II 111th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3759 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES August 5, 2010 Mr. Bingaman (for himself, Mrs. Boxer, and Mrs. Feinstein) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to authorize the Secretary of Energy to issue conditional commitments for loan guarantees under certain circumstances.

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Conditional commitments for loan guarantees

Section 1702 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 16512) is amended by adding at the end the following: (l)

Deadline for OMB review

If the Secretary submits to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget a loan guarantee for review and comment, the Secretary may, taking into consideration comments made by the Director, issue a conditional commitment to enter into the loan guarantee at least 30 days subsequent to the submittal, without further approval from the Director. .