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[87 STAT. 246]
PUBLIC LAW 93-000—MMMM. DD, 1973
[87 STAT. 246]

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PUBLIC LAW 93-86-AUG. 10, 1973

[87 STAT.

expire with the termination of any other title or Act: Provided, That not more than $25,000,000 annually shall be authorized to be appropriated for the programs authorized under section 1009 of this Act." ADVISORY COMMITTEE R E P E A L 60 Stat. 1091; 81 Stat. 752.

SEC. 2. Section 301 of the Act of August 14, 1946 (Public Law Y9-733) as amended (7 U.S.C. 1628), is hereby repealed. FOOD STAMPS

84 Stat. 2 048; 86 Stat. 1491.

86 Stat. 1465. 42 USC 1381.

42 USC 1382e.

86 Stat. 1484. 42 USC 301, 1201, 1351. 86 Stat. 1329. 42 USC 401 note. Definition. 78 Stat. 703; 84 Stat. 2 049.

42 USC 4551 note. 21 USC 1101 note. Eligibility standards. 84 Stat. 2 049. Supra,

SEC. 3. The Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, is amended as follows: (a) The second sentence of section 3(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (7 U.S.C. 2012 (e)) is amended— (1) by striking out "o^"; and (2) by inserting before the period at the end thereof the foling: ", or (3) any narcotics addict or alcoholic who lives under the supervision of a private nonprofit organizatioh or institution for the purpose of regular participation in a drug or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program." (b) Section 3(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 is amended by striking out the last sentence therein and inserting in lieu thereof the following sentence: "No individual who receives supplemental security income benefits under title X VI of the Social Security Act shall be considered to be a member of a household or an elderly person for any purpose of this Act for any month if such person receives for such month, as part of his supplemental security income benefits or payments described in section 1616(a) of the Social Security Act (if any), an amount equal to the bonus value of food stamps (according to the Food Stamp Schedule effective for July 1973) in addition to the amount of assistance such individual would be entitled to receive for such month under the provisions of the plan of the State approved under title I, X, X IV, or X VI, as appropriate, in effect for December 1973, assuming such plan were in effect for such month and such individual were aged, blind, or disabled, as the case may be, under the provisions of such State plan or under Public Law 92-603 as amended. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare shall issue regulations for the implementation of the foreoging sentence after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture." (c) Section 3 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (n) The term 'drifg addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program' means any drug addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation program conducted by a private nonprofit organization or institution which is certified by the State agency or agencies designated by the Governor as responsible for the administration of the State's programs for alcoholics and drug addicts pursuant to Public Law 91-616 'Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcohol Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act' and Public Law 92-255 'Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972' as providing treatment that can lead to the rehabilitation of drug addicts or alcoholics." (d) Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1964 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: " (d) The Secretary shall establish uniform national standards of eligibility for households described in section 3(e)(3) of this Act."