; and (II) will not require the applicants to submit proof of income, citizenship, or need, to establish status as an eligible household; and (ii) describing criteria ; (3) in subsection (f), by adding at the end the following: (3) For purposes of section 401(c), and the remainder of title IV, of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1611(a) , 1601 et seq.) assistance under this title should not be considered to be a Federal public benefit. ; and (4) in subsection (j), by striking the State may apply and inserting the State may, subject to subsection (c)(1)(A)(i), apply . 8. Conditions for funding Section 2605 of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8624 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting before the semicolon the following: , using toxin-free materials that do not contain asthmagens or respiratory sensitizers, giving priority in the use of those funds, to the greatest extent practicable, to supporting emergency home repairs that foster energy efficiency, decarbonization, and climate resilience, including through beneficial electrification of heating and cooling ; (B) in paragraph (7)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking and at the end; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (E) ensure that— (i) the home energy supplier will not charge late fees for any payment, by a household receiving assistance through the program funded under section 2602(b), during the period beginning 6 months before and ending 6 months after a date on which the supplier receives funds through the program for the household; and (ii) if the supplier receives funds through the program for such a household and charged such late fees during that period, the supplier shall refund the fees to the household not later than 7 days after the date the supplier receives the funds