State grants

(a) In general From amounts made available under section 202(a)(15), the Secretary of the Treasury shall make a annual grant to each State (hereafter in this section referred to as State grant) to distribute to eligible low-income households in accordance with this section. (b) Eligible low-Income household A household shall be considered to be an eligible low-income household for purposes of this section if— (1) except as provided in subsection (d)(4), the gross income of the household does not exceed 150 percent of the poverty line; (2) the appropriate State agency for the State in which the household is located determines that the household is participating in— (A) the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program authorized by the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); (B) the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations authorized by section 4(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); or (C) the program for nutrition assistance in Puerto Rico or American Samoa under section 19 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2028); (3) the household consists of a single individual or a married couple, and— (A) receives the subsidy described in section 1860D–14 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114); or (B) (i) participates in the program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act; and (ii) meets the income requirements described in section 1860D–14(a)(1) or (a)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–114(a)(1) or (a)(2)); or (4) the household consists of a single individual or a married couple, and receives benefits under the supplemental security income program under title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381–1383f). (c) Amount The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall determine the amount of each State grant in proportion to the percentage of total United States greenhouse gas emissions attributable to electricity, natural gas, gasoline, diesel, and fuel ethanol sold in such State during the preceding calendar year. (d) Rule relating To process Not later than 1 year after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall establish by rule a date in each year by which each State shall notify the Secretary how the State intends to distribute the State Grant. The Secretary shall transfer the State Grant to each State only upon the State demonstrating to the Secretary’s satisfaction that the State intends to distribute the State Grant in accordance with this section. (e) State For the purposes of this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia and any territory or possession of the United States.