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 96 STAT. 784

PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982 (2) The first sentence of section 18(e) (7 U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended by striking out "sections 7(f), 11 (c) and (h), 13(b), and 16(g)" and inserting in lieu thereof "sections 7(f), 11 (g) and (h), and 13(b)". EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENT PILOT PROJECT

95 Stat. 1290. "Qualification period."

7 USC 2015.

Waiver.

SEC. 181. Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g)(1) As used in this subsection, the term 'qualification period' means a period of time immediately preceding— "(A) in the case of a new applicant for benefits under this Act, the date on which application for such benefits is made by the individual; or "(B) in the case of an otherwise continuing recipient of coupons under this Act, the date on which such coupons would otherwise be issued to the individual. "(2) Upon application of a State or political subdivision thereof, the Secretary may conduct one pilot project involving the employment requirements described in this subsection in each of four project areas selected by the Secretary. "(3) Under the pilot projects conducted pursuant to this subsection, except as provided in paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), an individual who resides in a project area shall not be eligible for assistance under this Act if the individual was not employed a minimum of twenty hours per week, or did not participate in a workfare program established under section 20, during a qualification period of— "(A) thirty or more consecutive days, in the case of an individual whose benefits under a State or Federal unemployment compensation law were terminated immediately before such qualification period began; or "(B) sixty or more consecutive days, in the case of an individual not described in clause (A). "(4) The provisions of paragraph (3) shall not apply in the case of an individual who— "(A) is under eighteen or over fifty-nine years of age; "(B) is certified by a physician as physically or mentally unfit for employment; "(C) is a parent or other member of a household with responsibility for the care of a dependent child under six years of age or of an incapacitated person; "(D) is a parent or other caretaker of a child under six years of age in a household in which there is another parent who, unless covered by clause (A) or (B), or both such clauses, is employed a minimum of twenty hours per week or participating in a workfare program established under section 20; "(E) is in compliance with section 6(d) and demonstrates, in a manner prescribed by the Secretary, that the individual is able and willing to accept employment but is unable to obtain such employment; or (F) is a member of any other group described by the Secretary. "(5) The Secretary may waive the requirements of paragraph (3) in the case of all individuals within all or part of a project area if the Secretary finds that such area— "(A) has an unemployment rate of over 10 per centum; or "(B) does not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide employment for individuals subject to this subsection.

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