42 U.S.C. § 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) with respect to the prior fiscal year, and a report that describes for the prior fiscal year—

(1)

section 8624(b) of this title the manner in which States carry out the requirements of clauses (2), (5), (8), and (15) of ; and

(2)

the impact of each State’s program on recipient and eligible households.

Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVI, § 2610Aug. 13, 198195 Stat. 902 Pub. L. 98–558, title VI, § 607Oct. 30, 198498 Stat. 2893 Pub. L. 99–425, title V, § 506Sept. 30, 1986100 Stat. 976 Pub. L. 103–252, title III, § 311(c)(7)May 18, 1994108 Stat. 662(, , ; , , ; , , ; , , .)

Editorial Notes

Amendments

Pub. L. 103–252, § 311(c)(7)(A)1994—Subsec. (a)(2). , struck out semicolon after “used” and inserted semicolon after “subchapter”.

Pub. L. 103–252, § 311(c)(7)(B)Subsec. (a)(5). , substituted “disabled or include young children” for “handicapped”.

Pub. L. 99–425 section 8624 of this title1986—Subsec. (b). inserted provisions relating to report describing for prior fiscal year the manner of carrying out requirements of clauses of and impact of State programs on recipient and eligible households.

Pub. L. 98–558, § 607(c)1984—Subsec. (a). , 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.”

Pub. L. 98–558, § 607(a)Subsec. (a)(2). , inserted “amount,” before “cost” and inserted at end “for households eligible for assistance under this subchapter”.

Pub. L. 98–558, § 607(b)Subsec. (a)(5), (6). , added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6).

Pub. L. 98–558, § 607(d)Subsec. (b). , 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) with respect to the prior fiscal year” for “a summary of data collected under subsection (a)”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1994 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1986 Amendment

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

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

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

Termination of Reporting Requirements

May 15, 2000section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66 section 1113 of Title 31For termination, effective , of provisions of law requiring submittal to Congress of any annual, semiannual, or other regular periodic report listed in House Document No. 103–7 (in which the 12th item on page 93 identifies a reporting provision which, as amended, is contained in subsec. (b) of this section), see , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance.