104 STAT. 3794 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 for households with extremely low shelter costs for whom the following sentence shall not apply. A State agency shall use the estimates in determining the allotments of the households, unless a household verifies higher expenses". SEC. 1738. RURAL ISSUANCE PROCEDURES. Section 11(e) (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— (1) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (21); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (22) and inserting a semicolon; (3) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (23); (4) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and inserting "; and"; and (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(25) a procedure for designating project areas or parts of project areas that are rural and in which low-income persons face substantial difficulties in obtaining transportation. The State agency shall designate the areas according to procedures approved by the Secretary. In each area so designated, the State agency shall provide for the issuance of coupons by mail to all eligible households in the area, except that any household with mail losses exceeding levels established by the Secretary shall not be entitled to such a mailing and the State agency shall not be required to issue coupons by mail in those localities within such area where the mail loss rates exceed standards set by the Secretary.". SEC. 1739. NUTRITION EDUCATION. Section 11(f) (7 U.S.C. 2020(f)) is amended by striking the first sentence and inserting the following new sentence: "To encourage the purchase, preparation, and consumption of nutritious foods, the Secretary is authorized to assign responsibility for the nutrition education of individuals eligible for food stamps, or the program for the distribution of commodities on reservations, to the Cooperative Extension Service, in cooperation with the Food and Nutrition Service.". SEC. 1740. FOOD STAMP APPLICATION FOR GENERAL ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLDS. Section ll(i)(3) (7 U.S.C. 2020(i)(3)) is amended— (1) by inserting after "State or local general assistance grant" the following: "in a State that has a single State-wide general assistance application form"; and (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: ", and households applying for a local general assistance grant in a local jurisdiction in which the agency administering the general assistance program also administers the food stamp program shall be provided an application for participation in the food stamp program at the time of their application for general assistance, along with information concerning how to apply for the food stamp program". SEC. 1741. APPLICANTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME. Section ll(j)(l) (7 U.S.C. 2020(j)(l)) is amended by inserting "supplemental security income or" after "recipient of".
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