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Section 2603 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8622) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6), (7) through (10), and (11), as paragraphs (6) through (8), (10) through (13), and (15), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following: (4) The terms extreme heat and extreme cold, used with respect to a period, means a period in which there is an increased risk of— (A) heat-related or cold-related, respectively, illness, hospitalization, or death; or (B) failures or energy shutoffs of home cooling or heating, respectively. (5) The term HEAP coordinator means an employee— (A) who administers a program funded under section 2602(b); and (B) whose salary is paid, partly or wholly, with funds made available under that section.; (3) by inserting after paragraph (8), as so redesignated, the following: (9) The term local coordinating agency means any local organization or local office that receives funds under section 2602(b) to perform customer intake, or approval of benefits, on behalf of the State agency.; and (4) by inserting after paragraph (13), as so redesignated, the following: (14) The term State agency means any State agency that administers the program funded under section 2602(b)..