Sec. 6. Eligible households
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Section 2605 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8624 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)(A), by striking paragraph
(5)and inserting paragraph
(6); in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting , subject to subsection (c)(1)(A), after only ; in subparagraph (B), by striking
(B)and all that follows through clause
(ii)and inserting the following: households with incomes which do not exceed the greater of— an amount equal to 250 percent of the poverty level; or an amount equal to 80 percent of the State median income, ; and in the matter following subparagraph (B)— by striking may give and inserting shall give ; and by inserting before the semicolon the following: , and the State may not exclude a household from eligibility on the basis of citizenship of 1 or more of the household members ; by redesignating paragraphs
(3)through
(16)as paragraphs
(4)through (17), respectively; by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall work with States using funding under section 2602(b) (supplemented by funding available through State-level energy programs, utility affordability initiatives, or other mechanisms as determined by the State in consultation with the Secretary) to implement home energy affordability measures— to ensure that no household eligible under paragraph
(2)experiences an energy burden for which the expenditures of the household for home energy exceed 3 percent of household income; and to prioritize the further reduction of energy burdens for such eligible households with the lowest incomes. ; and in subparagraph
(B)of paragraph (10), as so redesignated, by striking paragraph
(16)and inserting paragraph
(17); in subsection (c)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking assistance to be provided under this title, including criteria and inserting assistance to be provided under this title, including— certifying that the State and local coordinating agencies in the State— shall, to the greatest extent possible, use data sharing agreements with Federal and State low-income assistance programs, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ), the Medicaid program established under title XIX of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq. ), and the supplemental security income program established under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq. ), to verify eligibility; shall implement simplified re-enrollment procedures for households with fixed incomes or households already determined to be eligible under other Federal and State low-income assistance programs, to reduce administrative burdens on applicants and agencies; shall not require applicants to submit proof of citizenship to establish status as an eligible household; and if neither the verification process described in subclause
(I)nor the re-enrollment process described in subclause
(II)apply to a household, shall allow applicants to self-attest that the applicants meet the criteria established under this title for an eligible household, to the extent necessary to facilitate access to assistance and prevent undue hardship for applicants; and describing criteria. ; in subparagraph (E), by striking paragraph
(5)and inserting paragraph
(6); and in subparagraph (F), by striking clauses (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (12), (13), and
(15)of subsection
(b)and inserting paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (13), (14), and
(16)of subsection
(b); in subsection (e), by striking subsection (b)(10) and inserting subsection (b)(11) ; in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: For purposes of section 401(c), and the remainder of title IV, of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1611(a) , 1601 et seq.), assistance under this title shall not be considered to be a Federal public benefit. ; and in subsection (j), by striking the State may apply and inserting the State may, subject to subsection (c)(1)(A)(i), apply .
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