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 PUBLIC LAW 103-337—OCT. 5, 1994 108 STAT. 2795 "(c) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION. — (1)(A) The Secretary of Defense shall administer the program referred to in subsection (a) and, except as provided in subparagraph (B), shall determine eligibility for program benefits under the criterion published by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786). "(B) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations Regulations, governing computation of income eligibility standards for families of individuals participating in the program under this section. "(2) The program benefits provided under the program shall be similar to benefits provided by State and local agencies in the United States. "(d) DEPARTURE FROM STANDARDS.—The Secretary of Defense may authorize departures from standards prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the supplemental foods to be made available in the program when local conditions preclude strict compliance or when such compliance is highly impracticable, " (e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations to administer the program authorized by this section. "(f) DEFINITIONS.— In this section: "(1) The term 'eligible civilian' means— "(A) a dependent of a member of the armed forces residing with the member outside the United States; "(B) an employee of a military department who is a national of the United States and is residing outside the United States in connection with such individual's employ- ment or a dependent of such individual residing with the employee outside the United States; or "(C) an employee of a Department of Defense contractor who is a national of the United States and is residing outside the United States in connection with such individual's employment or a dependent of such individual residing with the employee outside the United States. "(2) The term 'national of the United States' means— "(A) a citizen of the United States; or "(B) a person who, though not a citizen of the United States, owes permanent allegiance to the United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22))). "(3) The term 'dependent' has the meaning given such term in subparagraphs (A), (D), (E), and (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.". (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT. —The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 53 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: "1060a. Special supplemental food program.". SEC. 654. STUDY OF OFFSET OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION BY RECEIPT OF SEPARATION BENEFITS AND INCENTIVES. (a) STUDY REQUIRED.— The Comptroller General of the United States shall carry out a study regarding the requirement in each of the following provisions of title 10, United States Code, to offset the amount of disability compensation payable to a veteran by the amount of the separation benefits paid to the veteran under such provision of law: (1) Section 1174, relating to payment of separation pay upon involuntary discharge or release from active duty. 79-194 O—95—6:QL3Part4

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