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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 913 

To amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 to reauthorize 

and improve that Act, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 9, 2013 

Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. REED, Mr. 

WHITEHOUSE, Mr. COWAN, Mr. COONS, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, 

and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which was read twice 

and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 

2000 to reauthorize and improve that Act, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Oilheat Efficiency, Re5 newable Fuel Research and Jobs Training Act of 2013’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. 

7 Section 702 of the National Oilheat Research Alli8 ance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106– 

9 469) is amended— 


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1 (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after 

2 the semicolon at the end; 

3 (2) by striking the period at the end and insert4 ing a semicolon; and 

5 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(6) consumers of oilheat fuel are provided 

7 service by thousands of small businesses that are un8 able to individually develop training programs to fa9 cilitate the entry of new and qualified workers into 

10 the oilheat fuel industry; 

11 ‘‘(7) small businesses and trained employees are 

12 in an ideal position— 

13 ‘‘(A) to provide information to consumers 

14 about the benefits of improved efficiency; and 

15 ‘‘(B) to encourage consumers to value effi16 ciency in energy choices and assist individuals 

17 in conserving energy; 

18 ‘‘(8) additional research is necessary— 

19 ‘‘(A) to improve oilheat fuel equipment; 

20 and 

21 ‘‘(B) to develop domestic renewable re22 sources that can be used to safely and 

23 affordably heat homes; 

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1 essary and appropriate to develop a self-funded pro2 gram dedicated— 

3 ‘‘(A) to improving efficiency in customer 

4 homes; 

5 ‘‘(B) to assist individuals to gain employ6 ment in the oilheat fuel industry; and 

7 ‘‘(C) to develop domestic renewable re8 sources; 

9 ‘‘(10) both consumers of oilheat fuel and retail10 ers would benefit from the self-funded program; and 

11 ‘‘(11) the oilheat fuel industry is committed to 

12 providing appropriate funding necessary to carry out 

13 the purposes of this title without passing additional 

14 costs on to residential consumers.’’. 

15 SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 703 of the National 

17 Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 

18 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended— 

19 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through 

20 (15) as paragraphs (4) through (16), respectively; 

21 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol22 lowing: 

23 ‘‘(3) COST-EFFECTIVE.—The term ‘cost-effec24 tive’, with respect to a program or activity carried 

25 out under section 707(f)(4), means that the program 


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1 or activity meets a total resource cost test under 

2 which— 

3 ‘‘(A) the net present value of economic 

4 benefits over the life of the program or activity, 

5 including avoided supply and delivery costs and 

6 deferred or avoided investments; is greater than 

7 ‘‘(B) the net present value of the economic 

8 costs over the life of the program or activity, in9 cluding program costs and incremental costs 

10 borne by the energy consumer.’’; and 

11 (3) by striking paragraph (8) (as redesignated 

12 in paragraph (1)) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(8) OILHEAT FUEL.—The term ‘oilheat fuel’ 

14 means fuel that— 

15 ‘‘(A) is— 

16 ‘‘(i) No. 1 distillate; 

17 ‘‘(ii) No. 2 dyed distillate; 

18 ‘‘(iii) a liquid blended with No. 1 dis19 tillate or No. 2 dyed distillate; or 

20 ‘‘(iv) a biobased liquid; and 

21 ‘‘(B) is used as a fuel for nonindustrial 

22 commercial or residential space or hot water 

23 heating.’’. 

24 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 


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1 (1) The National Oilheat Research Alliance Act 

2 of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106– 

3 469) is amended by striking ‘‘oilheat’’ each place it 

4 appears and inserting ‘‘oilheat fuel’’. 

5 (2) Section 704(d) of the National Oilheat Re6 search Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; 

7 Public Law 106–469) is amended in the subsection 

8 heading by striking ‘‘OILHEAT’’ and inserting 

9 ‘‘OILHEAT FUEL’’. 

10 (3) Section 706(c)(2) of the National Oilheat 

11 Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 

12 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended in the para13 graph heading by striking ‘‘OILHEAT’’ and inserting 

14 ‘‘OILHEAT FUEL’’. 

15 (4) Section 707(c) of the National Oilheat Re16 search Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; 

17 Public Law 106–469) is amended in the subsection 

18 heading by striking ‘‘OILHEAT’’ and inserting 

19 ‘‘OILHEAT FUEL’’. 

