,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bd1     
#bjbf,mrs4 ,shaheen 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,reed1 and  
,mr4 ,padilla7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,energy and        
,natural ,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require certain information and         
financial assistance under the ,state   
energy program and the weatherization   
assistance program to be distributed    
without undue delay to support ,state   
and local high-impact energy efficiency 
and renewable energy initiatives1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,investing in ,state ,energy ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,timing for distribution of 
certain information and financial       
assistance under the ,weatherization    
,assistance ,program and the ,state     
energy program  7a7 ,timing for         
distribution of certain information and 

financial assistance under the          
weatherization assistance program       
,section #dag of the ,energy            
,conservation and ,production ,act 7#db 
,u4,s4,c4 #fhfg7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7d71 by striking the         
subsection designation and all that     
follows through ,payments and inserting 
the following3  7d7 ,method and timing  
of payments  7#a7 ,in general ,payments 
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#b7 ,timing ,on receipt of 
a plan adopted pursuant to section      
#dae7;b7 containing all the material    
elements1 the ,secretary shall          
distribute funds to the ,state1 ,indian 
,tribe1 or other direct recipient to    
which the plan applies not later than   
#cj days after the date of receipt of   
the plan4  7e7 ,distribution of         
information ,not later than #fj days    
after the date on which funds have been 
made available to provide assistance    
under this part1 the ,secretary shall-- 
7#a7 release application guidance to    

,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and other     
direct recipients of assistance under   
this part2 and  7#b7 publish the        
allocation of assistance to be provided 
to ,states1 ,indian ,tribes1 and other  
direct recipients of assistance under   
this part in accordance with the        
applicable distribution formula for the 
fiscal year4  4  7b7 ,timing for        
distribution of certain information and 
financial assistance under the ,state   
energy program ,section #cfc of the     
,energy ,policy and ,conservation ,act  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fcbc7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7f7   
,distribution of information ,not later 
than #fj days after the date on which   
funds have been made available to       
provide financial assistance under this 
section1 the ,secretary shall-- 7#a7    
release application guidance for        
financial assistance for energy         
conservation plans under this section2  
and  7#b7 publish the allocation of     
assistance to be provided to ,states    

under this section in accordance with   
the applicable distribution formula for 
the fiscal year1 including pursuant to  
subsection 7b74  7g7 ,timing of payments
 ,on receipt of a ,state energy         
conservation plan submitted under       
section #cfb containing all the material
 elements1 the ,secretary shall         
distribute funds to a ,state not later  
than #cj days after the date of receipt 
of the ,state energy conservation plan4 
4  7c7 ,authorization of appropriations 
,section #cfe7;f7 of the ,energy ,policy
 and ,conservation ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#fcbe7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in         
paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by striking this  
part #ejj1jjj1jjj and inserting the     
following3 this part-- 7,a7 #ejj1jjj1jjj
  2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,a7 7as so   
designated71 by striking the period at  
the end and inserting 2 and2 and  7,c7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7,b7 #ajj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal    
years #bjbg through #bjca4  2 and  7#b7 
by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting

 the following3  7#b7 ,distribution     
,amounts made available under paragraph 
7#a7 shall be distributed to the ,states
 in accordance with the applicable      
distribution formula in effect on       
,january #a1 #bjbf4  4