accordance with a methodology established 
by the Administrator. 
(C) Households with gross income exceed-
ing 130 percent of the poverty line shall not be 
eligible to receive a rebate under the Program. 
(4) SPECIAL RULE FOR HOUSEHOLD WITH EL-
DERLY
OR
DISABLED
MEMBER.—Notwithstanding 
paragraph (3), households with 1 or more members 
who are elderly or disabled shall receive the max-
imum monthly rebate amount for a household of 
equal size. 
(f) SCHEDULE AND STANDARDS FOR IMPLEMENTA-
TION OF PROGRAM.—The Administrator shall establish by 
rule a schedule and standards to implement the Program. 
Such standards shall— 
(1) specify the required level of household pro-
tection regarding privacy, ease of rebate use, and ac-
cess to the rebates under the Program; 
(2) prohibit the imposition of any fee on a 
household for the withdrawal or expenditure of any 
part of such rebates; 
(3) require States participating in the Program 
to provide such rebates to recipient households 
through an Electronic Benefit Transfer System or 
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by direct deposits into accounts established by 
household members at financial institutions; and 
(4) provide for the interoperability of the Pro-
gram among States and among law enforcement au-
thorities that monitor compliance with the Program. 
(g) STATE ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.—A par-
ticipating State, and the State agency designated under 
subsection (b), shall be responsible for— 
(1) certifying the eligibility of households to re-
ceive rebates under the Program; and 
(2) issuance and control of rebates, and ac-
countability therefor. 
(h) REIMBURSEMENT
OF STATE ADMINISTRATIVE 
COSTS.—Subject to standards established by the Adminis-
trator, the Administrator shall reimburse each partici-
pating State as follows for administrative costs incurred 
by the designated State agency to carry out the Program: 
(1) For 3 years such costs shall be reimbursed 
at the rate of— 
(A) 90 percent of any automated data 
processing improvement, and Electronic Benefit 
Transfer contract amendment, necessary to pro-
vide rebates under the Program; and 
(B) 75 percent of such costs remaining. 
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(2) For subsequent years such costs shall be re-
imbursed at the rate of 50 percent. 
(i) TREATMENT OF REBATES.—The amount of any 
rebate received under the Program shall not be considered 
to be income or resources for any purpose under any Fed-
eral, State, or local law, including any law relating to tax-
ation (including income tax) or public assistance (includ-
ing programs that provide health care, cash aid, child care, 
nutrition assistance, and housing assistance). No partici-
pating State (or political subdivision thereof) shall de-
crease any assistance otherwise provided to an individual 
or a household based on the fact that a household applied 
for or received a rebate under the Program. 
SEC. 5. LIHEAP AND WEATHERIZATION. 
(a) DEPOSIT OF AUCTION RECEIPTS.—If Federal 
legislation is enacted that would limit the emission of 
greenhouse gases in the United States, 1 percent of the 
total value of emission allowances created by such legisla-
tion shall be auctioned each year, and the receipts from 
that auction shall be deposited in the Treasury for use 
under subsection (b). 
(b) USE OF RECEIPTS.—Of the receipts deposited in 
the Treasury under subsection (a), 50 percent shall be for 
the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, and 
50 percent shall be for the Weatherization Assistance Pro-
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gram under part A of title IV the Energy Conservation 
and Production Act (42 U.S.C. 6861 et seq.), to the extent 
provided in appropriations Acts, to remain available until 
expended. 
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