7   
,effective date ,the amendment made by  
this section shall apply to expenditures
 paid or incurred after ,june #a1 #bjbb4