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 93 STAT. 390

PUBLIC LAW 96-58—AUG. 14, 1979 allotments under this section, the Secretary shall furnish the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a statement setting forth (1) the basis of the Secretary's determination, (2) the manner in which the allotments will be reduced, and (3) the action that has been taken by the Secretary to reduce the allotments.". EXCESS MEDICAL EXPENSE AND EXCESS SHELTER EXPENSE DEDUCTIONS FOR ELDERLY PERSONS AND PERSONS RECEIVING SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS OR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY PAYMENTS

7 USC 2014.

42 USC 1381, 401-

SEC. 2. Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by CD inserting in the fourth sentence after "Households" the following: ", other than those households containing a member who is sixty years of age or over or who receives supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability payments under title II of the Social Security Act,"; and (2) adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: "Households containing a member who is sixty years of age or over or who receives supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act or disability payments under title II of the Social Security Act shall also be entitled to— "(A) an excess medical expense deduction for that portion of the actual cost of allowable medical expenses, incurred by household members who are sixty years of age or over or who receive supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act, or disability payments under title II of the Social Security Act, exclusive of special diets, that exceed $35 a month; "(B) a dependent care deduction, the maximum allowable level of which shall be the same as that for the excess shelter expense deduction contained in clause (2) of the preceding sentence, for the actual cost of payments necessary for the care of a dependent, regardless of the dependent's age, when such care enables a household member to accept or continue employment, or training or education that is preparatory for employment; and "(C) an excess shelter expense deduction to the extent that the monthly amount expended by a household for shelter exceeds an amount equal to 50 per centum of monthly household income after all other applicable deductions have been allowed.". DEFINITION OF ALLOWABLE MEDICAL EXPENSES

7 USC 2012.

SEC. 3. Section 3 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (q) as follows: "(q) 'Allowable medical expenses' means expenditures for (1) medical and dental care, (2) hospitalization or nursing care (including hospitalization or nursing care of an individual who was a household member immediately prior to entering a hospital or nursing home), (3) prescription drugs when prescribed by a licensed practitioner authorized under State law and over-the-counter medication (including insulin) when approved by a licensed practitioner or other qualified health professional, (4) health and hospitalization insurance

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