[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4898 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4898

 To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to address 
   the needs of low-income households in States with high needs for 
      cooling assistance, by adjusting a hold harmless provision.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 6, 2002

  Mr. Shows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
 by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
        fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 to address 
   the needs of low-income households in States with high needs for 
      cooling assistance, by adjusting a hold harmless provision.

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

SECTION 1. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS TO STATES THAT NEED COOLING ASSISTANCE.

    Section 2604(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking 
``$1,975,000,000'' and inserting ``$1,000,000,000''.
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