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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1987

PUBLIC LAW 100-77—JULY 22, 1987

101 STAT. 535

by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", except that such additional deduction shall not be allowed with respect to earned income that a household willfully or fraudulently fails (as proven in a proceeding provided for in section 6(b)) to report in a 7 USC 2015. timely manner", (b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.— 7 USC 2014 note. (1) The amendment made by this section shall become effective and shall be implemented 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The amendment made by this section shall not apply with respect to allotments issued under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to any household for any month beginning before the effective date of the amendment. SEC. 806. EXCESS SHELTER EXPENSE.

(a) REVISION OF DEDUCTION.—The proviso to the fourth sentence of section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by striking out "That the amount of such" and all that follows through the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "That the amount of such excess shelter expense deduction shall not exceed $164 a month in the forty-eight contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and shall not exceed, in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States $285, $234, $199, and $121 a month, respectively, adjusted on October 1, 1988, and on each October 1 thereafter, to the nearest lower dollar increment to reflect changes in the shelter, fuel, and utilities components of housing costs in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as appropriately adjusted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics after consultation with the Secretary, for the twelve months ending the preceding June 30.". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICATION.— (1) The amendment made by this section shall become effective on October 1, 1987. (2) The amendment made by this section shall not apply with respect to an allotment issued under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to a household for a certification period beginning before October 1, 1987.

District of Columbia. Alaska. Hawaii. Guam. Virgin Islands.

7 USC 2014 note.

7 USC 2011 note.

SEC. 807. THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN HOUSING.

(a) EXCLUSION FROM INCOME.—Section 5(k)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking out "or" at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: "(E) housing assistance payments made to a third party on behalf of a household residing in temporary housing if the temporary housing unit provided for the household as a result of such assistance payments lacks facilities for the preparation and cooking of hot meals or the refrigerated storage of food for home consumption; or". (b) EFFECTIVE DATES AND APPLICATION.— (1) The amendments made by this section shall be effective and shall be implemented for the period beginning 90 days after

7 USC 2014 note.