Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1315

 PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

95 STAT. 1289

less than $100, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon the first conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, and, upon the second and any subsequent conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not more than one year and may also be fined not more than $1,000. In addition to such penalties, any person convicted of a felony or misdemeanor violation under this subsection may be suspended by the court from participation in the food stamp program for an additional period of up to eighteen months consecutive to that period of suspension mandated by section 6(b)(l) of this Act.". ^"««. P 362. STAFFING

SEC. 1325. Section 16(b)(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended 7 USC 2025. by striking out ", including, but not limited to, staffing standards such as caseload per certification worker limitations,". INCENTIVES FOR ERROR REDUCTION EFFORTS AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS

SEC. 1326. Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by CD inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence of subsection (c) the following: ", and, effective October 1, 1981, which also meets the standard contained in paragraph (I)(B) of this subsection"; and (2) striking out "October 1, 1978" in subsection (d) and inserting in lieu thereof "October 1, 1981", and by inserting "(2)" after "subsection (c)". SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBERS

SEC. 1327. The first sentence of section 16(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by striking out "may" and inserting in lieu thereof "shall". EXTENDING AND AMENDING CASH-OUT PILOT PROJECTS

SEC. 1328. Section 17(b)(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended to read as follows: "(b)(1) The Secretary may conduct on a trial basis, in one or more areas of the United States, pilot or experimental projects designed to test program changes that might increase the efficiency of the food stamp program and improve the delivery of food stamp benefits to eligible households, including projects involving the payment of the value of allotments or the average value of allotments by household size in the form of cash to eligible households all of whose members are age sixty-five or over or any of whose members are entitled to supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act or to aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, the use of countersigned food coupons or similar identification mechanisms that do not invade a household's privacy, and the use of food checks or other voucher-type forms in place of food coupons. The Secretary may waive the requirements of this Act to the degree necessary for such projects to be conducted, except that no project, other than a project involving the payment of the average value of allotments by household size in the form of cash to eligible households, shall be implemented which would lower or further restrict the income or resource standards or benefit levels provided pursuant to sections 5 and 8 of this Act. Any

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