# § 8629. Studies and reports
**(a)** The Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall provide for the collection of data, including—
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.
**(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.
**(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)** the manner in which States carry out the requirements of clauses (2), (5), (8), and (15) of section 8624(b) of this title; and
**(2)** the impact of each State’s program on recipient and eligible households.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–35, title XXVI, § 2610, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 902; Pub. L. 98–558, title VI, § 607, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 2893; Pub. L. 99–425, title V, § 506, Sept. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 976; Pub. L. 103–252, title III, § 311(c)(7), May 18, 1994, 108 Stat. 662.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1994—Subsec. (a)(2). , struck out semicolon after “used” and inserted semicolon after “subchapter”.
Subsec. (a)(5). , substituted “disabled or include young children” for “handicapped”.
1986—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.
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.”
Subsec. (a)(2). , inserted “amount,” before “cost” and inserted at end “for households eligible for assistance under this subchapter”.
Subsec. (a)(5), (6). , added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6).
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
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .
### Effective Date of 1984 Amendment
Amendment 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
For 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.