Sec. 4003. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments
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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 in clause (iv), by striking subclause
(I)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 have received a payment, or on behalf of which a payment has been 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 during the immediately preceding 12 months, the household either has received a payment, or a payment has been made on behalf of the household, that is greater than $10 annually, as determined by the Secretary. . 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 at the end , 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 $10 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 beginning on October 1, 2013, for all certification periods beginning after that date. A State may, at the option of the State, implement a policy that eliminates or minimizes the effect of the amendments made by this section for households that receive a standard utility allowance as of the date of enactment of this Act for not more than a 180-day period beginning on the date on which the amendments made by this section would otherwise affect the benefits received by a household.
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Sec. 4003
Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments
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