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§8628a Technical assistance, training, and compliance reviews
Title 42 › Chapter CHAPTER 94— - LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - LOW-INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE › § 8628a
Summary
Each year the Secretary may reserve up to $300,000 from the appropriated funds. That money can fund grants, contracts, or joint agreements with state, public (including federal), and private nonprofit organizations, and pay for onsite compliance reviews of programs under this law. The Secretary may give a grant to a private nonprofit that applies together with a business.
Full Legal Text
Title 42, §8628a
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(a)Of the amounts appropriated under section 8621(b) of this title for any fiscal year, not more than $300,000 of such amounts may be reserved by the Secretary—
(1)to—
(A)make grants to State and public agencies and private nonprofit organizations; or
(B)enter into contracts or jointly financed cooperative arrangements or interagency agreements with States and public agencies (including Federal agencies) and private nonprofit organizations;
(2)to conduct onsite compliance reviews of programs supported under this subchapter.
(b)No provision of this section shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from making a grant pursuant to subsection (a) to one or more private nonprofit organizations that apply jointly with a business concern to receive such grant.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This subchapter, the first and second time appearing in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original “this subtitle” which was translated as “this title”, meaning title XXVI of Pub. L. 97–35, as the probable intent of Congress.
Amendments
1998—Pub. L. 105–285, § 309(b), substituted “Technical assistance, training, and compliance reviews” for “Technical assistance and training” as section catchline. Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–285, § 309(a), substituted “$300,000” for “$250,000” in introductory provisions, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted “to—”, redesignated former par. (1) as subpar. (A), realigned margin, and substituted “make grants” for “to make grants”, redesignated former par. (2) as subpar. (B), realigned margin, substituted “enter into” for “to enter into” and inserted “or interagency agreements” after “cooperative arrangements” and “(including Federal agencies)” after “public agencies”, realigned margin of concluding provisions and substituted “; or” for period at end, and added par. (2). 1994—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–252 substituted “$250,000” for “$500,000” in introductory provisions.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 1994 AmendmentAmendment 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
Section effective Oct. 1, 1986, see section 1001 of Pub. L. 99–425, set out as an
Effective Date
of 1986 Amendment note under section 8621 of this title.
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Citation
42 U.S.C. § 8628a
Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
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