20 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 

21 (a) SELECTION.—Section 705 of the National Oilheat 

22 Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Pub23 lic Law 106–469) is amended by striking subsection (a) 

24 and inserting the following: 

25 ‘‘(a) SELECTION.— 


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1 ‘‘(1) LIST.— 

2 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Alliance shall 

3 provide to the Secretary a list of qualified nomi4 nees for membership in the Alliance. 

5 ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENT.—Except as provided 

6 in subsection (c)(1)(C), members of the Alliance 

7 shall be representatives of the oilheat fuel in8 dustry in a State, selected from a list of nomi9 nees submitted by the qualified State associa10 tion in the State. 

11 ‘‘(2) VACANCIES.—A vacancy in the Alliance 

12 shall be filled in the same manner as the original se13 lection. 

14 ‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL ACTION.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 

16 have 60 days to review nominees provided 

17 under paragraph (1). 

18 ‘‘(B) FAILURE TO ACT.—If the Secretary 

19 takes no action during the 60-day period de20 scribed in subparagraph (A), the nominees shall 

21 be considered to be members of the Alliance.’’. 

22 (b) REPRESENTATION.—Section 705(b) of the Na23 tional Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 

24 6201 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended in the matter 


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1 preceding paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘qualified industry 

2 organization’’ and inserting ‘‘Alliance’’. 

3 (c) NUMBER OF MEMBERS.—Section 705(c) of the 

4 National Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 

5 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

7 following: 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Alliance shall be com9 posed of the following members: 

10 ‘‘(A) 1 member representing each State 

11 participating in the Alliance. 

12 ‘‘(B) 5 representatives of retail marketers, 

13 of whom 1 shall be selected by each of the 

14 qualified State associations of the 5 States with 

15 the highest volume of annual oilheat fuel sales. 

16 ‘‘(C) 5 additional representatives of retail 

17 marketers. 

18 ‘‘(D) 21 representatives of wholesale dis19 tributors. 

20 ‘‘(E) 6 public members, who shall be rep21 resentatives of significant users of oilheat fuel, 

22 the oilheat fuel research community, State en23 ergy officials, or other groups with expertise in 

24 oilheat fuel, including consumer and low-income 

25 advocacy groups.’’; and 


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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘the qualified 

2 industry organization or’’. 

3 SEC. 5. FUNCTIONS. 

4 (a) RENEWABLE FUEL RESEARCH.—Section 

5 706(a)(3)(B)(i)(I) of the National Oilheat Research Alli6 ance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106– 

7 469) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the 

8 end the following: ‘‘, including research to develop renew9 able fuels and to examine the compatibility of different 

10 renewable fuels with oilheat fuel utilization equipment, 

11 with priority given to research on the development and use 

12 of advanced biofuels’’. 

13 (b) BIENNIAL BUDGETS.—Section 706(e) of the Na14 tional Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 

15 6201 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended— 

16 (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(1) PUBLICATION OF PROPOSED BUDGET.— 

19 Not later than August 1, 2013, and every 2 years 

20 thereafter, the Alliance shall, in consultation with 

21 the Secretary, develop and publish for public review 

22 and comment a proposed biennial budget for the 

23 next 2 calendar years, including the probable oper24 ating and planning costs of all programs, projects, 

25 and contracts and other agreements.’’; and 


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1 (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 

2 following: 

3 ‘‘(4) IMPLEMENTATION.— 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Alliance shall not 

5 implement a proposed budget until the expira6 tion of 60 days after submitting the proposed 

7 budget to the Secretary. 

8 ‘‘(B) RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES

9 BY SECRETARY.— 

10 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary 

11 may recommend to the Alliance changes to 

12 the budget programs and activities of the 

13 Alliance that the Secretary considers ap14 propriate. 

15 ‘‘(ii) RESPONSE BY ALLIANCE.—Not 

16 later than 30 days after the receipt of any 

17 recommendations made under clause (i), 

18 the Alliance shall submit to the Secretary 

19 a final budget for the next 2 calendar 

20 years that incorporates or includes a de21 scription of the response of the Alliance to 

22 any changes recommended under clause 

23 (i).’’. 


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1 SEC. 6. ASSESSMENTS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 707 of the National 

3 Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 

4 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended— 

5 (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the 

6 following: 

7 ‘‘(a) RATE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The assessment rate for 

calendar years 2013 and 2014 shall be equal to 2 9 ⁄10

10 of 1 cent per gallon of oilheat fuel. 

