This Act may be cited as the Lowering Inflated Heating, Energy, and Air Conditioning Prices Act or the LIHEAP Act.

(a) In general Notwithstanding section 2605(b)(2)(B)(ii) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(B)(ii)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8624(b)(2)(B)(ii)View official source on GovInfo), for fiscal year 2027 a State may use any grant made under section 2602 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8621U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8621View official source on GovInfo) to make payments under section 2605(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8624(b)(2)View official source on GovInfo) to households with incomes which do not exceed 75 percent of the State median income. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms State, State median income, and household have the meanings given such terms in section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622U.S. Code — Title 42, Section 8622View official source on GovInfo).