Sec. 4007. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments
330 words·~2 min read·
/bill/113/hr/2642/eah/section-4007A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Section 5(e)(6)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C) ) is amended— in clause
(i)by inserting , subject to clause
(iv)after Secretary ; and by striking subclause
(I)of clause
(iv)and inserting the following: Subject to subclause (II), if a State agency elects to use a standard utility allowance that reflects heating and cooling costs, the standard utility allowance shall be made available to households that received a payment, or on behalf of which a payment was made, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq. ) or other similar energy assistance program, if in the current month or in the immediately preceding 12 months, the household either received such payment, or such payment was made on behalf of the household, that was greater than $20 annually, as determined by the Secretary. ; and Section 2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A) ) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: , except that, for purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( . 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ), such payments or allowances were greater than $20 annually, consistent with section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) ), as determined by the Secretary of Agriculture Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, and shall apply with respect to certification periods that begin after such date. A State may, at the option of the State, implement a policy that eliminates or reduces the effect of the amendments made by this section on households that received a standard utility allowance as of the date of enactment of this Act, for not more than a 180-day period that begins on the date on which such amendments would otherwise apply to the respective household.
Connectionstraces to 4
Citation graph
cites case law
Sec. 4007
Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments
Cites 4Cited by 0 across 0 sources