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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1571

was provided. A State agency shall allow a household to switch between any standard utility allowance and a deduction based on its actual utility costs at the end of any certification period and up to one additional time during each twelve-month period.. INCOME FROM SELF-EMPLOYMENT

SEC. 1512. Section 5(f)(l)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(f)(l)(A)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the averaged amount does not accurately reflect the household's actual monthly circumstances because the household has experienced a substantial increase or decrease in business earnings, the State agency shall calculate the self-employment income based on anticipated earnings.". RETROSPECTIVE BUDGETING AND MONTHLY REPORTING SIMPUFICATION

SEC. 1513. (a) Section 5(fK2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(fK2)) is amended by— (1) amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: "(A) Household income for— "(i) migrant farmworker households, and "(ii) households— "(I) that have no earned income, and "(ID in which all adult members are elderly or disabled members, shall be calculated on a prospective basis, as provided in paragraph (3)(A)."; (2) in subparagraph (B)— (A) striking out "(i)"; (B) inserting "the first sentence o f after "under" the first place it appears; and (C) striking out "(ii)" and all that follows through "this Act,"; and (3) striking out subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(C) Except as provided in subparagraphs (A) and (B), household income for households that have earned income and for households that include any member who has recent work history shall be calculated on a retrospective basis as provided in paragraph (3)(B). "(D) Household income for all other households may be calculated, at the option of the State agency, on a prospective basis as provided in paragraph (3)(A) or on a retrospective basis as provided in paragraph (3)(B).". (b) Section 6(c)(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(l)) is amended by— (1) amending the first sentence to read as follows: "State agencies shall require households with respect to which household income is determined on a retrospective basis under section 5(fK2XC) of this Act to file periodic reports of household Supra. circumstances in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, except that a State agency may, with the prior approval of the Secretary, select categories of households (including all such households) that may report at specified less frequent intervals on a showing by the State agency, which is satisfactory to the Secretary, that to require households in such

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