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Appropriation. 84 Stat. 2052. 7 USC 2025.

Elderly p e r s o n s, meal purchase s. 84 Stat. 2051. 7 USC 2019,

"Food." 78 Stat. 703.

Coupon allotment face value, charges. 84 Stat. 2050.

A l a s k a n s, hunting and fishing equipment, purchase.

PUBLIC LAW 93-86-AUG. 10, 1973

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operation specifying the manner in whicla such State agency intends to conduct the program in every political subdivision in the State, unless such State agency can demonstrate that for any political subdivision it is impossible or impracticable to extend the program to such subdivision. The Secretary shall make a determination of approval or disapproval of a plan of operation submitted by a State agency in sufficient time to permit institution of such plan by no later than June 30, 1974." (j) Section 16(a) is amended by striking out in the first sentence "June 30, 1972, and June 30, 1973" and substituting "June 30, 1972, through June 30, 1977", and by inserting at the end of the first sentence of subsection (a) the following new sentence: "Sums appropriated under the provisions of this Act shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, continue to remain available until expended." (k) Section 10(h) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary, in the regulations issued pursuant to this Act, members of an eligible household who are sixty years of age or over or elderly persons and their spouses may also use coupons issued to them to purchase meals prepared by senior citizens' centers, apartment buildings occupied primarily by elderly persons, any public or nonprofit private school which prepares meals especially for elderly persons, any public or nonprofit private eating establishment which prepares meals especially for elderly persons during special hours, and any other public or nonprofit private establishment approved for such purpose by the Secretary. When an appropriate State or local agency contracts with a private establishment to offer, at concessional prices, meals prepared especially for elderly persons during regular or special hours, the Secretary shall permit eligible households who are sixty years of age or over or elderly persons and their spouses to use coupons issued to them to purchase such meals." (1) Section 3(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (7 U.S.C. 2012(b)) is amended to read as follows: "The t«rm 'food' means any food or food product for home consumption except alcoholic beverages and tobacco and shall also include seeds and plants for use in gardens to produce food for the personal consumption of the eligible household." (m) Section 7(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (7 U.S.C. 2016 (a)) is amended to read as follows: " (a) The face value of the coupon allotment which State agencies shall be authorized to issue to any households certified as eligible to participate in the food stamp program shall be in such amount as the Secretary determines to be the cost of a nutritionally adequate diet, adjusted semiannually by the nearest dollar increment that is a multiple of two to reflect changes in the prices of food published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Department of Labor to be implemented commencing with the allotments of January 1, 1974, incorporating the changes in the prices of food through August 31, 1973, but in no event shall such adjustments be made for value of the coupon allotment for such households, as calculated above, is a minimum of $2.00." (n) The following new section is added at the end of such Act: "SEC. 17. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, members of eligible households living in the State of Alaska shall be permitted in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, to purchase hunting and fishing equipment for the purpose of procuring food for the household except firearms, ammunition.

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