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 99 STAT. 1578

42 USC 601.

Prohibition.

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

"(F) a parent or other caretaker of a child in a household in which another member is subject to the requirements of this section or is employed fuUtime. "(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in the case of a household that is exempt from work requirements imposed under this Act as the result of participation in a community work experience program established under section 409 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609), the maximum number of hours in a month for which all members of such household may be required to participate in such progrsun shall equal the residt obtained by dividing— "(i) the amount of assistance paid to such household for such month under title IV of such Act, together with the value of the food stamp allotment of such household for such month; by "(ii) the higher of the Federal or State minimum wage in effect for such month. "(B) In no event may any such member be required to participate in such program more than 120 hours per month. "(C) For the purpose of subparagraph (A)(i), the value of the food stamp allotment of a household for a month shall be determined in accordance with r^ulations governing the issuance of an allotment to a household that contains more members than the number of members in an assistance unit established under title IV of such Act.". STAGGERING OF COUPON ISSUANCE

SEC. 1518. Section 7 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(h)(1) The State agency may implement a procedure for staggering the issuance of coupons to eligible households throughout the entire month: Provided, That the procedure ensures that, in the transition period from other issuance procedures, no eligible household experiences an interval between coupon issuances of more than 40 days, either through regular issuances by the State agency or through supplemental issuances. "(2) For any eligible household that applies for participation in the food stamp program during the last fifteen days of a month and is issued benefits within that period, coupons shall be issued for the first full month of participation by the the eighth day of the first full month of participation.". ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF COUPON ISSUANCE

SEC. 1519. Section 7(g)(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2016(g)(l)) is amended by striking out "may" in the matter preceding clause (A) and inserting in lieu thereof "shall". SIMPUFIED APPLICATIONS AND STANDARDIZED BENEFITS

Ante, p. 1567.

SEC. 1520. Section 8 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e)(1) The Secretary may permit not more than five statewide projects (upon the request of a State) and not more than five projects m political subdivisions of States (upon the request of a State or political subdivision) to operate a p n ^ a m under which a household shall be considered to have satisfied the application requirements prescribed under section 5(a) and the income and resource require-

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