An amendment numbered 4 printed in House Report 111-594 to require the Department of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, to consider passive house retrofits when identifying qualified energy efficiency measures.

1. 1

   Change 1: Inserts “with a gross annual household income of less than $250,000” after “homeowner”

   InsertsPage 1, line 5Printed page

   …homeowner[inserted: with a gross annual household income of less than $250,000]…

   Original wording

   Page 1, line 5, insert “with a gross annual household income of less than $250,000” after “homeowner”.

2. 2

   Change 2: Inserts “A homeowner may not qualify as an eligible participant if the homeowner has been more tha…” after “under section 2.”

   InsertsPage 1, line 9Printed page

   …under section 2.[inserted: A homeowner may not qualify as an eligible participant if the homeowner has been more than 6 months delinquent in child support payments.]…

   Original wording

   Page 1, line 9, insert “A homeowner may not qualify as an eligible participant if the homeowner has been more than 6 months delinquent in child support payments.” after “under section 2.”.

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   Change 3: Strikes “or community-based”

   StrikesPage 1, lines 13–14Printed page

   Struck: or community-based

   Original wording

   Page 1, lines 13 and 14, strike “or community-based”.

4. 4

   Change 4: Inserts “primary” after “installed in a”

   InsertsPage 3, line 10Printed page

   …installed in a[inserted: primary]…

   Original wording

   Page 3, line 10, insert “primary” after “installed in a”.

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   Change 5: Inserts “, but which shall not include the installation or replacement of pool heaters or the inst…” after “their adoption”

   InsertsPage 3, line 12Printed page

   …their adoption[inserted: , but which shall not include the installation or replacement of pool heaters or the installation of Energy Star televisions]…

   Original wording

   Page 3, line 12, insert “, but which shall not include the installation or replacement of pool heaters or the installation of Energy Star televisions” after “their adoption”.

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   Change 6: Inserts “primary” after “installed in a”

   InsertsPage 3, line 21Printed page

   …installed in a[inserted: primary]…

   Original wording

   Page 3, line 21, insert “primary” after “installed in a”.

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   Change 7: Inserts “, consistent with paragraph (3),” after “particular efforts”

   InsertsPage 5, line 16Printed page

   …particular efforts[inserted: , consistent with paragraph (3),]…

   Original wording

   Page 5, line 16, insert “, consistent with paragraph (3),” after “particular efforts”.

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   Change 8: Inserts “The Secretary of Energy shall also include a detailed accounting of any waste, fraud, or…” after “of this section.”

   InsertsPage 9, line 14Printed page

   …of this section.[inserted: The Secretary of Energy shall also include a detailed accounting of any waste, fraud, or abuse occurring in the administration of this Act in such reports.]…

   Original wording

   Page 9, line 14, insert “The Secretary of Energy shall also include a detailed accounting of any waste, fraud, or abuse occurring in the administration of this Act in such reports.” after “of this section.”.

9. 9

   Change 9: Strikes “and”

   StrikesPage 10, line 11Printed page

   Struck: and

   Original wording

   Page 10, line 11, strike “and”.

10. 10

    Change 10: Replaces the period on page 10, line 15 with “; and”

    ReplacesPrinted page

    …[struck: .][inserted: ; and]

    Original wording

    Page 10, line 15, strike the period and insert “; and”.

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    Change 11: Inserts new text on page 10, line 15

    InsertsPrinted page

    Inserted: (7) the extent to which any waste, fraud, or abuse occurred under this program.

    Original wording

    Page 10, after line 15, insert the following new paragraph:

12. 12

    Change 12: Adds SEC. 3. PROHIBITION at the end of the bill

    Adds a section

    Inserted: SEC. 3. PROHIBITION.

    Inserted: (a) Funds authorized by this Act shall only be made available for the purpose of carrying out qualifying energy savings measures on a primary residence.

    Inserted: (b) Neither the Secretary of Energy nor the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide any funds authorized by this Act to any contractor that has been convicted of or pleaded guilty to any fraudulent offense.

    Inserted: SEC. 4. SUNSET.

    Inserted: The provisions of this Act shall be suspended and shall not apply if this Act will have a negative net effect on the national budget deficit of the United States.

    Original wording

    At the end of the bill, add the following new sections:

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