,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #chgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,gottheimer 7for himself and ,mr4       
,lawler7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,low-,income   
,home ,energy ,assistance ,act of #aiha 
to direct the ,secretary of ,health and 
,human ,services to satisfy certain     
staffing requirements relating to       
low-income home energy assistance1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be known as the ,,liheap 
,staffing ,support ,act4  #b4 ,minimum  
staffing requirements for low-income    
home energy assistance ,the ,low-,income
 ,home ,energy ,assistance ,act of #aiha

 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hfba et seq47 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #bfac4 ,staffing  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,secretary shall employ at 
least #bj staff who carry out this      
title4  7b7 ,limitation on employment of
 contractors ,except as provided in     
subsection 7c77#b71 no more than #dj    
percent of staff who carry out this     
title may be contractors4  7c7          
,emergency staffing  7#a7 ,in general   
,in the case of an emergency determined 
under section #bfjc7a77;,c71 7,e71 7,f71
 or 7,g71 the ,secretary shall employ at
 least #cj staff who carry out this     
title during the period-- 7,a7 beginning
 not later than #de days after the date 
of such determination2 and  7,b7 ending 
no earlier than #ahj days after the date
 of such determination4  7#b7           
,employment of contractors ,the         
,secretary may hire contractors to      
comply with the requirements of         
paragraph 7#a7 in a number that exceeds 
the limitation set forth in subsection  

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