42 USC § 6864c - Contractor optimization

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s6864c"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 6864c - Contractor optimization"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "6864c"
section_name: "Contractor optimization"
chapter_number: 81
chapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE RENEWAL"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "ENERGY CONSERVATION AND RENEWABLE-RESOURCE ASSISTANCE FOR EXISTING BUILDINGS"
part_number: "A"
part_name: "Weatherization Assistance for Low-Income Persons"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 414C, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title I, § 1011(d)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2442.)"
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# § 6864c. Contractor optimization

**(a)** **In general** section 6863 of this titlesection 6864 of this title

The Secretary may request that entities receiving funding from the Federal Government or from a State through a weatherization assistance program under  or  perform periodic reviews of the use of private contractors in the provision of weatherization assistance, and encourage expanded use of contractors as appropriate.

**(b)** **Use of training funds** Entities described in subsection (a) may use funding described in such subsection to train private, non-Federal entities that are contracted to provide weatherization assistance under a weatherization program, in accordance with rules determined by the Secretary.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 94–385, title IV, § 414C, as added Pub. L. 116–260, div. Z, title I, § 1011(d)(1), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2442.)