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PUBLIC LAW 97-000—MMMM. DD, 1981

PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

95 STAT. 1287

be restored only for periods of not more than one year prior to the date of the commencement of such action, or in the case of an action seeking review of a final State agency determination, not more than one year prior to the date of the fihng of a request with the State for the restoration of such allotments or, in either case, not more than one year prior to the date the State agency is notified or otherwise discovers the possible loss to a household.". INFORMATION

SEC. 1321. Section 11(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by(1) striking out "and" at the end of paragraph (18); (2) striking out the period at the end of paragraph (19) and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and (3) adding at the end thereof new paragraphs as follows: "(20) that information available from the Social Security Administration under the provisions of section 6103(i)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and information available from agencies administering State unemployment compensation laws under the provisions of section 303(d) of the Social Security Act, shall be requested and utilized by the State agency (described in section 3(n)(l) of this Act) to the extent permitted under the provisions of such sections, except that the State agency shall not be required to request such information from the Social Security Administration if such information is available from the agency administering the State unemployment compensation laws; and "(21) that, in project areas or parts thereof where authorization cards are used, and eligible households are required to present photographic identification cards in order to receive their coupons, the State agency shall include, in any agreement or contract with a coupon issuer, a provision that (A) the issuer shall (i) require the presenter to furnish a photographic identification card at the time the authorization card is presented, and (ii) record on the authorization card the identification number shown on the photographic identification card; and (B) if the State agency determines that the authorization card has been stolen or otherwise was not received by a household certified as eligible, the issuer shall be liable to the State agency for the face value of any coupons issued in the transaction in which such card is used and the issuer fails to comply with the requirements of clause (A) of this paragraph.".

7 USC 2020.

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NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM

SEC. 1322. Section 11(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended to? use 2020. read as follows: "(f) To encourage the purchase of nutritious foods, the Secretary is authorized to extend food and nutrition education to reach food stamp program participants, using the methods and techniques developed in the expanded food and nutrition education and other programs.". ALASKAN FEE AGENTS

SEC. 1323. Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by adding thereto a new subsection as follows:

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