S. 4966 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4966 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 1, 2024Mr. Welch (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mrs. Shaheen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs A BILL To authorize public housing agencies to use assistance from the Capital Fund for energy performance contracts. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Energy Efficiency for Affordable Housing Act of 2024. 2. Use of Capital Fund assistance by public housing agencies for energy performance contracts Section 9(d) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437g(d)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(K), by inserting before and by the following: by entering into energy performance contracts (as defined in paragraph (4)),; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (4) Definition of energy performance contract For purposes of this subsection, the term energy performance contract means a contract described in section 990.185(a) of title 24, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. .