Rural Energy Savings Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3849 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3849 To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify provisions relating to the rural energy savings program. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2023 Mr. Clyburn (for himself and Ms. Budzinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to modify provisions relating to the rural energy savings program. 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 ``Rural Energy Savings Act''. SEC. 2. RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM MODIFICATIONS. Section 6407 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8107a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (1)-- (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'' at the end; (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (E); and (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: ``(C) any Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5304)); ``(D) any public, quasipublic, or nonprofit entity that uses innovative financing techniques and market development tools to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technology (commonly known as a `green bank'); and''; and (B) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: ``(2) Energy efficiency measure.--The term `energy eff