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 PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 110 STAT. 2315 SEC. 814. DISQUALIFICATION OF CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS. Section 6(b)(l)(iii) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(l)(iii)) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking "or" at the end; (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following: "(IV) a conviction of an offense under subsection (b) or (c) of section 15 involving an item covered by subsection (b) or (c) of section 15 having a value of $500 or more.". SEC. 815. DISQUALIFICATION. (a) IN GENERAL,—Section 6(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by striking "(d)(1) Unless otherwise exempted by the provisions" and all that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following: "(d) CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION. — "(1) WORK REQUIREMENTS.— "(A) IN GENERAL.—No physically and mentally fit individual over the age of 15 and under the age of 60 shall be eligible to participate in the food stamp program if the individual— "(i) refuses, at the time of application and every 12 months thereafter, to register for employment in a manner prescribed by the Secretary; "(ii) refuses without good cause to participate in an employment and training program established under paragraph (4), to the extent required by the State agency; "(iii) refuses without good cause to accept an offer of emplo5ment, at a site or plant not subject to a strike or lockout at the time of the refusal, at a wage not less than the higher of— "(I) the applicable Federal or State minimum wage; or "(II) 80 percent of the wage that would have governed had the minimum hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Stsuidards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) been apphcable to the offer of employment; "(iv) refuses without good cause to provide a State agency with sufficient information to allow the State agency to determine the employment status or the job availability of the individual; "(v) voluntarily and without good cause— "(I) quits a job; or "(II) reduces work effort and, after the reduction, the individual is working less than 30 hours per week; or "(vi) fails to comply with section 20. "(B) HOUSEHOLD INELIGIBILITY. — If an individual who is the head of a household becomes ineligible to participate in the food stamp program under subparagraph (A), the household shall, at the option of the State agency, become ineligible to participate in the food stamp program for a period, determined by the State agency, that does not exceed the lesser of—

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