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 PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

100 STAT. 1783-366

"(2) A State agency shall establish a procedure under which members of the general public are provided an opportunity to comment on the development of the State agency plan.". SEC. 346. AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAM BENEFITS.

Paragraph (8) of section 17(f) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)(8)) is amended to read as follows: "(8)(A) The State agency shall, in cooperation with participating local agencies, publicly announce and distribute information on the availability of program benefits (including the eligibility criteria for participation and the location of local agencies operating the program) to offices and organizations that deal with significant numbers of potentially eligible persons (including health and medical organizations, hospitals and clinics, welfare and unemployment offices, social service agencies, farmworker organizations, Indian tribal organizations, and religious and community organizations in low income areas). "(B) The information shall be publicly announced by the State agency and by local agencies at least annually. "(C) The State agency and local agencies shall distribute the information in a manner designed to provide the information to potentially eligible persons who are most in need of the benefits, including pregnant women in the early months of pregnancy.". SEC. 347. REPAYMENT OF CERTAIN BENEFITS BY RECIPIENTS.

Effective October 1, 1986, section 17(f) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(15) If a State agency determines that a member of a family has received an overissuance of food benefits under the program authorized by this section as the result of such member intentionally making a false or misleading statement or intentionally misrepresenting, concealing, or withholding facts, the State agency shall recover, in cash, from such member an amount that the State agency determines is equal to the value of the overissued food benefits, unless the State agency determines that the recovery of the benefits would not be cost effective.". SEC. 348. PRIORITY FUNDS FOR WIC MIGRANT PROGRAMS.

(a) PRIORITY FUNDING.—Effective October 1, 1986, section 17(g) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(g)) (as amended by section 314(2)(A)) is further amended by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph: "(2) Of the sums appropriated for any fiscal year for programs authorized under this section, not less than nine-tenths of 1 percent shall be available first for services to eligible members of migrant populations. The migrant services shall be provided in a manner consistent with the priority system of a State for program participation.". (b) ACCOUNTABILITY.—To the extent possible, accountability for migrant services under section 17(g)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (as added by subsection (a)) shall be conducted under regulations in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. SEC. 349. IMPROVING STATE AGENCY ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEMS.

Section 17(g)(3) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(g)(3)) (as amended by sections 314(2)(A) and 343(b)) is further

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