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        H.R.2981

                       One Hundred Sixth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE FIRST SESSION

         Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
   the sixth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine


                                 An Act


 
   To extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy and 
                Conservation Act through March 31, 2000.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT AMENDMENTS.

    The Energy Policy and Conservation Act is amended--
        (1) by amending section 166 (42 U.S.C. 6246) to read as 
    follows:


                    ``authorization of appropriations

    ``Sec. 166. There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2000 such sums as may be necessary to implement this part, to remain 
available only through March 31, 2000.'';
        (2) in section 181 (42 U.S.C. 6251) by striking ``September 30, 
    1999'' both places it appears and inserting ``March 31, 2000''; and
        (3) in section 281 (42 U.S.C. 6285) by striking ``September 30, 
    1999'' both places it appears and inserting ``March 31, 2000''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.