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 PUBLIC LAW 97-253—SEPT. 8, 1982

96 STAT. 785

"(6) An individual who has become ineligible for assistance under this Act by reason of paragraph (3) may reestablish eligibility for assistance after a period of ineligibility by— "(1) becoming employed for a minimum of twenty hours per week during any consecutive thirty-day period; or section 20 during any consecutive thirty-day period.". BENEFIT IMPACT STUDY
 * '(2) participating in a workfare program established under

SEC. 182. Section 17 (7 U.S.C. 2026) (as amended by section 181 of this Act) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(h) The Secretary shall conduct a study of the effects of reductions made in benefits provided under this Act pursuant to part 1 of subtitle A of title I of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, the Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981, the Food Stamp Act Amendments of 1982, and any other laws enacted by the Ninety-seventh Congress which affect the food stamp program. The study shall include a study of the effect of retrospective accounting and periodic reporting procedures established under such Acts, including the impact on benefit and administrative costs and on error rates and the degree to which eligible households are denied food stamp benefits for failure to file complete periodic reports. The Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate an interim report on the results of such study no later than February 1, 1984, and a final report on the results of such study no later than March 1, 1985.".

95 Stat. 358. 95 Stat. 1282. Ante, p. 772.

Report to congressional committees.

AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

SEC. 183. The first sentence of section 18(a)(1) (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(l)) 95 Stat. 102. is amended by— (1) striking out "and" after "September 30, 1981;", and (2) inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: "; not in excess of $12,874,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983; not in excess of $13,145,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984; and not in excess of $13,933,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985". PUERTO RICO BLOCK GRANT

SEC. 184. (a) Section 19(a)(1)(A) (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting "noncash" after "expenditures for". (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any plan submitted under section 19(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(b)) by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in order to receive payments for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, or the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983. (c) The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study of the impact of making food assistance available to needy persons in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in the form of cash under section 19 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028). The study shall include an analysis of the impact on both the nutritional status of residents of the Commonwealth and the economy of the Commonwealth. The Secretary shall submit a report of the findings of such

95 Stat. 364. 7 USC 2028 note.

Study.

Report to congressional committees.

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