11 ‘‘(2) SUBSEQUENT ASSESSMENTS.—Subject to 

12 paragraph (3), effective beginning with calendar 

13 year 2015, the annual assessment rate shall be suffi14 cient to cover the costs of the plans and programs 

15 developed by the Alliance. 

16 ‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS ON INCREASE.— 

17 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The annual assessment shall not exceed 1 18 ⁄2 of 1 cent per gallon 

19 of oilheat fuel. 

20 ‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The annual assessment may not change by more than 1 21 ⁄10 of 1 

22 cent per gallon of oilheat fuel in any 12 month23 period. 

24 ‘‘(C) APPROVAL.—No increase in the as25 sessment may occur unless— 


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‘‘(i) the increase is approved by 3 1 ⁄4 of 

2 the members voting at a regularly sched3 uled meeting of the Alliance; and 

4 ‘‘(ii) at least 90 days before the date 

5 of the meeting of the Alliance, the Alliance 

6 provides notice of the proposed increase to 

7 the Committee on Energy and Natural Re8 sources of the Senate and the Committee 

9 on Energy and Commerce of the House of 

10 Representatives.’’; and 

11 (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 

12 following: 

13 ‘‘(8) PROHIBITION ON PASS THROUGH.—None 

14 of the assessments collected under this title may be 

15 passed through or otherwise required to be paid by 

16 residential consumers of oilheat fuel.’’. 

17 (b) FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED STATE

18 ASSOCIATIONS.—Section 707(e)(2) of the National 

19 Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 

20 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended by adding at the 

21 end the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.—As a condi23 tion of receipt of funds made available to a 

24 qualified State association under this title, the 

25 qualified State association shall deposit the 


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1 funds in an account that is separate from other 

2 funds of the qualified State association.’’. 

3 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 707 of the National 

4 Oilheat Research Alliance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 

5 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended by adding at the 

6 end the following: 

7 ‘‘(f) USE OF ASSESSMENTS.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 

9 provision of this title, the Secretary and the Alliance 

10 shall ensure that assessments collected for each cal11 endar year under this title are allocated and used in 

12 accordance with this subsection. 

13 ‘‘(2) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEM14 ONSTRATION.— 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Alliance shall en16 sure that not less than 30 percent of the assess17 ments collected for each calendar year under 

18 this title are used by qualified State associa19 tions or the Alliance to conduct research, devel20 opment, and demonstration activities relating to 

21 oilheat fuel, including the development of en22 ergy-efficient heating and the transition and fa23 cilitation of the entry of energy-efficient heating 

24 systems into the marketplace. 


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1 ‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—The Alliance shall 

2 coordinate with the Secretary to develop prior3 ities for the use of assessments under this para4 graph. 

5 ‘‘(C) PLAN.—The Alliance shall develop a 

6 coordinated research plan to carry out research 

7 programs and activities under this section. 

8 ‘‘(D) REPORT.— 

9 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—No later than 1 

10 year after date of enactment of this sub11 section, the Alliance shall prepare a report 

12 on the use of biofuels in oilheat fuel utili13 zation equipment. 

14 ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—The report required 

15 under clause (i) shall— 

16 ‘‘(I) provide information on the 

17 environmental benefits, economic ben18 efits, and any technical limitations on 

19 the use of biofuels in oilheat fuel utili20 zation equipment; and 

21 ‘‘(II) describe market acceptance 

22 of the fuel, and information on State 

23 and local governments that are en24 couraging the use of biofuels in 

25 oilheat fuel utilization equipment. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) COPIES.—The Alliance shall 

2 submit a copy of the report required under 

3 clause (i) to— 

4 ‘‘(I) Congress; 

5 ‘‘(II) the Governor of each State, 

6 and other appropriate State leaders, 

7 in which the Alliance is operating; and 

8 ‘‘(III) the Administrator of the 

9 Environmental Protection Agency. 

10 ‘‘(E) CONSUMER EDUCATION MATE11 RIALS.—The Alliance, in conjunction with an 

12 institution or organization engaged in biofuels 

13 research, shall develop consumer education ma14 terials describing the benefits of using biofuels 

15 as or in oilheat fuel based on the technical in16 formation developed in the report required 

17 under subparagraph (D) and other information 

18 generally available. 

