S.Amdt. 5022

SA 5022. Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Coleman, Mr. Kerry, Ms.
Collins, Mr. Brown, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Casey) submitted an amendment
intended to be proposed to amendment SA 4983 by Mr. Reid (for Mr. Dodd
(for himself and Mr. Shelby)) to the bill H.R. 3221, moving the United
States toward greater energy independence and security, developing
innovative new technologies; reducing carbon emissions, creating green
jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable energy
production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to amend the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the
production of renewable energy and energy conservation; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title VI of division A, add the following:

SEC. 1606. LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

(a) In General.--In addition to any amounts appropriated
under any other provision of Federal law, there is
appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for fiscal year 2008--
(1) $1,265,000,000 (to remain available until expended) for
making payments under subsections (a) through (d) of section
2604 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42
U.S.C. 8623); and
(2) $1,265,000,000 (to remain available until expended) for
making payments under section 2604(e) of the Low-Income Home
Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(e)),
notwithstanding the designation requirement of section
2602(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8621(e)).
(b) Emergency Requirement.--The amount provided under this
section is designated as an emergency requirement, pursuant
to section 204 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Congress).
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