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  SA 4446. Mr. LEAHY (for himself and Mr. Sanders) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 3221, moving 
the United States toward greater energy independence and security, 
developing innovative new technologies, reducing carbon emissions, 
creating green jobs, protecting consumers, increasing clean renewable 
energy production, and modernizing our energy infrastructure, and to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for 
the production of renewable energy and energy conservation; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION OF RESOURCES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or the 
     amendments made by this Act, each State shall receive not 
     less than 0.5 percent of funds made available under each of 
     section 301 (relating to emergency assistance for the 
     redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed homes) and section 
     401 (relating to housing counseling resources).
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