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 90 STAT. 800

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Report to Secretary. Contents.

Penalty.

Reports to Secretary.

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PUBLIC LAW 94-339—JULY 5, 1976 "(ii) the total receipts of such coupon vendor derived from the distribution of coupons (charges made for coupon allotments) during the deposit period; "(iii) the amount of the deposit; " (iv) the name and address of the depository; and "(v) an oath, or affirmation signed b j the coupon vendor, or in the case of a corporation or other entity not a natural person, by an appropriate official of the coupon vendor, certifying that the information contained in such notice is true and correct to the best of such person's knowledge and belief. " (B) Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, convicted of failing to provide the notice required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be fined not more than $3,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "(C) Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, who knowingly provides false information in any notice required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. "(5)(A) The Secretary shall by regulation require each coupon vendor at intervals prescribed by the Secretary, but not less often than monthly, to send to the Secretary, or his designee, a written report of the vendor's operations during such period under the food stamp program. In addition to such other information deemed by the Secretary to be appropriate, the regulations shall require that the report contain—• "(i) the name and address of the coupon vendor; "(ii) the total receipts of the coupon vendor derived from the distribution of coupons (charges made for coupon allotments) during the report period; " (iii) the total amount of deposits made by the vendor of funds derived from the distribution of coupons (charges made for coupon allotments) during such period; "(iv) the name and address of each depository receiving such funds from such vendor; and "(v) an oath, or affirmation, signed by the coupon vendor, or in the case of a corporation or other entity not a natural person, by an appropriate official of the coupon vendor, certifying that the information contained in the report is true and correct to the best of such person's knowledge and belief. "(B) Any coupon vendor, or any officer, emploj^ee, or agent thereof, convicted of failing to provide any notice required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be fined not more than $3,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. "(C) Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, who knowingly provides false information in any notice required under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. "(6) The Secretary may by regulation require State agencies to provide periodic reports to the Secretary, or his designee, containing a consolidation of the respective coupon vendor's notices to such State agencies at such intervals as the Secretary in his discretion deems appropriate. "(7) The Secretary and the United States Postal Service shall jointly arrange for the prompt deposit of funds collected by the Postal Service on behalf of a State from charges made for coupon allotments.". SEC. 3. Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, is amended by redesignatins: subsections (b) and (c) as subsections (d)

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