19 ‘‘(3) COST SHARING.— 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a re21 search, development, demonstration, or com22 mercial application program or activity that is 

23 commenced after the date of enactment of this 

24 subsection, the Alliance shall require cost shar25 ing in accordance with this section. 


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1 ‘‘(B) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.— 

2 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro3 vided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the Alliance 

4 shall require that not less than 20 percent 

5 of the cost of a research or development 

6 program or activity described in subpara7 graph (A) to be provided by a source other 

8 than the Alliance. 

9 ‘‘(ii) EXCLUSION.—Clause (i) shall 

10 not apply to a research or development 

11 program or activity described in subpara12 graph (A) that is of a basic or funda13 mental nature, as determined by the Alli14 ance. 

15 ‘‘(iii) REDUCTION.—The Alliance may 

16 reduce or eliminate the requirement of 

17 clause (i) for a research and development 

18 program or activity of an applied nature if 

19 the Alliance determines that the reduction 

20 is necessary and appropriate. 

21 ‘‘(C) DEMONSTRATION AND COMMERCIAL

22 APPLICATION.—The Alliance shall require that 

23 not less than 50 percent of the cost of a dem24 onstration or commercial application program 


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1 or activity described in subparagraph (A) to be 

2 provided by a source other than the Alliance. 

3 ‘‘(4) HEATING OIL EFFICIENCY AND UPGRADE

4 PROGRAM.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Alliance shall en6 sure that not less than 15 percent of the assess7 ments collected for each calendar year under 

8 this title are used by qualified State associa9 tions or the Alliance to carry out programs to 

10 assist consumers— 

11 ‘‘(i) to make cost-effective upgrades to 

12 more fuel efficient heating oil systems or 

13 otherwise make cost-effective modifications 

14 to an existing heating system to improve 

15 the efficiency of the system; 

16 ‘‘(ii) to improve energy efficiency or 

17 reduce energy consumption through cost18 effective energy efficiency programs for 

19 consumers; or 

20 ‘‘(iii) to improve the safe operation of 

21 a heating system. 

22 ‘‘(B) PLAN.—The Alliance shall, to the 

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1 ties of the Alliance in conjunction with existing 

2 State energy efficiency program administrators. 

3 ‘‘(C) ADMINISTRATION.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out 

5 this paragraph, the Alliance shall, to the 

6 maximum extent practicable, ensure that 

7 heating system conversion assistance is co8 ordinated with, and developed after con9 sultation with, persons or organizations re10 sponsible for administering— 

11 ‘‘(I) the low-income home energy 

12 assistance program established under 

13 the Low-Income Home Energy Assist14 ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et 

15 seq.); 

16 ‘‘(II) the Weatherization Assist17 ance Program for Low-Income Per18 sons established under part A of title 

19 IV of the Energy Conservation and 

20 Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et 

21 seq.); or 

22 ‘‘(III) other energy efficiency 

23 programs administered by the State 

24 or other parties in the State. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—The 

2 Alliance shall ensure that funds distributed 

3 to carry out this paragraph are— 

4 ‘‘(I) distributed equitably to 

5 States based on the proportional con6 tributions of the States through col7 lected assessments; 

8 ‘‘(II) used to supplement (and 

9 not supplant) State or alternative 

10 sources of funding for energy effi11 ciency programs; and 

12 ‘‘(III) used only to carry out this 

13 paragraph. 

14 ‘‘(5) CONSUMER EDUCATION, SAFETY, AND

15 TRAINING.—The Alliance shall ensure that not more 

16 than 35 percent of the assessments collected for 

17 each calendar year under this title are used— 

18 ‘‘(A) to conduct consumer education activi19 ties relating to oilheat fuel, including providing 

20 information to consumers on— 

21 ‘‘(i) energy conservation strategies; 

22 ‘‘(ii) safety; 

23 ‘‘(iii) new technologies that reduce 

24 consumption or improve safety and com25 fort; 


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1 ‘‘(iv) the use of biofuels blends; and 

2 ‘‘(v) Federal, State, and local pro3 grams designed to assist oilheat fuel con4 sumers; 

5 ‘‘(B) to conduct worker safety and training 

6 activities relating to oilheat fuel, including en7 ergy efficiency training (including classes to ob8 tain Building Performance Institute or Residen9 tial Energy Services Network certification); 

10 ‘‘(C) to carry out other activities rec11 ommended by the Secretary; or 

12 ‘‘(D) to the maximum extent practicable, a 

13 data collection process established, in collabora14 tion with the Secretary or other appropriate 

15 Federal agencies, to track equipment, service, 

16 and related safety issues and to develop meas17 ures to improve safety. 

