,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #begj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,coons 7for himself1 ,mrs4    
,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,collins1 and ,mr4 ,reed7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,natural      
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the    
,energy ,conservation and ,production   
,act to reauthorize the weatherization  
assistance program4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,energy  
,savings and ,weatherization            
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbe4  #b4    
,weatherization ,assistance ,program    
7a7 ,reauthorization ,section #dbb7b7 of
 the ,energy ,conservation and          
,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#fhgb7b77 is amended by striking #bjbe  
and inserting #bjcj4  7b7 ,definition of
 fully weatherized ,section #dab of the 
,energy ,conservation and ,production   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fhfb7 is amended-- 
7#a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a71  

7#b71 7#c71 7#h71 and 7#i7 as paragraphs
 7#h71 7#a71 7#b71 7#i71 and 7#aj71     
respectively1 and reordering            
accordingly2 and  7#b7 by inserting     
after paragraph 7#b7 7as so             
redesignated7 the following3  7#c7 ,the 
term fully weatherized1 with respect to 
a dwelling unit1 means that-- 7,a7 the  
recommended measures from an energy     
audit tool approved by the ,secretary or
 a priority list are installed in that  
dwelling unit2 and  7,b7 the dwelling   
unit has received a final quality       
control inspection4  4  7c7 ,state      
average cost per unit ,section #dae7;c7 
of the ,energy ,conservation and        
,production ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4         
#fhfe7;c77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 in the matter     
preceding subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in the
 first sentence1 by striking #f1ejj and 
inserting #ae1jjj2 and  7ii7 by striking
 7c77#a7 ,except as provided in         
paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7 and inserting  
the following3  7c7 ,financial          

assistance  7#a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and  
7#f7  2  7,b7 by conforming the margins 
of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 to   
the margin of subparagraph 7,e72  7,c7  
in subparagraph 7,d71 by striking 1 and 
and inserting 2 and2 and  7,d7 in       
subparagraph 7,e71 by adding a period at
 the end2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#b71 in   
the first sentence1 by striking         
weatherized 7including dwelling units   
partially weatherized7 and inserting    
fully weatherized2  7#c7 in paragraph   
7#d71 by striking #c1jjj and inserting  
#f1jjj2  7#d7 in paragraph 7#e7-- 7,a7  
in subparagraph 7,a77i71 by striking    
7#f77;,a77ii7 and inserting             
7#g77;,a77ii72 and  7,b7 by striking    
7#f77;,a77i77,i7 each place it appears  
and inserting 7#g77;,a77i77,i72  7#e7 by
 redesignating paragraph 7#f7 as        
paragraph 7#g72 and  7#f7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#e7 the following3     
7#f7 ,limit increase ,the ,secretary may
 increase the amount of financial       

assistance provided per dwelling unit   
under this part beyond the limit        
specified in paragraph 7#a7 if the      
,secretary determines that market       
conditions require such an increase to  
achieve the purposes of this part4  4   
7d7 ,conforming ,amendment ,section     
#dad;,d7b77#a77;,c7 of the ,energy      
,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhfd;d7b77#a77;,c77 is       
amended by striking #dae7;c77#f77;,a7   
and inserting #dae7;c77#g77;,a74