,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajdff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #af1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,tonko introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct
 ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy to provide fund+  
to electric & natural gas utility s]vice
 provid]s to elim9ate ! arre>s (        
resid5tial cu/om]s ( su* s]vice         
provid]s1 support implem5tation ( &     
p>ticipation 9 p]c5tage ( income paym5t 
programs & o!r en]gy af=dability        
measures1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,end    
,en]gy ,h>d%ip ,act4  #b4 ,utility      
af=dability program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!    
,secret>y %all c>ry out a program to    
improve ! ne>-t]m & su/a9$ af=dability (
 s]vice provid$ by eligible entities4   
7b7 ,phase #a  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+   
out ! program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71
 ! ,secret>y %all1 n lat] ?an #ab mon?s 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1   
provide fund+ to eligible entities on a 

competitive basis 9 accordance ) ?is    
subsection4  7#b7 ,am\nts ,! fund+      
provid$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 to an eligible 
entity %all be 9 an am\nt no great] ?an 
! aggregate total arre>s ( resid5tial   
cu/om]s s]v$ by su* eligible entity4    
7#c7 ,use ( funds  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,an    
eligible entity t receives fund+ "u     
p>agraph 7#a7 may only use su* fund+ to 
elim9ate ! arre>s ( resid5tial cu/om]s  
s]v$ by su* eligible entity4  7,b7      
,prioritization ,to ! ext5t fund+       
receiv$ by an eligible entity "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 is insuffici5t to elim9ate
 ! arre>s ( all resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ 
by ! eligible entity1 ! eligible entity 
%all prioritize ! elim9ation (-- 7i7    
fir/1 ! arre>s ( ea* resid5tial cu/om]  
s]v$ by ! eligible entity t 7 incurr$   
prior to ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is        
section2  7ii7 second1 ! arre>s ( ea*   
resid5tial cu/om] s]v$ by ! eligible    
entity :o has a gross h\sehold income at
 or bel[ ! great] (-- 7,i7 #aej p]c5t ( 
! ,f$]al pov]ty level2 &  7,,ii7 #fj    

p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( ! ,/ate 9 :i* !
 resid5tial cu/om] resides2 &  7iii7    
?ird1 ! arre>s ( ea* resid5tial cu/om]  
:o is "p ( a h\sehold s]v$ by ! eligible
 entity t includes-- 7,i7 #a or m       
individuals :o h atta9$ #fj ye>s ( age2 
7,,ii7 #a or m individuals :o are       
disabl$2  7,,iii7 #a or m individuals :o
 h n yet atta9$ #f ye>s ( age2 or       
7,,iv7 #a or m individuals :o h a m$ical
 condition t requires s]vice by an      
eligible entity4  7#d7 ,t]ms &          
conditions  7,a7 ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage (  
,income ,paym5t ,program  7i7 ,9 g5]al  
,an eligible entity t receives fund+ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all implem5t a ,qualifi$ 
,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t ,program or 
an alt]native en]gy af=dability program 
describ$ 9 clause 7ii7 = a p]iod ( n    
few] ?an #fj consecutive mon?s beg9n+ n 
lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date on :i* ! 
eligible entity receives su* fund+4     
7ii7 ,alt]native en]gy af=dability      
programs ,an alt]native en]gy           
af=dability program describ$ 9 ?is      

clause is an en]gy af=dability program1 
su* z a ti]$ disc\nt program1 t !       
,secret>y det]m9es-- 7,i7 is design$ to 
provide assi/ance-- 7aa7 ) respect to   
am\nts *>g$ by an eligible entity2  7bb7
 to resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ by !        
eligible entity :o are eligible to      
enroll 9 a ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income
 ,paym5t ,program2 &  7cc7 t is r\ghly  
equival5t to ! assi/ance provid$ by a   
,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t   
,program2 &  7,,ii7 meets o!r           
appropriate design requirem5ts = en]gy  
af=dability programs4  7iii7 ,automatic 
enrollm5t ,an eligible entity t receives
 fund+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all1 to ! ext5t
 possible1 enroll ea* resid5tial cu/om] 
s]v$ by ! eligible entity :o has a gross
 h\sehold income describ$ 9 subsection  
7j77#e77;,b71 & ) respect to :om !      
eligible entity has elim9at$ arre>s1 9 !
 ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t  
,program or alt]native en]gy af=dability
 program implem5t$ pursuant to clause   
7i74  7,b7 ,demon/ration ( compliance ,=

