[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 41 (Monday, March 2, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S1267]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1341. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and Mr. Cassidy) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 2657, to 
support innovation in advanced geothermal research and development, and 
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. USE OF FEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF AND EMERGENCY 
                   ASSISTANCE FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS AND 
                   STRUCTURES.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Robert T. Stafford 
     Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5141 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 328. USE OF ASSISTANCE FOR ENERGY-EFFICIENT PRODUCTS 
                   AND STRUCTURES.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--
       ``(1) the term `energy-efficient product' means a product 
     that--
       ``(A) meets or exceeds the requirements for designation 
     under an Energy Star program established under section 324A 
     of the of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 (42 
     U.S.C. 6294a); or
       ``(B) meets or exceeds the requirements for designation as 
     being among the highest 25 percent of equivalent products for 
     energy efficiency under the Federal Energy Management 
     Program; and
       ``(2) the term `energy-efficient structure' means a 
     residential structure, a public facility, or a private 
     nonprofit facility that meets or exceeds the requirements of 
     American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-
     Conditioning Engineers Standard 90.1-2019 or the 2018 
     International Energy Conservation Code, or any successor 
     thereto.
       ``(b) Use of Assistance.--A recipient of assistance 
     relating to a major disaster or emergency may use the 
     assistance to replace or repair a damaged product or 
     structure with an energy-efficient product or energy-
     efficient structure.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to assistance made available under the Robert T. 
     Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) before, on, or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act that is expended on or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
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