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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3799 "(I) any household whose food assistance is issued in a form other than coupons has its allotment increased to the extent necessary to compensate for any State or local sales tax that may be collected in all or part of the area covered by the demonstration project, the tax on purchases of food by any such household is waived, or the Secretary determines on the basis of information provided by the State agency that the increase is unnecessary on the basis of the limited nature of the items subject to the State or local sales tax; and "(II) the State agency conducting the demonstration project pays the cost of any increased allotments. "(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply if a waiver or demonstration project already provides a household with assistance that excee<k that which the household would otherwise be eligible to receive by more than the estimated amount of any sales tax on the purchases of food that would be collected from the household in the project area in which the household resides.". SEC. 1756. ENHANCED WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS. Section 17(b) (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)) is amended— (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (I)(A) (as amended by section 1755(1) of this Act), by inserting after "eligible households" the following: "or a project conducted under paragraph (3)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) The Secretary may conduct demonstration projects to test improved consistency or coordination between the food stamp employment and training program and the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program under title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). "(B) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary may, as part of a project authorized under this paragraph, waive requirements under section 6(d) to permit a State to operate an employment and training program for food stamp recipients on the same terms and conditions under which the State operates its Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program for recipients of aid to families with dependent children under part F of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.). Any work experience program conducted as part of the project shall be conducted in conformity with section 482(f) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 682(f)). "(C) A State seeking such a waiver shall provide assurances that the resulting employment and training program shall meet the requirements of subsections (a)(19) and (g) of section 402 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 602) (but not including the provision of transitional benefits under clauses (ii) through (vii) of section 402(g)(l)(A) and sections 481 through 487 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 681 through 687). Each reference to aid to families with dependent children' in such sections shall be deemed to be a reference to food stamps for purposes of the demonstration project. "(D) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this paragraph, participation in an employment and training activity in which food stamp benefits are converted to cash shall occur only with the consent of the participant. "(E) For the purposes of any project conducted under this paragraph, the provisions of this Act affecting the rights of recipients may be waived to the extent necessary to conform to the provisions

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