Sec. 102. Clean Energy Rebate Program
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The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall carry out a program to be known as the Clean Energy Rebate Program to provide rebates to eligible households using amounts made available to the Secretary under sections 722(c) and 752 of the Clean Air Act. The Secretary shall— periodically estimate the number of eligible households, and the number of participating eligible households, for the Clean Energy Rebate Program; and develop procedures, in consultation with the Commissioner of Social Security, the Railroad Retirement Board, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and relevant State agencies, to ensure that beneficiaries of the benefit programs administered by such entities receive the rebate for which such beneficiaries are eligible under the Clean Energy Rebate Program.
The rebate amount for an eligible household under this section shall be determined by the Secretary, accounting for— the amount of funding made available under section 722(c) of the Clean Air Act; and the number of citizens and permanent legal residents of the eligible household. The Secretary shall establish rules for providing rebates to eligible households under this section in an administratively simple manner, and on a quarterly basis through— direct deposit into the eligible household’s designated bank account; a State’s electronic benefit transfer system; or another Federal or State mechanism, if such a mechanism is approved by the Secretary.
The Secretary may, in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, establish uniform national program standards to enable States, upon the approval of the Secretary, to administer the Clean Energy Rebate Program in the State. Such a State shall establish procedures governing the administration of the Clean Energy Rebate Program that the relevant State agency determines best serve eligible households in the State, including households with special needs, such as households with elderly or disabled members, households in rural areas, homeless individuals, and households residing on reservations as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 and the Indian Financing Act of 1974.
Such a State may coadminister the Clean Energy Rebate Program with other State programs, such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 in accordance with the provisions of this title. No State shall impose any condition of eligibility for a rebate under this section other than what is required by this section. Each State administering the Clean Energy Rebate Program shall— assume responsibility for the certification of eligible households and for the issuance of rebates and the control and accountability thereof; and report information to the Secretary at such a time and manner as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall carry out a robust and comprehensive outreach program to ensure that eligible households learn of their eligibility for rebates and are advised of the opportunity to receive such rebates. Rebate amounts provided under this section may not be includible in the gross income of the recipient for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall issue such regulations, or guidance, as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate for the effective and efficient administration of the Clean Energy Rebate Program.
In this section: The term eligible household means a household— for which the gross income of the household does not exceed 200 percent of the poverty line; for which the relevant State agency of the State in which the household is located determines that the household is participating in— the supplemental nutrition assistance program authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ); the food distribution program on Indian reservations authorized by section 4(b) of such Act; or the program for nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico or American Samoa under section 19 of such Act; that consists of a single individual or a married couple, and receives benefits under the supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. ); and of which at least one member is a citizen or permanent legal resident.
The term gross income of a household means the gross income of a household that is determined in accordance with standards and procedures established under section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 ). The term household has the meaning given the term Household in section 3(m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(m) ). The term poverty line has the meaning given such term in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9902 ).
The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Treasury. The term State means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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