Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 96 Part 1.djvu/820

 96 STAT. 778

PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 PARENTS AND CARETAKERS OF CHILDREN

SEC. 159. Clause (C) of section 6(d)(2) (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(2)(C)) is repealed. JOINT EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS

SEC. 160. Paragraph (3) of section 6(d) (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(3)) is repealed. COLLEGE STUDENTS

SEC. 161. Section 6(e) (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)) is amended by striking out "or (B)" and all that follows through "or (C)" and inserting in lieu thereof "; (B) is not a parent with responsibility for the care of a dependent child under age six; (C) is not a parent with responsibility for the care of a dependent child above the age of five and under the age of twelve for whom adequate child care is not available; (D) is not receiving aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or (E)". ALTERNATIVE ISSUANCE SYSTEM

SEC. 162. Section 7 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g)(1) If the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, that it would improve the integrity of the food stamp program, the Secretary may require a State agency— "(A) to issue or deliver coupons using alternative methods, including an automatic data processing and information retrieval system; or "(B) to issue, in lieu of coupons, reusable documents to be used as part of an automatic data processing and information retrieval system and to be presented by, and returned to, recipients at retail food stores for the purpose of purchasing food. "(2) The cost of documents or systems that may be required pursuant to this subsection may not be imposed upon a retail food store participating in the food stamp program.". INITIAL ALLOTMENTS

SEC. 163. (a) The first sentence of section 8(c) (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following:, except that no allotment may be issued to a household for the initial month or period if the value of the allotment which such household would otherwise be eligible to receive under this subsection is less than $10". (b) Clause (2) of the last sentence of section 8(c) (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)) is amended by striking out "of more than thirty days". NONCOMPUANCE WITH OTHER PROGRAMS

SEC. 164. Section 8 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(d) A household against which a penalty has been imposed for an intentional failure to comply with a Federal, State, or local law relating to welfare or a public assistance program may not, for the

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