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 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 (d) Whenever the Secretary determines that a waiver of any requirement in subsection (b) is necessary to assist in promoting the objectives of this title, the Secretary may waive such requirement to the extent and for the period the Secretary finds necessary to enable the State involved to carry out the program under the plan. (e) Each audit required by subsection (b)(10) shall be conducted by an entity independent of any agency administering activities or services carried out under this title and shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Within 30 days after the completion of each audit, the chief executive officer of the State shall submit a copy of such audit to the legislature of the State and to the Secretary. if) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the amount of any home energy assistance payments or allowances provided to an eligible household under this title shall not be considered income or resources of such household (or any member thereof) for any purpose under any Federal or State law, including any law relating to taxation, food stamps, public assistance, or welfare programs. (g) The State shall repay to the United States amounts found not to have been expended in accordance with this title or the Secretary may offset such amounts against any other amount to which the State is or may become entitled under this title. (h) The Comptroller General of the United States shall, from time to time, evaluate the expenditures by States of grants under this title in order to assure that expenditures are consistent with the provisions of this title and to determine the effectiveness of the State in accomplishing the purposes of this title. (i) A household which is described in subsection (b)(2)(A) solely by reason of clause (ii) thereof shall not be treated as a household described in subsection (b)(2) if the eligibility of the household is dependent upon— (1) an individual whose annual supplemental security income benefit rate is reduced pursuant to section 1611(e)(1) of the Social Security Act by reason of being in an institution receiving payments under title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to such individual; (2) an individual to whom the reduction specified in section 1612(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Social Security Act applies; or (3) a child described in section 1614(f)(2) of the Social Security Act who is living together with a parent, or the spouse of a parent, of the child. (j) In verifying income eligibility for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B), the State may apply procedures and policies consistent with procedures and policies used by the State agency administering programs under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, under title XX of the Social Security Act, under subtitle B of title VI of this Act (relating to community services block grant program), under any other provision of law which carries out programs which were administered under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 before the date of the enactment of this Act, or under other income assistance or service programs (as determined by the State). (k) Not more than 15 percent of the greater of— (1) the funds allotted to a State under this title for any fiscal year; or (2) the funds available to such State under this title for such fiscal year; may be used by the State for low-cost residential weatherization or other energy-related home repair for low-income households.

95 STAT. 899 Waiver

Repayment to Keps U.S. Grant expenditures, evaluation.

42 USC 1382. 42 USC 1396. 42 USC 1382a. 42 USC 1382c.

42 USC 601. 42 USC 1397. 42 USC 2701 note.

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