 any eligible entity ) respect to :i* a 
,/ate ag5cy has ratemak+ au?ority1 !    
,secret>y %all condition ! obligation ( 
fund+ to su* eligible entity "u p>agraph
 7#a7 on ! eligible entity-- 7i7 fil+ a 
t>iff ) su* ,/ate ag5cy to-- 7,i7       
e/abli% a ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income 
,paym5t ,program or an alt]native en]gy 
af=dability program describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,a77ii72 or  7,,ii7 am5d an
 exi/+ program to be a ,qualifi$        
,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t ,program or 
an alt]native en]gy af=dability program 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii72 or     
7ii7 submitt+ docum5tation to !         
,secret>y t demon/rates t su* entity    
adm9i/]s an exi/+ ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( 
,income ,paym5t ,program or an          
alt]native en]gy af=dability program    
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii74  7,c7  
,cessation ( arre>s collections &       
disconnections ,an eligible entity t    
receives fund+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all /op
 issu+ late fees or p5alties to1 c>ry+  
out any arre>s collection ) respect to  

7includ+ ! sale ( debt to ?ird p>ties71 
& disconnect+ ! s]vice ( a resid5tial   
cu/om] s]v$ by ! eligible entity =      
arre>s ( ! resid5tial cu/om] t are      
expect$ to be elim9at$ by fund+ receiv$ 
"u p>agraph 7#a74  7,d7 ,prohibition on 
d\ble recov]y ,an eligible entity t     
receives fund+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may n   
collect rev5ue f ! ratepay]s ( su*      
eligible entity to cov] ! co/s ( arre>s 
expect$ to be elim9at$ by su* fund+4    
7,e7 ,data %>+ ,an eligible entity t    
receives fund+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all    
coord9ate1 & seek to ent] into agreem5ts
 to ex*ange data1 ) ,/ate ag5cies &1 z  
appropriate1 nonpr(it organizations     
responsible = v]ify+ income eligibility 
& enroll+ resid5tial cu/om]s 9 relevant 
7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y7 ,f$]al &     
,/ate en]gy af=dability & en]gy         
effici5cy programs4  7,f7 ,adm9i/rative 
co/s ,an eligible entity t receives     
fund+ "u p>agraph 7#a7 may use n m ?an  
#aj p]c5t ( su* fund+ = adm9i/rative    
co/s associat$ )-- 7i7 elim9at+ ! arre>s

 ( resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ by ! eligible
 entity2  7ii7 e/abli%+ a ,qualifi$     
,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t ,program or 
an alt]native en]gy af=dability program 
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a77ii72 &      
7iii7 comply+ ) any o!r requirem5t      
e/abli%$ by ?is p>agraph4  7,g7 ,report+
 ,an eligible entity t receives fund+ "u
 p>agraph 7#a7 %all report to !         
,secret>y on-- 7i7 ! use ( su* fund+ by 
! eligible entity2  7ii7 compliance by !
 eligible entity ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is  
p>agraph2 &  7iii7 o!r ef=ts by !       
eligible entity to r$uce ! arre>s (1 &  
improve en]gy af=dability =1 resid5tial 
cu/om]s s]v$ by ! eligible entity4  7c7 
,phase #b  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! 
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all1 n e>li] ?an #bd mon?s   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section1   
provide any fund+ appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is section t is n exp5d$ "u        
subsection 7b7 to ea* eligible entity t 
receiv$ fund+ "u subsection 7b7 9       
accordance ) ?is subsection4  7#b7      

,am\nts ,! fund+ provid$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 to an eligible entity %all be 9 an 
am\nt t is proportionate to ! numb] (   
resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ by su* eligible 
entity4  7#c7 ,use ( funds ,an eligible 
entity t receives fund+ "u p>agraph 7#a7
 %all use su* fund+ to provide a cr$it  
to ea* resid5tial cu/om] s]v$ by su*    
eligible entity 9 an equal am\nt4  7d7  
,te*nical assi/ance ,9 c>ry+ out !      
program describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y %all (f] te*nical assi/ance to
 eligible entities1 ,/ates1 ,indian     
,tribes1 & nonpr(it organizations to    
support ! developm5t & implem5tation (1 
p>ticipation 91 & public education ab\t 
,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t   
,programs & o!r en]gy af=dability       
measures1 :i* may include arre>s        
managem5t programs1 eligible entity bill
 disc\nt rates1 eligible entity bill    
rebates1 home en]gy audits1 assi/ance   
provid$ pursuant to ! ,l[-,income ,home 
,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha1 &       
resid5tial en]gy & en]gy effici5cy      

