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 94 STAT. 358

PUBLIC LAW 96-249—MAY 26, 1980 CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

93 Stat 390. Postom

SEC. 103. Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by inserting "for all urban consumers" after "Consumer Price Index each time those words appear. DEPENDENT CARE DEDUCTIONS FOR WORKING ADULTS

SEC. 104. Effective October 1, 1981, section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by—(1) in the fourth sentence, amending clause (1) to read as follows: "(1) a dependent care deduction for the actual cost of payments necessary for the care of a dependent regardless of the dependent's age, the maximum viewable level of which shall be $90 per month, per household, when such care enables a household member to accept or continue employment, or training or education that is preparatory for employment, and"; (2) in the fourth sentence, striking out everything after "March 31" down to the period at the end of the sentence; and (3) in clause (B), striking out "that for the excess shelter expense deduction contained in clause (2) of the preceding sentence" and inserting in lieu thereof the following: described in clause (1) of the preceding sentence". EXPANDED MEDICAL DEDUCTIONS FOR THE ELDERLY

SEC. 105. Effective October 1, 1981, section 5(e)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by— (1) inserting "or their spouses" before ", exclusive of special diets,"; and (2) striking out "$35" and inserting in lieu thereof "$25". MEDICAL DEDUCTION FOR THE BLIND AND DISABLED IN CERTAIN AREAS

SEC. 106. Effective October 1, 1981, section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by: (1) in the fourth and last sentences, inserting "and blindness" after each time "disability" appears; and (2) in the fourth and last sentences, striking out "title 11" each time that it appears and inserting in lieu thereof: "titles I, II, X, XIV,andXVr: RETROSPECTIVE ACCOUNTING

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SEC. 107. Section 5(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended to read as follows: "(f) Household income for those households that by contract for other than an hourly or piecework basis, or by self-employment, derive their annual income in a period of time shorter than one year, shall be calculated by the State agency for the purpose of determming household eligibility by being averaged over a twelve-month period. For those households that receive nonexcluded income of the type specified in subsection (d)(3) of this section, such income shall be calculated by being averaged over the period for which it is provided. State agencies shall elect and use one of the following two methods in calculating income for all other households: "(1) taking into account the income reasonably anticipated to be received by the household in the certification period for which

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