Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 101 Part 2.djvu/825

 PUBLIC LAW 100-203—DEC. 22, 1987

101 STAT. 1330-31

"(II) such participant is informed of such termination and is advised of the eligibility requirements for participation in the food stamp program; "(III) the State determines whether such participant will be eligible to receive coupons as a member of a household under the food stamp program; and "(IV) coupons under the food stamp program are received by such participant if such participant will be eligible to receive coupons as a member of a household under the food stamp program. "(G)(i)' Paragraphs (I)(B), (8), (10), and (19) of section 11(e) shall apply with respect to the participants in the Project in the same manner as such paragraphs apply with respect to participants in the food stamp program. "(ii) Each individual who contacts the State in person during office hours to make what may reasonably be interpreted as an oral or written request to participate in the Project shall receive and shall be permitted to file on the same day that such contact is first made, an application form to participate in the Project. "(iii) The Project shall provide for telephone contact by, mail delivery of forms to and mail return of forms by, and subsequent home or telephone interview with, the elderly persons, physically or mentally handicapped, and persons otherwise unable, solely because of transportation difficulties and similar hardships, to appear in person. "(iv) An individual who applies to participate in the Project may be represented by another person in the review process if the other person has been clearly designated as the representative of such individual for that purpose, by such individual or the spouse of such individual, and, in the case of the review process, the representative is an adult who is sufficiently aware of relevant circumstances, except that the State may— "(I) restrict the number of individuals who may be represented by such person; and "(II) otherwise establish criteria and verification standards for representation under this clause. "(v) The State shall provide a method for reviewing applications to participate in the Project submitted by, and distributing food assistance under the Project to, individuals who do not reside in permanent dwellings or who have no fixed mailing address. In carrying out the preceding sentence, the State shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure that participation in the Project is limited to eligible individuals. "(3) An assurance that the State will allow any individual to apply to participate in the food stamp program without applying to participate in the Project. "(4) An assurance that the cost of food assistance provided under the Project will not be such that the aggregate amount of payments made under this section by the Secretary to the State over the period of the Project will exceed the sum of— ' Copy read " '(H)(i)".

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