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 PUBLIC LAW 96-249—MAY 26, 1980 compliance by a State agency of a type specified in this subsection,"; (2) inserting "without good cause" before "to comply"; (3) striking out "or" before "the State plan of operation"; (4) inserting after "section," the following: "or the Secretary's standards for the efficient and effective administration of the program established under section 16(b)(1) of this Act"; and (5) inserting before the period at the end of the second sentence the following: ", and, whether or not the Secretary refers such matter to the Attorney General, the Secretary shall proceed to withhold from the State such funds authorized under sections 16(a) and 16(c) of this Act as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, subject to administrative and judicial review under section 14 of this Act.". SEC. 121. Section 16(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by striking out the last sentence thereof

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SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE APPLICATION

SEC. 122. Section ll(i)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended 7 USC 2020. by striking out "simplified affidavit" and inserting in lieu thereof "simple application". SPECIAL FINANCIAL AUDIT REVIEW OF HIGH PARTICIPATION STATES

SEC. 123. Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (1) as follows: "(1) Whenever the ratio of a State's average food stamp participation in any quarter of a fiscal year to the State's total population in that quarter (estimated on the basis of the latest available population estimates as provided by the Department of (Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Series P-25, Current Population Reports (or its successor series)) exceeds 60 per centum, the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture shall immediately schedule a financial audit review of a sample of project areas within that State, and shall, upon completion of the aucUt, provide a report to Congress of its findings and recommendations within one hundred and eighty days. Any financial audit review subsequent to the first such review, required under the preceding sentence, shall be conducted at the option of the Office of the Inspector General.". FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY INVOLVED IN ILLEGAL FOOD STAMP TRANSACTIONS

SEC. 124. Section 15 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by ^ use 2024. adding at the end thereof a new subsection (g) as follows: "(g) The Secretary may subject to forfeiture and denial of property rights any nonfood items, moneys, negotiable instruments, securities, or other things of value that are furnished or intended to be furnished by any person in exchange for coupons or authorization cards in any manner not authorized by this Act or the regulations issued under this Act. Any forfeiture and disposal of property forfeited under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with procedures contained in regulations issued by the Secretary.".

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