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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3805 provided to needy persons and 50 percent of the administrative expenses related to the provision of the assistance.". (c) STUDY OF NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF PUERTO RICANS.— The 7 USC 2028 note. Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of— (1) the nutritional needs of the citizens of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including— (A) the adequacy of the nutritiongd level of the diets of members of households receiving Eissistance under the nutrition assistance program and other households not currently receiving the assistance; (B) the incidence of inadequate nutrition among children and the elderly residing in the Commonwealth; (C) the nutritional impact of restoring the level of nutritional assistance provided to households in the Commonwealth to the level of the Eissistance provided to other households in the United States; and (D) such other factors as the Comptroller General considers appropriate; and (2) the potential alternative means of providing nutritional assistance in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, including— (A) the impact of restoring the Commonwealth to the food stamp program; (B) increasing the benefits provided under the nutrition assistance program to the aggregate value of food stamp coupons that would be distributed to households in the Commonwealth if the Commonwealth were to participate in the food stamp program; and (C) the usefulness of adjustments to standards of eligibility and other factors appropriate to the circumstances of the Commonwealth comparable to those adjustments made under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States. (d) REPORT OF FINDINGS. —Not later than August 1, 1992, the Comptroller General shall submit a final report on the findings of the study required under subsection (c) to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. SEC. 1763. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS. (a) IN GENERAL.— The Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: "SEC. 23. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING AND INFORMATION 7 USC 2032. RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS. "(a) STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWS.— "(1) INITIAL REVIEWS. — "(A) IN GENERAL.— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary shall complete a review of regulations and standards (in effect on the date of enactment of this section) for the approval of an automated data processing and information retrieval system maintained by a State (hereinafter in this section referred to as a 'system') to determine the extent to which the regulations and standards contribute to a more effective and efficient program.

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