S.Amdt. 5515

SA 5515. Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. Lujan, Mr. King, Mr. Welch, Mr.
Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended
to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

Strike section 104 and insert the following:

SEC. __. FUNDING FOR THE LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM.

In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is
appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services,
out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
$2,500,000,000 for an additional amount for fiscal year 2026,
to remain available until September 30, 2027, for making
payments under subsection (b) of section 2602 of the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621)
subject to the following conditions:
(1) Of the amount made available under this section,
$1,250,000,000 shall be allocated as though the total
appropriation for such payments for fiscal year 2026 was less
than $1,975,000,000.
(2) The Secretary shall obligate and distribute the amount
made available under this section not later than 30 days
after the date of enactment of this Act.
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