Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/384

 95 STAT. 358

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

TITLE I—AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND RELATED PROGRAMS Subtitle A—Food Stamp Program Reductions and Other Reductions in Authorization for Appropriations PART 1—FOOD STAMP PROGRAM REDUCTIONS FAMILY UNIT REQUIREMENT

7 USC 2012.

SEC. 101. Section 3(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by C inserting before the period at the end of the first sentence "; D except that parents and children who live together shall be treated as a group of individuals who customari^ purchase and prepare meals together for home consumption even if they do not do so, unless one of the parents is sixty years of age or older"; and (2) striking out "neither" in the second sentence and inserting "no" in lieu thereof. BOARDERS

SEC. 102. Section 8(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by CD striking out in clause (1) of the first sentence "or else pays compensation to the others for such meals,"; (2) striking out in clause (2) of the first sentence "or else live with others and pay compensation to the others for such meals"; and (3) adding before the period at the end of the second sentence ", or else live with others and pay compensation to the others for meals". ADJUSTMENT OF THE THRIFTY FOOD PLAN

SEC. 103. Section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by striking out "and" before clause (6) and all that follows down through the end of clause (6), and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(6) on April 1, 1982, ai^just the cost of such diet to the nearest dollar increment to reflect changes in the cost of the thrifty food plan for the fifteen months ending the preceding December 31, (7) on July 1, 1983, adjust the cost of such diet to the nearest dollar increment to reflect changes in the cost of the thriffy food plan for the fifteen months ending the preceding March 31, (8) on October 1, 1984, adjust the cost of such diet to the nearest dollar increment to reflect changes in the cost of the thrifty food plan for the fifteen months ending the preceding June 30, and (9) on October 1, 1985, and each October 1, thereafter, adjust the cost of such diet to the nearest dollar increment to reflect changes in the cost of the thrifty food plan for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30". GROSS INCOME ELIGIBILITY STANDARD

7 USC 2014.

42 USC 1381.

SEC. 104. (a) Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended byCD striking out everything before "adjusted annually" in the first sentence of subsection (c) and inserting the following: "(c) The income standards of eligibility shall be— "(1) for households contaimng a member who is sixty years of age or over or a member who receives suptplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act or

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