116 STAT. 314 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 7 USC 2019 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendment made by this section takes effect on the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 4114. AVAILABILITY OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM APPLICATIONS ON THE INTERNET. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section ll(e)(2)(B)(ii) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(I)" after "(ii)"; (2) in subclause (I) (as designated by paragraph (1)), by adding "and" at the end; and (3) by adding at the end the following: "(II) if the State agency maintains a website for the State agency, shall make the application available on the website in each language in which the State agency makes a printed application available;". 7 USC 2020 note. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. — The amendments made by this section take effect 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act. SEC. 4115. TRANSITIONAL FOOD STAMPS FOR FAMILIES MOVING FROM WELFARE. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(s) TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS OPTION. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— ^A State agency may provide transitional food stamp benefits to a household that ceases to receive cash assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). "(2) TRANSITIONAL BENEFITS PERIOD. —Under paragraph (1), a household may receive transitional food stamp benefits for a period of not more than 5 months after the date on which cash assistance is terminated. "(3) AMOUNT OF BENEFITS.— During the transitional benefits period under paragraph (2), a household shall receive an amount of food stamp benefits equal to the allotment received in the month immediately preceding the date on which cash assistance was terminated, adjusted for the change in household income as a result of— "(A) the termination of cash assistance; and "(B) at the option of the State agency, information from another program in which the household participates. "(4) DETERMINATION OF FUTURE ELIGIBILITY.— In the final month of the transitional benefits period under paragraph (2), the State agency may— "(A) require the household to cooperate in a recertification of eligibility; and "(B) initiate a new certification period for the household without regard to whether the preceding certification period has expired. "(5) LIMITATION.— A household shall not be eligible for transitional benefits under this subsection if the household— " (A) loses eligibility under section 6; "(B) is sanctioned for a failure to perform an action required by Federal, State, or local law relating to a cash assistance program described in paragraph (1); or "(C) is a member of any other category of households designated by the State agency as ineligible for transitional benefits. "(6) APPLICATIONS FOR RECERTIFICATION. —
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