The term “emergency” means—
(A) a natural disaster;
(A)#
a natural disaster;
(B)#
a significant home energy supply shortage or disruption;
(C)#
a significant increase in the cost of home energy, as determined by the Secretary;
(D)#
a significant increase in home energy disconnections reported by a utility, a State regulatory agency, or another agency with necessary data;
(E)#
a significant increase in participation in a public benefit program such as the supplemental nutrition assistance program carried out under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the national program to provide supplemental security income carried out under title XVI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), or the State temporary assistance for needy families program carried out under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), as determined by the head of the appropriate Federal agency;
(F)#
a significant increase in unemployment, layoffs, or the number of households with an individual applying for unemployment benefits, as determined by the Secretary of Labor; or
(G)#
an event meeting such criteria as the Secretary, in the discretion of the Secretary, may determine to be appropriate.