APPLICATION.

SEC. 704. APPLICATION. (a) Certifications.—Section 2605(b) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (12) by inserting “timely and meaningful” after “provide for”, (2) in paragraph (13) by striking “and” at the end, (3) in paragraph (14) by striking the period and inserting and”, and (4) by adding at the end the following: “(15) beginning in fiscal year 1992, provide, in addition to such services as may be offered by State Departments of Public Welfare at the local level, outreach and intake functions for crisis situations and heating and cooling assistance that is administered by additional State and local governmental entities or community-based organizations (such as community action agencies, area agencies on aging, and not-for-profit neighborhood-based organizations), and in States where such organizations do not administer intake functions as of September 30, 1991, preference in awarding grants or contracts for intake services shall be provided to those agencies that administer the low-income weatherization or energy crisis intervention programs.”. (b) State Plan.—Section 2605(c)(2) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(c)(2)) is amended by inserting “timely and meaningful” after “will facilitate”.