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 100 STAT. 974

PUBLIC LAW 99-425—SEPT. 30, 1986

Services shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by subsection (a). SEC. 503. CALCULATION OF GRANTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

Section 2604(d)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8623(d)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking out "in such State with respect to which a determination under this subsection is made" and inserting in lieu thereof "and residing within the State on the reservation of the tribes or on trust lands adjacent to such reservation"; (2) by inserting before the period at the end of such section a comma and the following: "or such greater amount as the Indian tribe and the State may agree upon"; and (3) by adding at the end thereof the following: "In cases where a tribe has no reservation, the Secretary, in consultation with the tribe and the State, shall define the number of Indian households for the determination under this paragraph." SEC. 504. APPLICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

(a) STATE PROCEDURES.—Section 26050b)(5) of the Low-Income

Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(5)) is amended by striking out "in a manner consistent with the efficient and timely payment of benefits" and inserting in lieu thereof "in a timely manner". (b) CONFORMING

Ante, p. 973.

AMENDMENTS.—Section 2605(b) of the

Low-

Income Home Energy Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amended— (1) by striking out clauses (14), (15), and (16); (2) by inserting "and" at the end of clause (13); and (3) by redesignating clause (17) as clause (14). (c) CONTENTS OF STATE PLAN.—Section 2605(c)(1) of the LowIncome Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(1)) is amended by striking out clauses (A) through (E) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(A) describes the eligibility requirements to be used by the State for each type of assistance to be provided under this title, including criteria for designating an emergency under section 2604(c); "(B) describes the benefit levels to be used by the States for each type of assistance including assistance to be provided for emergency crisis intervention and for weatherization and other energy-related home repair; "(C) contains estimates of the amount of funds the State will use for each of the programs under such plan and describes the alternative use of funds reserved under section 2604(c) in the event any portion of the amount so reserved is not expended for emergencies; "(D) describes weatherization and other energy-related home repair the State will provide under subsection (k); "(E) describes how the State will carry out assurances in clauses (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (10), (12), and (13) of subsection (b); and "(F) contains any other information determined by the Secretary to be appropriate for purposes of this title.". (d) MODEL STATE PLAN FORMAT.—Section 2605(c) of the

Low-

Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:

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