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[CITE: 42USC6872]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
          CHAPTER 81--ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL
 
 SUBCHAPTER III--ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE-RESOURCE ASSISTANCE 
                         FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS
 
        Part A--Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons
 
Sec. 6872. Authorization of appropriations

    For the purpose of carrying out the weatherization program under 
this part, there are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 1999 
through 2003 such sums as may be necessary.

(Pub. L. 94-385, title IV, Sec. 422, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1158; Pub. 
L. 95-619, title II, Sec. 231(d), Nov. 9, 1978, 92 Stat. 3226; Pub. L. 
96-294, title V, Sec. 576, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 760; Pub. L. 98-181, 
title IV, Sec. 464, Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1235; Pub. L. 101-440, 
Sec. 8(c), Oct. 18, 1990, 104 Stat. 1016; Pub. L. 105-388, Sec. 3, Nov. 
13, 1998, 112 Stat. 3477.)


                               Amendments

    1998--Pub. L. 105-388 reenacted section catchline without change and 
amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows:
    ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of 
carrying out the weatherization program under this part, other than 
under subsections (d) and (e) of section 6865 of this title, not to 
exceed $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1991 and such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994.
    ``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated for purposes of 
carrying out the weatherization program under subsections (d) and (e) of 
section 6865 of this title, not to exceed $20,000,000 for fiscal year 
1992 and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1993 and 1994.''
    1990--Pub. L. 101-440 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``Of the funds authorized by section 1005(1) of 
the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 for energy conservation 
for fiscal year 1984, not less than $190,000,000 is authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out the weatherization program under this part. 
There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for 
fiscal year 1985 to carry out such weatherization program. Any amount 
appropriated under this section shall remain available until expended.''
    1983--Pub. L. 98-181 amended section generally, providing that, of 
the funds authorized by section 1005(1) of the Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1981 for energy conservation for fiscal year 1984, 
not less than $190,000,000 was authorized to be appropriated to carry 
out the weatherization program under this part, and substituted 
provisions authorizing the appropriation of such sums as may be 
necessary for fiscal year 1985 to carry out the weatherization program 
for provisions that had authorized the appropriations of $55,000,000 for 
the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, 1977, $130,000,000 for the fiscal 
year ending on Sept. 30, 1978, $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending 
on Sept. 30, 1979, $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, 
1980, and $200,000,000 for the fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, 1981.
    1980--Pub. L. 96-294 inserted provisions authorizing to be 
appropriated $200,000,000 for fiscal year ending on Sept. 30, 1981, such 
sums to remain available until expended, substituted ``the sum of'' for 
``not to exceed'' wherever appearing.
    1978--Pub. L. 95-619 substituted an appropriations authorization of 
not to exceed $130,000,000 for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1978, for an 
authorization of not to exceed $65,000,000 for such fiscal year, 
substituted an authorization of not to exceed $200,000,000 for fiscal 
year ending Sept. 30, 1979, for an authorization of $80,000,000 for such 
fiscal year, and added an authorization of not to exceed $200,000,000 
for fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 1980.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 6865 of this title.
