,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #id  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the 
,,united ,,states  ,january #bf1        
#bjbc,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 and ,mr4 ,reed7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to require      
certain information and financial       
assistance under the ,state energy      
program and the ,weatherization         
,assistance ,program to be distributed  
without undue delay to support ,state   
and local high-impact energy efficiency 
and renewable energy initiatives1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,investing in ,state ,energy ,act of    
#bjbc4  #b4 ,timing for distribution of 
certain information and financial       
assistance under the ,weatherization    
,assistance ,program and the ,state     
energy program  7a7 ,timing for         
distribution of certain information and 

financial assistance under the          
weatherization assistance program       
,section #dag of the ,energy            
,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhfg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7d71 by striking the         
subsection designation and all that     
follows through ,payments and inserting 
the following3  7d7 ,method and timing  
of payments  7#a7 ,in general ,payments 
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#b7 ,timing ,on receipt of 
a plan adopted pursuant to section      
#dae7;b71 the ,secretary shall          
distribute funds to the ,state1 ,indian 
,tribe1 or other direct recipient to    
which the plan applies as quickly as    
practicable4  7e7 ,distribution of      
information ,not later than #fj days    
after the date on which funds have been 
made available to provide assistance    
under this part1 the ,secretary shall-- 
7#a7 release application guidance to    
,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and other     
direct recipients of assistance under   

this part2 and  7#b7 publish the        
allocation of assistance to be provided 
to ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and other  
direct recipients of assistance under   
this part in accordance with the        
applicable distribution formula for the 
fiscal year4  4  7b7 ,timing for        
distribution of certain information and 
financial assistance under the ,state   
energy program ,section #cfc of the     
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcbc7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,distribution of information ,not later 
than #fj days after the date on which   
funds have been made available to       
provide financial assistance under this 
section1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7    
release application guidance for        
financial assistance for energy         
conservation plans under this section2  
and  7#b7 publish the allocation of     
assistance to be provided to ,states    
under this section in accordance with   
the applicable distribution formula for 

the fiscal year1 including pursuant to  
subsection 7b74  7g7 ,timing of payments
 ,on receipt of a ,state energy         
conservation plan submitted under       
section #cfb1 the ,secretary shall      
distribute funds to a ,state as quickly 
as practicable4  4