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 99 STAT. 1670

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

scribed by the Secretary, the cost of any additional benefits provided to households in such State that arise under such program as the result of such exclusion.". DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME

Effective date. Effective date. Prohibitions. District of Columbia. Alaska. Hawaii. Guam. Virgin Islands.

SEC. 1511. Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by— (1) in the second sentence, striking out "homeownership component" and inserting in lieu thereof "homeowners' costs and maintenance and repair component"; (2) effective May 1, 1986, in the third sentence, striking out "18" and inserting in lieu thereof "20"; (3) effective May 1, 1986, amending the fourth sentence by— (A) amending the proviso to clause (2) to read as follows: ": Provided, That the amount of such excess shelter expense deduction shall not exceed $147 a month in the forty-eight contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and shall not exceed, in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, $256, $210, $179, and $109 a month, respectively, adjusted on October 1, 1986, and on each October 1 thereafter, to the nearest lower dollar increment to reflect changes in the shelter (exclusive of homeowners' costs and maintenance and repair component of shelter costs), fuel, and utilities components of housing costs in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as appropriately adjusted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics after consultation with the Secretary, for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30,"; (B) in clause (1), striking out "the same as" and all that follows through "clause (2) of this subsection", and inserting in lieu thereof "$160 a month"; (C) striking out ", or (2)" and inserting in lieu thereof "and (2)"; and (D) striking out ", or (3)" and all that follows down to the period at the end thereof; and (4) after the seventh sentence, inserting the following: "If a State agency elects to use a standard utility allowance that reflects heating or cooling costs, it shall be made available to households receiving a pa3anent, or on behalf of which a payment is made, under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) or other similar energy assistance program, provided that the household still incurs out-of-pocket heating or cooling expenses. A State agency may use a separate standard utility allowance for households on behalf of which such payment is made, but may not be required to do so. A State agency not electing to use a separate allowance, and making a single standard utility allowance available to households incurring heating or cooling expenses (other than households described in the sixth sentence of this subsection) may not be required to reduce such allowance due to the provision (direct or indirect) of assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981. For purposes of the food stamp program, assistance provided under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 shall be considered to be prorated over the entire heating or cooling season for which it

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