,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ge  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(             
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjbe,mr4 
,biggs ( ,arizona 7= himself1 ,mr4      
,ogles1 & ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,l\isiana7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,vet]ans'  
,affairs1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( ,h\s+
 & ,urban ,developm5t & ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture to )draw a f9al det]m9ation
 relat+ to en]gy effici5cy /&>ds = h\s+1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,help+ ,own]s )   
,unaf=dable ,%oddy ,edicts ,act ( #bjbe 
or ! ,,h\se ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,en]gy   
effici5cy /&>ds = h\s+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! 
,secret>y ( ,h\s+ & ,urban ,developm5t &
 ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture-- 7#a7 %all 
)draw ! f9al det]m9ation ann\nc$ 9 !    
notice ( f9al det]m9ation entitl$       

,adoption ( ,en]gy ,effici5cy ,/&>ds =  
,new ,con/ruction ( ,,hud- &            
,,usda-,f9anc$ ,h\s+ 7#hi ,f$4 ,reg4    
#ccaab72  7#b7 may n take any action or 
use any ,f$]al funds to implem5t or     
en=ce ! f9al det]m9ation describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 or any sub/antially simil>
 f9al det]m9ation2 &  7#c7 %all rev]t   
en]gy effici5cy /&>ds = cov]$ programs  
"u su* f9al det]m9ation to ! en]gy      
effici5cy /&>ds requir$ be=e su* f9al   
det]m9ation4  7b7 ,action by additional 
ag5cies  7#a7 ,dep>tm5t ( ,vet]ans      
,affairs ,! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans        
,affairs may n take any action or use   
any ,f$]al funds to implem5t or en=ce a 
f9al det]m9ation t is sub/antially      
simil> to ! f9al det]m9ation describ$ 9 
subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,f$]al ,h\s+  
,f9ance ,ag5cy ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( law1 ! ,director ( ! ,f$]al 
,h\s+ ,f9ance ,ag5cy may n f9alize1     
implem5t1 or en=ce a det]m9ation or rule
 relat+ to en]gy effici5cy /&>ds = s+le 
& multifamily h\s+4  7c7 ,consid]ation (

 ,/ate /&>ds ,section #aji7;d7 ( !      
,cran/on-,gonzalez ,national ,af=dable  
,h\s+ ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abgji7;d77 is
 am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ 
& at ! end2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#b71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  
7#c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 n 
less ?an #bf ,/ates h adopt$ an en]gy   
effici5cy code or /&>d t meets or exce$s
 ! requirem5ts ( ! revis$ code or /&>d4 
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