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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2386 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include American Samoa, Guam, 

the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and 

the Virgin Islands in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 13, 2009 

Mr. SABLAN (for himself, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. 

FALEOMAVAEGA, and Mr. PIERLUISI) introduced the following bill; which 

was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to include American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands 

in certain efforts to reduce diesel emissions. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. DIESEL EMISSIONS REDUCTION. 

4 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Subtitle G of title VII of the En5 ergy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16131 et seq.) is 

6 amended— 


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1 (1) in the matter preceding clause (i) in section 

2 791(3)(B), by inserting ‘‘in any State’’ after ‘‘non3 profit organization or institution’’; 

4 (2) in section 791(9), by striking ‘‘The term 

5 ‘State’ includes the District of Columbia.’’ and in6 serting ‘‘The term ‘State’ includes the District of 

7 Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the Common8 wealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto 

9 Rico, and the Virgin Islands.’’; and 

10 (3) in section 793(c)— 

11 (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘51 

12 States’’ and inserting ‘‘56 States’’; 

13 (B) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘1.96 

14 percent’’ and inserting ‘‘1.785 percent’’; 

15 (C) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘51 

16 States’’ and inserting ‘‘56 States’’; 

17 (D) in paragraph (2)(B), by amending 

18 clause (ii) to read as follows: 

19 ‘‘(ii) the amount of funds remaining 

20 after each State described in paragraph (1) 

21 receives the 1.785-percent allocation under 

22 this paragraph.’’; and 

23 (E) by amending paragraph (4) to read as 

24 follows: 

25 ‘‘(4) UNCLAIMED FUNDS.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any funds that are 

2 not claimed by a State for a fiscal year under 

3 this subsection shall be used to carry out sec4 tion 792. 

5 ‘‘(B) REALLOCATION AMONG TERRI6 TORIES.—Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 

7 any funds that are not claimed by a grantee or 

8 loan recipient listed in subparagraph (C) for a 

9 fiscal year may be reallocated by the Adminis10 trator among the grantees and loan recipients 

11 listed in subparagraph (C) that have claimed all 

12 funds allocated for such fiscal year. Any funds 

13 so reallocated shall be for use in accordance 

14 with this section. 

15 ‘‘(C) LIST.—For purposes of subparagraph 

16 (B), the grantees and loan recipients listed in 

17 this subparagraph are American Samoa, Guam, 

18 the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is19 lands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.’’. 

20 (b) APPLICATION.—Irrespective of the date of the en21 actment of this Act, the amendments made by this section 

22 apply with respect to funding for fiscal year 2010 and 

23 each subsequent fiscal year. 

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