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To repeal the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program and transfer funds under such program to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program.

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What This Bill Does

This bill ends a federal program that provides rebates (money back) for high-efficiency electric home upgrades. It takes any unspent money from that program and gives it to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which funds law enforcement and criminal justice activities.

Who It Affects

Not specified in bill text

Key Provisions

• The High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program is ended (Sec. 1(a)) • Any unspent money from the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program is transferred to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program (Sec. 1(b)) • References to the high-efficiency electric home rebate program are removed from two other sections of federal law (Sec. 1(c))

What Changes

Homeowners can no longer receive rebates through the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program. Money that was supposed to go toward that program will instead fund the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program for law enforcement purposes.

Important Definitions

None defined

Effective Date

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I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 928 To repeal the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Program and transfer funds under such program to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assist- ance Grant Program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 9, 2023 Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 repeal the High-Efficiency Electric Home Rebate Pro- gram and transfer funds under such program to the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Pro- gram. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:32 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H928.IH H928 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 928 IH SECTION 1. TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM THE HIGH-EFFI- 1 CIENCY ELECTRIC HOME REBATE PROGRAM 2 TO THE EDWARD BYRNE MEMORIAL JUSTICE 3 ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM. 4 (a) REPEAL.—Section 50122 of Public Law 117–169 5 is repealed. 6 (b) TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—The unobligated balance 7 of funds available under such section 50122 (as in effect 8 on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) is 9 transferred to, and merged with, amounts available for the 10 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant pro- 11 gram as authorized by subpart 1 of part E of title I of 12 the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 13 (34 U.S.C. 10151 et seq.). 14 (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 15 (1) Section 50121(c)(7) of the Public Law 117– 16 169 is amended by striking ‘‘, including a rebate 17 provided under a high-efficiency electric home rebate 18 program (as defined in section 50122(d)),’’. 19 (2) Section 50123(a) of the Public Law 117– 20 169 is amended by striking ‘‘or a high-efficiency 21 electric home rebate program (as defined in section 22 50122(d))’’. 23 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:32 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H928.IH H928 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS

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