[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1235 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1235

To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize Regional 
 Corporations and Village Corporations to establish energy assistance 
                               programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 2015

 Ms. Murkowski introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
                  referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize Regional 
 Corporations and Village Corporations to establish energy assistance 
                               programs.

    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 ``Alaska Native Energy Assistance 
Program Act''.

SEC. 2. SHAREHOLDER ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1606) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(s) Shareholder Energy Assistance Program.--A Regional 
Corporation or Village Corporation may establish an energy assistance 
program that provides to shareholders financial assistance for the 
payment of residential electric bills, the cost of home weatherization 
or energy efficiency improvements, or the purchase of transportation 
fuels.''.
    (b) Taxation.--Section 21 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1620) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(k) Energy Assistance.--Any assistance provided to shareholders 
under an energy assistance program established under section 7(s) shall 
not be subject to any form of Federal taxation.''.
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