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PUBLIC LAW 100-000—MMMM. DD, 1988

102 STAT. 1646

PUBLIC LAW 100-435—SEPT. 19, 1988 TITLE III—ADMINISTRATIVE IMPROVEMENTS AND SIMPLIFICATION

Sec. 301. References to the Food Stamp Act of 1977. Subtitle A—Reducing Unnecessary Paperwork Sec. 310. Simplified application forms. Sec. 311. Statement of required verification. Subtitle B—Assuring Accurate Issuance of Benefits Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

320. 321. 322. 323.

Correcting improper denials and underissuances. Special training of State personnel involved in certifying farm households. Training of certification workers and community resources. Preventing incorrect issuances. Subtitle C—Reducing Barriers in Rural America

Sec. 330. Transportation difficulties in rural areas. Subtitle D—Eliminating Inequities for Farmers and Others Sec. 340. Continuation of food stamps to participants in cash-outs of other benefit programs. Sec. 341. Annualizing self-employment income and expenses from farming. Sec. 342. Households in transition. Sec. 343. Technical correction to exclusion of energy assistance from food stamp income. Sec. 344. Civil money penalties and disqualification of retail food stores and wholesale food concerns. Subtitle E—Reducing Barriers for the Elderly and Disabled Sec. 350. Disabled persons receiving benefits under standards at least as stringent as those in the Social Security Act. Sec. 351. Simplified procedure for claiming excess medical deduction. Sec. 352. Coordinated application. TITLE IV—FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

401. 402. 403. 404.

References to the Food Stamp Act of 1977. Exclusion for advance payment of earned income credit. Deduction for dependent care. Employment and training. TITLE V—DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS

Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

501. 502. 503. 504.

Farmers' market coupons demonstration project. Food bank demonstration project. Family or group day care home demonstration project. Demonstration projects for development and use of intelligent computer benefit cards to pay food stamp benefits. Sec. 505. Study of the effectiveness of the food stamp employment and training program. TITLE VI-IMPROVING PAYMENT ACCURACY Sec. Sec. Sec. Sec.

601. 602. 603. 604.

Review of State program investment when settling claims. Interest on claims against State agencies. Administrative and judicial review. Payment accuracy improvement system. TITLE VII-IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 701. Effective dates.