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Assurance 7 The State agrees, if the State chooses to pay home energy suppliers directly, to establish procedures to: (A) notify each participating household of the amount of assistance paid on its behalf; (B) assure that the home energy supplier will charge the eligible household, in the normal billing process, the difference between the actual cost of the home energy and the amount of payment made by the State under this title; (C) assure that the home energy supplier will provide assurances that any agreement entered into with a home energy supplier under this paragraph will contain provisions to assure that no household receiving assistance under this title will be treated adversely because of such assistance under applicable provisions of State law or public regulatory requirements; and (D) ensure that the provision of vendor payments remains at the option of the State in consultation with the local grantees and may be contingent upon unregulated vendors taking appropriate measures to alleviate the energy burdens of eligible households, including providing for agreements between suppliers and individuals eligible for benefits under this Act that seek to reduce home energy costs, minimize the risks of home energy crisis, and encourage regular payments by individuals receiving financial assistance for home energy costs. Assurance 8 The State agrees to provide assurances that: (A) the State will not exclude households described in clause (2)(B) of this subsection from receiving home energy assistance benefits under clause (2), and (B) the State will treat owners and renters equitably under the program assisted under this title. Assurance 9 The State agrees to provide that: (A) the State may use for planning and administering the use of funds under this title, an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the funds payable to such State under this title for a fiscal year; and (B) the State will pay from non-federal sources the remaining costs of planning and administering the program assisted under this title, and will not use federal funds for such remaining costs (except for the costs of the activities described in paragraph (16). Assurance 10 The State agrees to provide that such fiscal control and fund accounting procedures will be established as may be necessary to assure the proper disbursal of and accounting for federal funds paid to the State under this title, including procedures for monitoring the assistance provided under this title, and also provides that the State will comply with the provisions of chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the "Single Audit Act").