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[CITE: 42USC8629]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
                CHAPTER 94--LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE
 
Sec. 8629. Studies and reports

    (a) The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
shall provide for the collection of data, including--
        (1) information concerning home energy consumption;
        (2) the amount, cost and type of fuels used for households 
    eligible for assistance under this subchapter;
        (3) the type of fuel used by various income groups;
        (4) the number and income levels of households assisted by this 
    subchapter;
        (5) the number of households which received such assistance and 
    include one or more individuals who are 60 years or older or 
    disabled or include young children; and
        (6) any other information which the Secretary determines to be 
    reasonably necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the Secretary to 
collect data which has been collected and made available to the 
Secretary by any other agency of the Federal Government.
    (b) The Secretary shall, no later than June 30 of each fiscal year, 
submit a report to the Congress containing a detailed compilation of the 
data under subsection (a) of this section with respect to the prior 
fiscal year, and a report that describes for the prior fiscal year--
        (1) the manner in which States carry out the requirements of 
    clauses (2), (5), (8), and (15) of section 8624(b) of this title; 
    and
        (2) the impact of each State's program on recipient and eligible 
    households.

(Pub. L. 97-35, title XXVI, Sec. 2610, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 902; Pub. 
L. 98-558, title VI, Sec. 607, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2893; Pub. L. 99-
425, title V, Sec. 506, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 976; Pub. L. 103-252, 
title III, Sec. 311(c)(7), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 662.)


                               Amendments

    1994--Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 103-252, Sec. 311(c)(7)(A), struck out 
semicolon after ``used'' and inserted semicolon after ``subchapter''.
    Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 103-252, Sec. 311(c)(7)(B), substituted 
``disabled or include young children'' for ``handicapped''.
    1986--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99-425 inserted provisions relating to 
report describing for prior fiscal year the manner of carrying out 
requirements of clauses of section 8624 of this title and impact of 
State programs on recipient and eligible households.
    1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-558, Sec. 607(c), inserted at end 
``Nothing in this subsection may be construed to require the Secretary 
to collect data which has been collected and made available to the 
Secretary by any other agency of the Federal Government.''
    Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 98-558, Sec. 607(a), inserted ``amount,'' 
before ``cost'' and inserted at end ``for households eligible for 
assistance under this subchapter''.
    Subsec. (a)(5), (6). Pub. L. 98-558, Sec. 607(b), added par. (5) and 
redesignated former par. (5) as (6).
    Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 98-558, Sec. 607(d), in amending subsec. (b) 
generally, inserted ``no later than June 30 of each fiscal year,'' and 
substituted ``a detailed compilation of the data under subsection (a) of 
this section with respect to the prior fiscal year'' for ``a summary of 
data collected under subsection (a) of this section''.


                    Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 103-252 effective Oct. 1, 1994, see section 314 
of Pub. L. 103-252, set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 99-425 effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 
of Pub. L. 99-425, set out as a note under section 8621 of this title.


                    Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 98-558 applicable to data collected and 
compiled after Oct. 30, 1984, and this section as in effect before Oct. 
30, 1984, applicable with respect to the report submitted under this 
section for fiscal year 1984, see section 609(d) of Pub. L. 98-558, set 
out as a note under section 8621 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 8624 of this title.
