Establishment of Ratepayer Justice Fund and list of misconduct events

(a) Ratepayer Justice Fund (1) In general There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the Ratepayer Justice Fund consisting of amounts collected under section 4. (2) Use Amounts in the Ratepayer Justice Fund shall be made available without further appropriation— (A) to the Secretary of the Treasury for direct relief payments to eligible ratepayers in accordance with section 5; (B) to the Secretary of Energy for reimbursements to State consumer advocate offices or comparable public counsel in accordance with section 6; and (C) in an amount not to exceed 5 percent of the total amounts in the Ratepayer Justice Fund, to the Secretary of Energy for Ratepayer Community Restoration Grants in accordance with section 7. (b) List of misconduct events (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and Secretary of Energy, shall establish, and publish in the Federal Register, a list of misconduct events. (2) Updates The Secretary of the Treasury shall regularly update the list published under subsection (a). (3) Petition A citizen (including a consumer advocate described in section 6) may petition the Secretary of the Treasury to include a misconduct event on the list published under subsection (a). (4) Determination on petitions Not later than 90 days after the date of receipt of a petition regarding a misconduct event under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall determine whether to include the misconduct event on the list published under subsection (a).