programs4  7e7 ,support = ,qualifi$     
,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t ,programs   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 c>ry+ out ! program    
describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
%all1 subject to ! availability ( funds1
 provide fund+ to eligible entities or  
,/ates to (fset ! co/s t an eligible    
entity may pass on to resid5tial cu/om]s
 s]v$ by ! eligible entity t are        
associat$ ) ! implem5tation by !        
eligible entity ( a ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage 
( ,income ,paym5t ,program1 :i* may     
include s(tw>e & te*nology upgrades     
necess>y to support ! adm9i/ration ( !  
,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t   
,program & ! non-adm9i/rative co/s (    
c>ry+ out ! ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage (       
,income ,paym5t ,program4  7#b7         
,eligibility ,to be eligible to receive 
fund+ "u ?is subsection1 an eligible    
entity %all-- 7,a7 demon/rate t a       
significant numb]1 z det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y1 ( resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ by 
! eligible entity t h a gross h\sehold  
income describ$ 9 subsection            

7j77#e77;,b7 are enroll$ 9 a ,qualifi$  
,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t ,program2 & 
7,b7 = any eligible entity t is a       
=-pr(it entity1 be requir$ to mat* #aj  
p]c5t ( fund+ receiv$ "u ?is subsection 
) fund+ provid$ by ! own]s ( su*        
eligible entity4  7f7 ,data collection &
 report+  7#a7 ,data collection ,beg9n+ 
n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date (      
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator (
 ! ,en]gy ,in=mation ,adm9i/ration %all 
annually collect data f ea* eligible    
entity relat+ to-- 7,a7 ! aggregate     
am\nt ( arre>s old] ?an #ij days (      
resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ by ! eligible   
entity1 ) ! aggregate am\nts ( arre>s   
old] ?an #ij1 #abj1 & #ahj days         
disaggregat$2  7,b7 ! numb] ( resid5tial
 cu/om]s s]v$ by ! eligible entity :o h 
arre>s old] ?an #ij days1 ) ! numb]s (  
resid5tial cu/om]s :o h arre>s old] ?an 
#ij1 #abj1 & #ahj days disaggregat$2    
7,c7 ! numb] ( in/ances ( disconnection 
( s]vice by ! eligible entity due to an 
unpaid or ov]due balance2 &  7,d7 !     

numb] ( resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ by !    
eligible entity :o are enroll$ 9 a      
,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t   
,program4  7#b7 ,coord9ation ,!         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,en]gy ,in=mation      
,adm9i/ration %all1 to ! ext5t          
practicable1 coord9ate ! data collection
 requir$ "u ?is subsection ) ! exi/+    
data collection ef=ts ( ! ,en]gy        
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration to avoid !     
duplication ( report+ burd5s on eligible
 entities4  7#c7 ,reports ,!            
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,en]gy ,in=mation      
,adm9i/ration %all annually publi% a    
report1 :i* %all include metrics1       
disaggregat$ by ,/ate & ,,zip ,code1    
relat$ to data collect$ pursuant to     
p>agraph 7#a74  7g7 ,failure ,to comply 
) requirem5ts ,if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t
 an eligible entity has fail$ to comply 
) ! requirem5ts ( ?is section1 !        
,secret>y %all require repaym5t ( any   
fund+ provid$ to ! eligible entity "u   
?is section4  7h7 ,report to ,congress  
,n lat] ?an #f ye>s aft] ! date (       

enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all   
report to ,congress on-- 7#a7 !         
effectiv5ess ( ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage (    
,income ,paym5t ,programs1 or any       
alt]native en]gy af=dability programs   
describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#d77;,a77ii71 
t h receiv$ fund+ or te*nical assi/ance 
"u ?is section2 &  7#b7 recomm5dations  
to improve ! design ( su* programs1     
increase ! enrollm5t ( resid5tial       
cu/om]s 9 su* programs1 & increase !    
p>ticipation 9 relevant ,f$]al & ,/ate  
en]gy af=dability & en]gy effici5cy     
programs ( resid5tial cu/om]s :o are    
eligible = su* programs4  7i7           
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7    
,phases ,i & ,,ii ,!re is au?oriz$ to be
 appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y             
#be1jjj1jjj1jjj to rema9 available until
 exp5d$ to c>ry out subsections 7b7 &   
7c74  7#b7 ,te*nical assi/ance2 support 
= ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t 
,programs2 data collection & report+    
,!re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to ! 
,secret>y #a1jjj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal 

ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh #bjca to c>ry out      
subsections 7d71 7e71 & 7f74  7j7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,arre>s
 ,! t]m arre>s means any unpaid or      
ov]due balance a resid5tial cu/om] owes 
to an eligible entity4  7#b7 ,collection
 ,! t]m arre>s collection means an      
action tak5 by an eligible entity to    
recov] ! arre>s ( a resid5tial cu/om]   
s]v$ by ! eligible entity1 includ+ fil+ 
a li5 aga9/ ! resid5tial cu/om] or      
au?oriz+ a ?ird p>ty to collect su*     
arre>s4  7#c7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m   
eligible entity means a di/ribution     
utility t provides electric or natural  
gas utility s]vice to a retail or       
end-use cu/om]4  7#d7 ,indian ,tribe ,! 
t]m ,indian ,tribe has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #d ( ! ,indian            
,self-,det]m9ation & ,education         
,assi/ance ,act 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ecjd74  
7#e7 ,qualifi$ ,p]c5tage ( ,income      
,paym5t ,program ,! t]m ,qualifi$       
,p]c5tage ( ,income ,paym5t ,program    
means a program t-- 7,a7 is adm9i/]$ by 

an eligible entity1 or adm9i/]$ by a    
,/ate ) ! p>ticipation ( an eligible    
entity2  7,b7 enrolls resid5tial cu/om]s
 s]v$ by ! eligible entity :o h a gross 
h\sehold income at or bel[ ! great] (-- 
7i7 #aej p]c5t ( ! ,f$]al pov]ty level2 
&  7ii7 #fj p]c5t ( ! m$ian income ( !  
,/ate 9 :i* su* resid5tial cu/om]s      
reside2  7,c7 automatically enrolls     
resid5tial cu/om]s s]v$ by ! eligible   
entity :o p>ticipate 9 ano!r l[-income  
assi/ance program t ! ,secret>y         
id5tifies z hav+ eligibility requirem5ts
 = enrollm5t 9 ! l[-income assi/ance    
program t are id5tical to or m /r+5t ?an
 ! program2  7,d7 limits ! mon?ly am\nt 
*>g$ to ea* resid5tial cu/om] enroll$ 9 
! program = s]vice provid$ by an        
eligible entity to a fix$ p]c5tage ( !  
gross h\sehold income ( su* cu/om]1 :i* 
p]c5tage %all be n m ?an-- 7i7 = su* a  
cu/om] ) natural gas heat+1 #f p]c5t ( !
 gross h\sehold income ( su* cu/om]1    
provid$ t ! mon?ly am\nt *>g$ = electric
 s]vice %all be n m ?an #c p]c5t ( su*  

gross h\sehold income & ! mon?ly am\nt  
*>g$ = su* heat+ s]vice %all be n m ?an 
#c p]c5t ( su* gross h\sehold income2 or
  7ii7 = su* a cu/om] ) electric heat+1 
#f p]c5t ( ! gross h\sehold income ( su*
 cu/om]2  7,e7 may implem5t a sy/em t   
ti]s ! mon?ly am\nt *>g$ to a resid5tial
 cu/om] enroll$ 9 ! program 79 an am\nt 
n to exce$ ! am\nt all[$ "u subp>agraph 
7,c77 bas$ on ! gross h\sehold income ( 
! resid5tial cu/om] describ$ 9          
subp>agraph 7,b72  7,f7 supports1       
coord9ates )1 & %>es data ) relevant    
,/ate ag5cies &1 z appropriate1 nonpr(it
 organizations t support ! enrollm5t (  
resid5tial cu/om]s 9 ! program1 includ+ 
data relat+ to v]ify+ t a resid5tial    
cu/om] has a gross h\sehold income      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b72  7,g7      
promotes access to home en]gy audits1   
wea!rization s]vices1 & o!r resid5tial  
en]gy & en]gy effici5cy programs t      
improve en]gy af=dability = resid5tial  
cu/om]s enroll$ 9 ! program2  7,h7      
prohibits ! s]vice disconnection ( any  

resid5tial cu/om] enroll$ 9 ! program1  
provid$ t ! resid5tial cu/om] makes a   
full & timely paym5t ( ea* mon?ly am\nt 
*>g$ to ! cu/om] aft] ! date on :i* !   
cu/om] is enroll$ 9 su* program2 &  7,i7
 implem5ts an arre>s managem5t program t
 =gives no m ?an #a_/ab ( ! arre>s ( a  
resid5tial cu/om] enroll$ 9 ! program ^u
 ! full & timely paym5t ( ! mo/ rec5t   
mon?ly am\nt *>g$ to ! cu/om]4  7#f7    
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7#g7 ,/ate ,! t]m  
,/ate means any ( ! sev]al ,/ates1 !    
,di/rict ( ,columbia1 or any t]ritory or
 possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4