[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3296 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3296

  To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
   respect to grants for economic adjustment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 1, 2011

 Mr. Carnahan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
   Committee on Financial Services, 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 Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 with 
   respect to grants for economic adjustment, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Energy Improvements 
Financing Act of 2011''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.

    Section 209 of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 (42 U.S.C. 3149) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Energy Efficiency Programs.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to make 
        grants under this section to support innovative, utility-
        administered energy efficiency programs for small business 
        concerns.
            ``(2) Small business concern defined.--In this subsection, 
        the term `small business concern' has the meaning given that 
        term under section 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
        632(a)).''.
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