18 ‘‘(6) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Alliance shall en20 sure that not more than 5 percent of the as21 sessments collected for each calendar year 

22 under this title are used for— 

23 ‘‘(i) administrative costs; or 

24 ‘‘(ii) indirect costs incurred in car25 rying out paragraphs (1) through (5). 


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1 ‘‘(B) ADMINISTRATION.—Activities under 

2 this section shall be documented pursuant to a 

3 transparent process and procedures developed 

4 in coordination with the Secretary. 

5 ‘‘(7) REPORTS.— 

6 ‘‘(A) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 

7 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Each qualified 

8 State association or the Alliance shall pre9 pare an annual report describing the devel10 opment and administration of this section, 

11 and yearly expenditures under this section. 

12 ‘‘(ii) CONTENTS.—Each report re13 quired under clause (i) shall include a de14 scription of the use of proceeds under this 

15 section, including a description of— 

16 ‘‘(I) advancements made in en17 ergy-efficient heating systems and 

18 biofuel heating oil blends; and 

19 ‘‘(II) heating system upgrades 

20 and modifications and energy effi21 ciency programs funded under this 

22 section. 

23 ‘‘(iii) VERIFICATION.— 

24 ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Alliance 

25 shall ensure that an independent 


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1 third-party reviews each report de2 scribed in clause (i) and verifies the 

3 accuracy of the report. 

4 ‘‘(II) COUNCILS.—If a State has 

5 a stakeholder efficiency oversight 

6 council, the council shall be the entity 

7 that reviews and verifies the report of 

8 the State association or Alliance for 

9 the State under clause (i). 

10 ‘‘(B) REPORTS ON HEATING OIL EFFI11 CIENCY AND UPGRADE PROGRAM.—At least 

12 once every 3 years, the Alliance shall prepare a 

13 detailed report describing the consumer savings, 

14 cost-effectiveness of, and the lifetime and an15 nual energy savings achieved by heating system 

16 upgrades and modifications and energy effi17 ciency programs funded under paragraph (4). 

18 ‘‘(C) AVAILABILITY.—Each report, and 

19 any subsequent changes to the report, described 

20 in this paragraph shall be made publically avail21 able, with notice of availability provided to the 

22 Secretary, and posted on the website of the Alli23 ance.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. MARKET SURVEY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION. 

2 Section 708 of the National Oilheat Research Alli3 ance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106– 

4 469) is repealed. 

5 SEC. 8. LOBBYING RESTRICTIONS. 

6 Section 710 of the National Oilheat Research Alli7 ance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106– 

8 469) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘No funds’’ and inserting the 

10 following: 

11 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds’’; 

12 (2) by inserting ‘‘or to lobby’’ after ‘‘elections’’; 

13 and 

14 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(b) ASSESSMENTS.— 

16 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 

17 no funds derived from assessments collected by the 

18 Alliance under section 707 shall be used, directly or 

19 indirectly, to influence Federal, State, or local legis20 lation or elections, or the manner of administering 

21 of a law. 

22 ‘‘(2) INFORMATION.—The Alliance may use 

23 funds described in paragraph (1) to provide informa24 tion requested by a Member of Congress, or an offi25 cial of any Federal, State, or local agency, in the 


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1 course of the official business of the Member or offi2 cial.’’. 

3 SEC. 9. NONCOMPLIANCE. 

4 Section 712 of the National Oilheat Research Alli5 ance Act of 2000 (42 U.S.C. 6201 note; Public Law 106– 

6 469) is amended by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(g) NONCOMPLIANCE.—If the Alliance, a qualified 

8 State association, or any other entity or person violates 

9 this title, the Secretary shall— 

10 ‘‘(1) notify Congress of the noncompliance; and 

11 ‘‘(2) provide notice of the noncompliance on the 

12 Alliance website.’’. 

13 SEC. 10. SUNSET. 

14 Section 713 of the National Oilheat Research, Con15 sumer Education, and Efficiency Act of 2011 (42 U.S.C. 

16 6201 note; Public Law 106–469) is amended by striking 

17 ‘‘9 years’’ and inserting ‘‘19 years’’. 

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