use the existing processes, procedures, policies, and systems in place to carry out the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, as the Secretary determines appropriate, including by using the application and approval process under such Act to the maximum extent practicable. (d) Allotment (1) Factors The Secretary shall allot amounts appropriated pursuant to this section to a State or Indian Tribe taking into account— (A) the percentage of households in the State, or under the jurisdiction of the Indian Tribe, that are low-income, as determined by the Secretary