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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6101 

To amend part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation and Production 

Act to require the Secretary of Energy to determine whether there 

are systemic impediments to carrying out the weatherization program 

under that part, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 10, 2010 

Mr. SESTAK introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

A BILL 

To amend part A of title IV of the Energy Conservation 

and Production Act to require the Secretary of Energy 

to determine whether there are systemic impediments 

to carrying out the weatherization program under that 

part, 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. REVIEW OF IMPLEMENTATION OF DEPART4 MENT OF ENERGY WEATHERIZATION PRO5 GRAM. 

6 (a) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—Section 416 of the En7 ergy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6866) 


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1 is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An eval2 uation of the program authorized by this part shall, 

3 through methods provided for in, and records kept pursu4 ant to, section 417, review such program to determine 

5 whether there are systemic impediments to carrying out 

6 such program and achieving its purpose, such as the in7 ability for low-income persons (especially low-income per8 sons who are particularly vulnerable, such as the elderly 

9 and the handicapped) to participate in such program be10 cause of the need for major repairs to the dwelling units 

11 of such persons prior to receiving weatherization assist12 ance (including barriers to making such repairs), and rec13 ommendations for how such impediments should be ad14 dressed.’’. 

15 (b) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—Section 417 of 

16 the Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 

17 6867) is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, including 

19 reports or answers regarding systemic impediments 

20 to carrying out the weatherization program author21 ized by this part (including reports or answers on 

22 the average time it takes to complete weatherization 

23 assistance for individual dwelling units and reports 

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1 quests for such weatherization assistance)’’ after ‘‘to 

2 carry out their functions under this part’’; 

3 (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘, including 

4 records tracking the time it takes to complete weath5 erization assistance provided for by such project for 

6 each dwelling unit, and records tracking approval 

7 and disapproval of requests for weatherization as8 sistance, including reasons for such a disapproval 

9 and what form, if any, of follow-up occurs regarding 

10 such a disapproval’’ after ‘‘effective financial audit 

11 and performance evaluation of such project’’; and 

12 (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, including 

13 records required under subsection (b)’’ after ‘‘perti14 nent to the financial assistance received under this 

15 part’’. 

16 (c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Section 421 of the Energy 

17 Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6871) is 

18 amended by adding ‘‘Such report shall include any find19 ings, determinations, and recommendations of the Sec20 retary regarding systemic impediments to carrying out the 

21 weatherization assistance program under this part result22 ing from an evaluation required by section 416.’’ after 

23 ‘‘section 416.’’. 

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