PUBLIC LAW 96-249—MAY 26, 1980 eligibility is being determined and the income that has been received by the household during the thirty days preceding the fUing of its application for food stamps so that the State agency may reasonably ascertain the income that is and will be actually available to the household for the certification period; or "(2) using income received in a previous month as the basis, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, except for the month of application and subsequent months specified by the Secretary for newly applying households (other than households reapplying within thirty days after the end of a prior certification period). In addition, the Secretary shall make modifications or exceptions to this method of income calculation with respect to households experiencing sudden and significant losses of income (including households experiencing losses of income of $50 per month or more) or the addition of a new member, households in immediate need in accordance with the provisions of section ll(e)(9) of this Act, migrant farmworker households, and other classes of households if the Secretary determines that this method of income calculation would be impracticable to administer or would cause serious hardship for such households. In promulgating regulations governing the method of income calculation described in this subsection, the Secretary shall consult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services so that, wherever feasible, and consistent with the purposes of the applicable Acts, households receiving income under title IV-A of the Social Security Act shall have income calculated on a consolidated and comparable basis.".
94 STAT. 359
7 USC 2020.
Regulations, consultation with Secretary of Health and Human Services. 42 USC 601.
VEHICLE USE BY HANDICAPPED HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS
SEC. 108. The second sentence of section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by— (1) inserting after "other than one used to produce earned income" the following: "or that is necessary for transportation of a physically disabled household member"; and (2) striking out "or to transport disabled household members".
7 USC 2014.
STATE OPTION ON ADMINISTRATIVE FRAUD HEARINGS
SEC. 109. Section 6(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by inserting after the first sentence thereof a new sentence as follows: "Each State agency shall proceed against such alleged fraudulent activity either by way of administrative fraud hearings in accordance with clause (1) of this subsection or by referring such matters to appropriate legal authorities for civil or criminal action in accordance with clause (2) of this subsection, or both.".
93 Stat. 391. 7 USC 2015.
PERIODIC REPORTING
SEC. 110. Section 6(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by 7 USC 2015. striking out everything after the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "(1) State agencies that elect to use a system of retrospective accounting in accordance with section 5(fK2) of this Act shall ^"<e, p. 358. require certain categories of households to file periodic reports of household circumstances in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary. Other State agencies, which have received the approval of the Secretary, may also require such
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