,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgfi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1     
#bjbb,mr4 ,reed 7for himself1 ,ms4      
,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 and ,mrs4        
,shaheen7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,energy ,conservation and ,production   
,act to improve the weatherization      
assistance program1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,weatherization     
,assistance ,program ,improvements ,act 
of #bjbb4  #b4 ,weatherization          
,assistance ,program  7a7               
,weatherization ,readiness ,fund        
,section #dad of the ,energy            
,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhfd7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7d7            
,weatherization ,readiness ,fund  7#a7  
,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
establish a fund1 to be known as the    

,weatherization ,readiness ,fund1 from  
which the ,secretary shall distribute   
funds to ,states receiving financial    
assistance under this part1 in          
accordance with subsection 7a74  7#b7   
,use of funds  7,a7 ,in general ,a      
,state receiving funds under paragraph  
7#a7 shall use the funds for repairs to 
dwelling units described in subparagraph
 7,b7 that will remediate the applicable
 structural defects or hazards of the   
dwelling unit so that weatherization    
measures may be installed4  7,b7        
,dwelling unit ,a dwelling unit referred
 to in subparagraph 7,a7 is a dwelling  
unit occupied by a low-income person    
that1 on inspection pursuant to the     
program under this part1 was found to   
have significant defects or hazards that
 prevented the installation of          
weatherization measures under the       
program4  7#c7 ,authorization of        
appropriations ,in addition to amounts  
authorized to be appropriated under     
section #dbb1 there is authorized to be 

appropriated to the ,secretary to carry 
out this subsection #fe1jjj1jjj for each
 of fiscal years #bjbc through #bjbg4  4
  7b7 ,state average cost per unit  7#a7
 ,in general ,section #dae7;c7 of the   
,energy ,conservation and ,production   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfe7;c77 is       
amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7  
in the matter preceding subparagraph    
7,a7-- 7,i7 in the first sentence1 by   
striking #f1ejj and inserting #ab1jjj2  
and  7,,ii7 by striking 7c77#a7 ,except 
as provided in paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 
and inserting the following3  7c7       
,financial assistance  7#a7 ,in general 
,except as provided in paragraphs 7#c71 
7#d71 and 7#f7  2  7ii7 by conforming   
the margins of subparagraphs 7,a7       
through 7,d7 to the margin of           
subparagraph 7,e72  7iii7 in            
subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 1 and and
 inserting 2 and2 and  7iv7 in          
subparagraph 7,e71 by adding a period at
 the end2  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in   
the first sentence1 by striking         

weatherized 7including dwelling units   
partially weatherized7 and inserting    
fully weatherized2  7,c7 in paragraph   
7#d71 by striking #c1jjj and inserting  
#f1jjj2  7,d7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7i7 in
 subparagraph 7,a77i71 by striking      
7#f77;,a77ii7 and inserting             
7#g77;,a77ii72 and  7ii7 by striking    
7#f77;,a77i77,i7 each place it appears  
and inserting 7#g77;,a77i77,i72  7,e7 by
 redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as        
paragraph 7#g72 and  7,f7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 ,limit increase ,the ,secretary may
 increase the amount of financial       
assistance provided per dwelling unit   
under this part beyond the limit        
specified in paragraph 7#a7 if the      
,secretary determines that market       
conditions require such an increase to  
achieve the purposes of this part4  4   
7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section     
#dad;,d7b77#a77;,c7 of the ,energy      
,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhfd;d7b77#a77;,c77 is       

amended by striking #dae7;c77#f77;,a7   
and inserting #dae7;c77#g74