PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3797 access devices, or an3rthing of value obtained by use of an access device, in any manner contrary to". SEC. 1748. UNLAWFUL USE OF COUPONS IN LAUNDERING MONETARY INSTRUMENTS. The first sentence of section 15(b)(l) (7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(l)) (as amended by section 1747) is further amended— (1) by inserting after "Act shall," the following: "if such coupons, authorization cards, or access devices are of a value of $5,000 or more, be guilty of a felony and shall be fined not more than $250,000 or imprisoned for not more than twenty years, or both, and shall,"; and (2) by inserting after "$100 or more," each place that such appears the following: "but less than $5,000,". SEC. 1749. COUPON TRAFFICKING. Section 15(c) (7 U.S.C. 2024(c)) is amended by striking "$10,000" each place it appears and inserting "$20,000 ". SEC. 17S0. RETENTION OF FUNDS OR ALLOTMENTS RECOVERED OR COLLECTED BY STATES. The proviso of the first sentence of section 16(a) (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended— (1) by striking "50 per centum" and inserting "25 percent during the period beginning October 1, 1990, and ending September 30, 1995, and 50 percent thereafter"; and (2) by striking "25 per centum" and inserting "10 percent during the period beginning October 1, 1990, and ending September 30, 1995, and 25 percent thereafter". SEC. 1751. QUALITY CONTROL SANCTIONS. 7 USC 2025 note. (a) IN GENERAL.—No disallowance or other similar action shall be applied to or collected from any State for any of the fiscal years 1983, 1984, or 1985 under section 16(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)) or any predecessor statutory or regulatory provision relating to disallowances or other similar actions for erroneous issuances made in canning out a State plan under such Act, except for amounts to be paid or collected after the date of enactment of this Act pursuant to settlement agreements which do not provide for payment adjustments based on future changes in law. (b) APPLICATION. —Subsection (a) shall gdso apply to disallowances described in subsection (a) with respect to which an administrative or judicial appeal is pending on the date of enactment of this Act, including any such disallowance that has been collected before such date. SEC. 1752. FEDERAL MATCH FOR AUTOMATION. (a) IN GENERAL.— Section 16(g) (7 U.S.C. 2025(g)) is amended— (1) by striking "Effective October 1, 1980, the" and inserting "The"; and (2) by striking "75 per centum" and inserting "63 percent effective on October 1, 1991". 0)) APPLICATION. —The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall ^ use 2025 note. not apply to proposals for automatic data processing and information retrieval systems under section 16(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 that were approved by the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
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