Sec. 5. Government Accountability Office identification of energy poverty
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an analysis of Federal energy and environmental laws, regulations issued by the Secretary of the Interior and the Chief of the Forest Service that relate to energy and environmental policy, and State renewable portfolio standards to determine how such laws, regulations, and standards affected the following for at-risk communities during the preceding fiscal year: Electricity prices. Home heating prices. Gasoline prices.
Motor vehicle prices. Natural gas prices. Household appliance prices. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report on the analysis conducted under paragraph (1). The Comptroller General of the United States shall develop criteria to determine whether an at-risk community is experiencing energy poverty. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that— identifies, by location and type of at-risk community, which at-risk communities are experiencing energy poverty; and provides recommendations on how to reduce such energy poverty.