,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gjfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ad1 #bjbf,ms4
 ,mc,donald ,rivet introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh to exp& 
b5efits to h\seholds eligible = ,f$]al &
 ,/ate en]gy assi/ance programs1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,af=dable ,food & ,en]gy
 ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,h\sehold assi/ance 
,section #e ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 
( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is am5d$-- 
7#a7 by am5d+ subsection                
7e77#f77;,c77iv77,i7 to read z foll[s3  
7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,subject to subclause     
7,,ii71 if a ,/ate ag5cy elects to use a
 /&>d utility all[ance t reflects heat+ 
& cool+ co/s1 ! /&>d utility all[ance   
%all be made available to h\seholds t   
receiv$ a paym5t1 or on behalf ( :i* a  
paym5t 0 made1 "u ! ,l[-,income ,home   
,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #hfba et seq47 or o!r simil>  

en]gy assi/ance program1 if 9 ! curr5t  
mon? or 9 ! imm$iately prec$+ #ab mon?s1
 ! h\sehold ei!r receiv$ su* a paym5t1  
or su* a paym5t 0 made on behalf ( !    
h\sehold1 t 0 great] ?an #bj annually1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4  1 &  7#b7 by  
am5d+ subsection 7k77#d7 to read z      
foll[s3  7#d7 ,?ird p>ty en]gy assi/ance
 paym5ts  7,a7 ,en]gy assi/ance paym5ts 
,= purposes ( subsection 7d77#a71 a     
paym5t made "u a ,/ate law 7o!r ?an a   
law ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,g77 to  
provide en]gy assi/ance to a h\sehold   
%all be consid]$ money payable directly 
to ! h\sehold4  7,b7 ,en]gy assi/ance   
exp5ses ,= purposes ( subsection        
7e77#f71 an exp5se paid on behalf ( a   
h\sehold "u a ,/ate law to provide en]gy
 assi/ance %all be consid]$ an          
out-(-pocket exp5se incurr$ & paid by ! 
h\sehold4  4  #c4 ,effective date ,?is  
,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all 
take effect ,july #d1 #bjbe4