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 PUBLIC LAW 96-249—MAY 26, 1980

94 STAT. 367

Stamp Act of 1977 which administers the food stamp program ' ^sc 2012. ^ established under such Act" (2) Paragraph (2) of section 304(a) of the Social Security Act is 42 USC 504. amended by strildng out "subsection Qji) or (cV and inserting in lieu thereof "subsection 0)), (c), or (d)". (3) The amendments miade by this subsection shall take effect on 42ffftjy^^o^i® E| u s e 503 note. January 1, 1983. PAYMENT OF CERTAIN LEGAL FEES

SEC. 128. Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by ^ use 2025. section 126 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (h) as follows: "(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, counsel may be employed and counsel fees, court costs, bail, and other expenses incidental to the defense of officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture may be paid in judicial or administrative proceedings to which such officers and employees have been made parties and that arise directly out of their performance of duties under this Act; and". COST SHARING FOR COMPUTERIZATION

SEC. 129. Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by section 128 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (i) as follows: "(i) Effective October 1, 1980, the Secretary is authorized to pay to each State agency an amount equal to— "75 per centum of the costs incurred by the State agency in the planning, design, development, or installation of automatic data processing and information retrieval systems that the Secretary determines (1) will assist in meeting the requirements of this Act, (2) meet such conditions as the Secretary prescribes, (3) are likely to provide more efficient and effective administration of the food stamp program, and (4) will be compatible with other such systems used in the administration of State plans under the Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program under title IV of the Social Security Act: Provided, That there shall be no such payments to the extent 42 USC 601. that a State agency is reimbursed for such costs under any other Federal program or uses such systems for purposes not connected with the food stamp program: Provided further, That any costs matched under this subsection shall be excluded in determining the State agency's administrative costs under any other subsection of this section.". CONTINUATION OF CASH-OUT PILOT PROJECTS

SEC. 130. Section 17(b)(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is ' use 2026. ^ amended by adding at the end thereof a new sentence as follows: "Any pilot or experimental project implemented under this paragraph involving the payment of the value of allotments in the form of cash to eligible households shall be continued until October 1, 1981, if the State so requests.". WORKFARE JOB-SEARCH TIME PERIOD

SEC. 131. Section 17(b)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended, is amended by adding after the phrase "thirty days" in the P^^^' P ^ ^ ^ second sentence the following: "(ten days in at least one pilot project area designated by the Secretary)".

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