Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 2.djvu/657

 PUBLIC LAW 100-435—SEPT. 19, 1988

102 STAT. 1661

dited processing requirements of section ll(e)(9) and informing households that benefits are provided only from the date of application". SEC. 311. STATEMENT OF REQUIRED VERIFICATION.

Section ll(e)(3) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(3)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", and that the State agency shall— "(A) provide each applicant household, at the time of application, a clear written statement explaining what acts the household must perform to cooperate in obtaining verification and otherwise completing the application process; "(B) assist each applicant household in obtaining appropriate verification and completing the application process; "(C) not require any household to submit additional proof of a matter on which the State agency already has current verification as determined under regulations issued by the Secretary, unless the State agency has reason to believe that the information possessed by the agency is inaccurate, incomplete, or inconsistent; "(D) subject to subparagraph (E), not deny any application for participation under this program solely because of the failure of a person outside the household to cooperate (other than an individual failing to cooperate who would otherwise be a household member but for the operation of any of the individual disqualification provisions of subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 6; and "(E) process applications if a household complies with the requirements of the first sentence of section 6(c), by taking appropriate steps to verify information otherwise required to be verified under this Act".

Subtitle B—Assuring Accurate Issuance of BeneHts SEC. 320. CORRECTING IMPROPER DENIALS AND UNDERISSUANCES.

Section 11 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(p) When a State agency learns, through its own reviews under section 16 or other reviews, or through other sources, that it has improperly denied, terminated, or underissued benefits to an eligible household, the State agency shall promptly restore any improperly denied benefits to the extent required by sections ll(e)(ll) and 14(b), and shall take other steps to prevent a recurrence of such errors where such error was caused by the application of State agency practices, rules or procedures inconsistent with the requirements of this Act or with regulations or policies of the Secretary issued under the authority of this Act.". SEC. 321. SPECIAL TRAINING OF STATE PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN CERTIFYING FARM HOUSEHOLDS.

(a) TRAINING.—Section ll(e)(6) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(6)) is amended— (1) by striking out "and (C)" at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu thereof "(C)"; and

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