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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1562 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to States for the 

distribution of compact fluorescent lights. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 7, 2007 

Mr. BIDEN introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Energy to provide grants to States 

for the distribution of compact fluorescent lights. 

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 ‘‘Fluorescent Lightbulb 

5 Implementation Program to Save Americans Value and 

6 Energy’’. 

7 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

8 In this Act: 

9 (1) LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD.—The term 

10 ‘‘low-income household’’ means a household with a 


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1 total annual household income that does not exceed 

2 the greater of— 

3 (A) an amount equal to 150 percent of the 

4 poverty level of a State; or 

5 (B) an amount equal to 60 percent of the 

6 State median income. 

7 (2) MEDIUM BASE COMPACT FLUORESCENT

8 LAMP.—The term ‘‘medium base compact fluores9 cent lamp’’ has the meaning given the term in sec10 tion 321(30)(S) of the Energy Policy and Conserva11 tion Act (42 U.S.C. 6291(30)(S)). 

12 (3) POVERTY LEVEL.—The term ‘‘poverty 

13 level’’ has the meaning given the term in section 

14 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 

15 Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622). 

16 (4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

17 the Secretary of Energy. 

18 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

19 (A) a State; and 

20 (B) the District of Columbia. 

21 (6) STATE MEDIAN INCOME.—The term ‘‘State 

22 median income’’ has the meaning given the term in 

23 section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy As24 sistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622). 


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1 SEC. 3. COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHTING GRANT PRO2 GRAM. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 

4 and carry out a program under which the Secretary shall 

5 provide grants to States for the distribution of medium 

6 base compact fluorescent lamps to households in the State. 

7 (b) APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.—To be eligible to 

8 receive a grant under this section a State shall— 

9 (1) submit to the Secretary an application, in 

10 such form and by such date as the Secretary may 

11 specify, that contains— 

12 (A) a plan describing the means by which 

13 the State will use the grant funds; and 

14 (B) such other information as the Sec15 retary may require; and 

16 (2) agree— 

17 (A) to conduct public education activities 

18 to provide information on— 

19 (i) the efficiency of using medium 

20 base compact fluorescent lamps; and 

21 (ii) the cost savings associated with 

22 using medium base compact fluorescent 

23 lamps; 

24 (B) to conduct outreach activities to en25 sure, to the maximum extent practicable, that 

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1 tribution of the medium base compact fluores2 cent lamps in the State; 

3 (C) to coordinate activities under this sec4 tion with similar and related Federal and State 

5 programs; and 

6 (D) to comply with such other require7 ments as the Secretary may establish. 

8 (c) PRIORITY.—A State that receives a grant under 

9 this section shall give priority to distributing medium base 

10 compact fluorescent lamps to low-income households in the 

11 State. 

12 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

13 (a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro14 priated $50,000,000 to carry out this Act. 

15 (b) CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.—It is the intent of 

16 Congress that the amounts made available under this sec17 tion shall supplement, not supplant, amounts provided 

18 under sections 361 through 364 of the Energy Policy and 

19 Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6321 through 6324). 

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