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 99 STAT. 1582

PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985 FOOD STAMP PROGRAM INFORMATION AND SIMPUFIED APPLICATION AT SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION OFFICES

Effective date. Ante, p. 1568.

Effective date. Regulations.

Report.

SEC. 1531. (a) Effective October 1, 1986, clause (2) of the first sentence of section ll(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(i)), as amended by section 1531, is amended by— (1) inserting "applicants for or" after "members are"; (2) striking out "permitted" and all that follows through "office", and inserting in lieu thereof "informed of the availability of benefits under the food stamp program and be assisted in making a simple application to participate in such program at the social security office". (b) Effective October 1, 1986, section ll(j) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 20200')) is amended to read as follows: "OXD Any individual who is an applicant for or recipient of social security benefits (under regulations prescribed by the Secretary in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services) shall be informed of the availability of benefits under the food stamp program and informed of the availability of a simple application to participate in such program at the social security office. "(2) The Secretary and the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall revise the memorandum of understanding in effect on the date of enactment of the Food Security Act of 1985, regarding services to be provided in social security offices under this subsection and subsection (i), in a manner to ensure that— "(A) applicants for and recipients of socisd security benefits are adequately notified in social security offices that assistance may be available to them under this Act; "(B) applications for assistance under this Act from households in which all members are applicants for or recipients of supplemental security income will be forwarded imme<hately to the State agency in an efficient and timely manner; and "(C) the Secretary of Health and Human Services receives from the Secretary reimbursement for costs incurred to provide such services.". (c) Not later than April 1, 1987, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit a report, to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate, describing the nature and extent of the costs being incurred by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to comply with subsections (i) and (j) of section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as amended by subsections (a) and (b). RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS

Regulations.

SEC. 1532. (a) Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "(e)(1) In the event any retail food store or wholesale food concern that has been disqualified under subsection (a) is sold or the ownership thereof is otherwise transferred to a purchaser or transferee, the person or persons who sell or otherwise transfer ownership of the retail food store or whol^ale food concern shall be subjected to a civil money penalty in an amount established by the Secretary through regulations to reflect that portion of the disqualiflcation period that has not yet expired. If the retail food store or wholesale food concern has been disqualified permanently, the civil money penalty shall be double the penalty for a ten-year disqualification

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