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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6011. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Murkowski, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction,
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. . WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
(a) Weatherization Readiness Fund.—Section 414 of the
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6864) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
“(d) Weatherization Readiness Fund.—
“(1) In general.—The Secretary shall establish a fund, to
be known as the `Weatherization Readiness Fund', from which
the Secretary shall distribute funds to States receiving
financial assistance under this part, in accordance with
subsection (a).
“(2) Use of funds.—
“(A) In general.—A State receiving funds under paragraph
(1) shall use the funds for repairs to dwelling units
described in subparagraph (B) that will remediate the
applicable structural defects or hazards of the dwelling unit
so that weatherization measures may be installed.
“(B) Dwelling unit.—A dwelling unit referred to in
subparagraph (A) is a dwelling unit occupied by a low-income
person that, on inspection pursuant to the program under this
part, was found to have significant defects or hazards that
prevented the installation of weatherization measures under
the program.
“(3) Authorization of appropriations.—In addition to
amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 422,
there is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to
carry out this subsection $30,000,000 for each of fiscal
years 2027 through 2031.”.
(b) State Average Cost Per Unit.—
(1) In general.—Section 415(c) of the Energy Conservation
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865(c)) is amended—
(A) in paragraph (1)—
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)—
(I) in the first sentence, by striking “$6,500” and
inserting “$15,000”; and
(II) by striking “(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs
(3) and (4)” and inserting the following:
“(c) Financial Assistance.—
“(1) In general.—Except as provided in paragraphs (3),
(4), and (6)”;
(ii) by conforming the margins of subparagraphs (A) through
(D) to the margin of subparagraph (E);
(iii) in subparagraph (D), by striking “, and” and
inserting “; and”; and
(iv) in subparagraph (E), by adding a period at the end;
(B) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by striking
“weatherized (including dwelling units partially
weatherized)” and inserting “fully weatherized”;
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking “$3,000” and inserting
“$6,000”;
(D) in paragraph (5)—
(i) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking “(6)(A)(ii)” and
inserting “(7)(A)(ii)”; and
(ii) by striking “(6)(A)(i)(I)” each place it appears and
inserting “(7)(A)(i)(I)”;
(E) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
(F) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:
“(6) Limit increase.—The Secretary may increase the
amount of financial assistance provided per dwelling unit
under this part beyond the limit specified in paragraph (1)
if the Secretary determines that market conditions require
such an increase to achieve the purposes of this part.”.
(2) Conforming amendment.—Section 414D(b)(1)(C) of the
Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C.
6864d(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking “415(c)(6)(A)” and
inserting “415(c)(7)”.