,i #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hgba ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #ab1 #bjbd,mr4 ,tonko 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act to direct the ,secretary of ,energy to establish a weatherization readiness program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,weatherization ,enhancement and ,readiness ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,weatherization 7a7 ,enhancement and innovation ,section #dad;,d of the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfd;d7 is amended by striking subsection 7k74 7b7 ,average cost per dwelling unit ,section #dae7;c77#a7 of the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfe7;c77#a77 is amended by striking #f1ejj and inserting #ab1jjj4 7c7 ,clarification of reweatherization limitation ,section #dae7;c77#b7 of the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfe7;c77#b77 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 1 or under other ,federal programs2 7#b7 by striking 1 may and inserting may2 and 7#c7 by striking or under other ,federal programs1 or from receiving non-,federal assistance for weatherization4 7d7 ,renewable energy systems ,section #dae7;c7 of the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfe7;c77 is amended by striking paragraph 7#d74 7e7 ,weatherization readiness program 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act is amended by adding after section #dad;,e 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfd;e7 the following section3 #dad;,f4 ,weatherization readiness program 7a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year after the date of enactment of this section1 the ,secretary shall establish a weatherization readiness program to provide grants to ,states and tribal organizations to implement measures to make dwelling units occupied by low-income persons ready to receive weatherization measures pursuant to the weatherization program conducted under this part by addressing structural1 plumbing1 roofing1 and electrical issues and environmental hazards1 and implementing other measures that the ,secretary determines to be appropriate1 to reduce the frequency of deferrals of such weatherization measures when the condition of a dwelling unit renders delivery of weatherization measures unsafe or ineffective4 7b7 ,alignment of requirements ,except as otherwise provided in this section1 to the extent possible1 the ,secretary shall1 in establishing the weatherization readiness program under this section-- 7#a7 align the requirements of such weatherization readiness program with the requirements of the weatherization program conducted under this part2 and 7#b7 seek to reduce barriers to leveraging other sources of funding for weatherization readiness measures4 7c7 ,savings-to-,investment ratio ,the weatherization readiness program established under this section shall not include a savings-to-investment ratio requirement4 7d7 ,previous weatherization ,weatherization readiness measures implemented pursuant to the weatherization readiness program established under this section shall not be considered previous weatherization for purposes of section #dae7;c77#b74 7e7 ,average cost per dwelling unit ,the ,secretary may establish1 or require a ,state grantee to establish1 a limit for expenditures for weatherization readiness measures1 including labor1 materials1 and related matters1 to be implemented with respect to a dwelling unit1 on an average cost per unit basis1 pursuant to the weatherization readiness program established under this section4 7f7 ,allocation of funds 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall allocate funding made available under this section to ,states and tribal organizations in a manner consistent with the allocation of financial assistance for weatherization assistance under the weatherization program conducted under this part4 7#b7 ,updated allocation ,not sooner than ,october #a1 #bjbh1 the ,secretary1 in consultation with ,states and tribal organizations1 may1 by rule1 update the method to allocate funding to ,states and tribal organizations under this section to more accurately reflect the relative need for funding for weatherization readiness measures among low-income persons throughout the ,states and ,indian tribes4 7g7 ,administrative expenses ,not more than an amount equal to #ae percent of any grant made by the ,secretary under this section may be used for administrative purposes1 except that not more than one-half of such amount may be used by any ,state for such purposes4 7h7 ,authorization of appropriations ,there is authorized to be appropriated #ej1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbi to carry out this section4 4 7#b7 ,table of contents amendment ,the table of contents for the ,energy ,conservation and ,production ,act is amended by adding after the item relating to section #dad;,e the following3 ,sec4 #dad;,f4 ,weatherization readiness program4 4