119-s1342

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1342 Introduced in Senate

    (IS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1342

 To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve the 
 weatherization assistance program, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 8, 2025

 Mr. Reed (for himself, Ms. Collins, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Coons) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve the 
 weatherization assistance program, 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 ``Weatherization Assistance Program 
Improvements Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    (a) Weatherization Readiness Fund.--

Section 414 of the Energy 
Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6864) is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
 ``
            (d) Weatherization Readiness Fund.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a fund, to 
 be known as the `Weatherization Readiness Fund', from which the 
 Secretary shall distribute funds to States receiving financial 
 assistance under this part, in accordance with subsection

    (a) .
 ``

    (2) Use of funds.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--A State receiving funds under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall use the funds for repairs to 
 dwelling units described in subparagraph
        (B) that will 
 remediate the applicable structural defects or hazards 
 of the dwelling unit so that weatherization measures 
 may be installed.
 ``
        (B) Dwelling unit.--A dwelling unit referred to 
 in subparagraph
        (A) is a dwelling unit occupied by a 
 low-income person that, on inspection pursuant to the 
 program under this part, was found to have significant 
 defects or hazards that prevented the installation of 
 weatherization measures under the program.
 ``

    (3) Authorization of appropriations.--In addition to 
 amounts authorized to be appropriated under 

section 422, there 
 is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out 
 this subsection $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
 through 2030.''.

    (b) State Average Cost Per Unit.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 415
            (c) of the Energy Conservation 
 and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6865
            (c) ) is amended--
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) --
            (I) in the first sentence, by 
 striking ``$6,500'' and inserting 
 ``$15,000''; and
            (II) by striking ``
            (c) (1) Except as 
 provided in paragraphs

    (3) and

    (4) '' 
 and inserting the following:
 ``
            (c) Financial Assistance.--
 ``

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs

    (3) ,

    (4) , and

    (6) '';
            (ii) by conforming the margins of 
 subparagraphs
        (A) through
            (D) to the margin of 
 subparagraph
        (E) ;
            (iii) in subparagraph
            (D) , by striking ``, 
 and'' and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iv) in subparagraph
        (E) , by adding a 
 period at the end;
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) , in the first sentence, by 
 striking ``weatherized (including dwelling units 
 partially weatherized)'' and inserting ``fully 
 weatherized'';
            (C) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``$3,000'' and 
 inserting ``$6,000'';
            (D) in paragraph

    (5) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A)
            (i) , by striking 
 ``

    (6)
        (A)
            (ii) '' and inserting ``

    (7)
        (A)
            (ii) ''; 
 and
            (ii) by striking ``

    (6)
        (A)
            (i) 
            (I) '' each 
 place it appears and inserting 
 ``

    (7)
        (A)
            (i) 
            (I) '';
        (E) by redesignating paragraph

    (6) as paragraph

    (7) ; and
        (F) by inserting after paragraph

    (5) the following:
 ``

    (6) Limit increase.--The Secretary may increase the 
 amount of financial assistance provided per dwelling unit under 
 this part beyond the limit specified in paragraph

    (1) if the 
 Secretary determines that market conditions require such an 
 increase to achieve the purposes of this part.''.

    (2) Conforming amendment.--

Section 414D

    (b)

    (1)
            (C) of the 
 Energy Conservation and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 
 6864d

    (b)

    (1)
            (C) ) is amended by striking ``415
            (c) (6)
        (A) '' and 
 inserting ``415
            (c) (7) ''.
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