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 PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982

96 STAT. 779

duration of the penalty, receive an increeised allotment as the result of a decrease in the household's income (as determined under sections 5(d) and 5(e)) to the extent that the decrease is the result of ^ use 2014. such penalty.". HOUSE-TO-HOUSE TRADE ROUTES

SEC. 165. Section 9 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended by adding at the end 95 Stat. 1285. thereof the following new subsection: "(f) In those areas in which the Secretary, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Agriculture, finds evidence that the operation of house-to-house trade routes damages the program's integrity, the Secretary shall limit the participation of houseto-house trade routes to those routes that are reasonably necessary to provide adequate access to households.". APPROVAL OF STATE PLAN OF OPERATION

SEC. 166. Section 11(d) (7 U.S.C. 2020(d)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the following new sentence: "The Secretary may not, as a part of the approval process for a plan of operation, require a State to submit for prior approval by the Secretary the State agency instructions to staff, interpretations of existing policy, State agency methods of administration, forms used by the State agency, or any materials, documents, memoranda, bulletins, or other matter, unless the State determines that the materials, documents, memoranda, bulletins, or other matter alter or amend the State plan of operation or conflict with the rights and levels of benefits to which a household is entitled.". POINTS AND HOURS OF CERTIFICATION AND ISSUANCE

SEC. 167. (a) The last sentence of section ll(e)(2) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)) is amended by striking out "points and hours of certifica- 95 Stat. 1286. tion, and for". (b) Paragraph (13) of section 11(e) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(13)) is repealed. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES

SEC. 168. Section 11(e)(7) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(7)) is amended by— (1) striking out "any" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "an"; and (2) inserting before the semicolon at the end thereof the following: ", except that the Secretary may restrict the number of households which may be represented by an individual and otherwise establish criteria and verification standards for representation under this paragraph". DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

SEC. 169. Section ll(e)(8) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended by striking out "or the regulations issued pursuant to this Act" and inserting in lieu thereof ", regulations issued pursuant to this Act, Federal assistance programs, or federally assisted State programs".

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