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42 USC 1381. 42 USC 301, 1201, 1351. Prohibition. 7 USC 2014 note. Prohibition.

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7 USC 2014 note.

Report.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act, or aid to the aged, blind, or disabled under title I, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act, shall be eligible to participate in the food stamp program.". (2) During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on September 30, 1989, section 5(j) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(j)) shall not apply. (b) Section ll(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(i)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "No household shall have its application to participate in the food stamp program denied nor its benefits under the food stamp program terminated solely on the basis that its application to participate has been denied or its benefits have been terminated under any of the programs carried out under the statutes specified in the second sentence of section 5(a) and without a separate determination by the State agency that the household fails to satisfy the eligibility requirements for participation in the food stamp program.". (c) Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) evaluate the implementation of the second sentence of section 5(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by subsection (a) of this section; and (2) submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report summarizing the results of such evaluation. THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS

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State and local governments.

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SEC. 1508. Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by— (1) inserting "except as provided in subsection (k)," after "household," in subsection (d)(D; and (2) adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(k)(1) For purposes of subsection (d)(D, except as provided in paragraph (2), assistance provided to a third party on behalf of a household by a State or local government shall be considered money payable directly to the household if the assistance is provided in lieu of— "(A) a regular benefit payable to the household for living expenses under a State plan for aid to families with dependent children approved under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or "(B) a benefit payable to the household for living expenses under— "(i) a State or local general assistance program; or "(ii) another basic assistance program comparable to general assistance (as determined by the Secretary). "(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to— "(A) medical assistance; "(B) child care assistance; "(C) energy assistance; "(D) assistance provided by a State or local housing authority; or "(E) emergency and special assistance, to the extent excluded in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.".

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