CLARIFICATION ON UTILITY ALLOWANCES.

SEC. 927. CLARIFICATION ON UTILITY ALLOWANCES. (a) Eligibility.—Tenants who— (1) are responsible for making out-of-pocket payments for utility bills; and (2) receive energy assistance through utility allowances that include energy costs under programs identified in sub-section (c); shall not have their eligibility or benefits under other programs designed to assist low-income people with increases in energy costs since 1978 (including but not limited to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program) reduced or eliminated. 106 STAT. 3886 (b) Equal Treatment in Benefit Programs.—Tenants described in subsection (a) shall be treated identically with other households eligible for such assistance, including in the determination of the home energy costs for which they are individually responsible and in the determination of their incomes. (c) Applicability.—This section applies to programs under the United States Housing Act of 1937, the National Housing Act, section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965, section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, and tide V of the Housing Act of 1949.