107 STAT. 674 PUBLIC LAW 103-66 —AUG. 10, 1993 The Secretary shall also exclude from financial resources any earned income tax credits received by any member of the household for a period of 12 months from receipt ii such member was participating in the food stamp program at the time the credits were received and participated m such program continuously during the 12-month period.". SEC. 13914. HOMELESS FAMILIES IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. Section 5(k)(2)(F) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(2)(F)) is amended to read as follows: "(F) housing assistance payments made to a third party on behalf of the household residing in transitional housing for the homeless;**. SEC. 1381S. HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITING FROM GENERAL ASSISTANCE VENDOR PAYMENTS. Section 5(k)(l)(B) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(l)(B)) is amended by striking 'living expenses** and inserting housing expenses, not including energy or utility-cost assistance,**. SEC. 13916. CONTINUING BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)(2)(B)) is amended by inserting "of more than one month in** after "following any period**. SEC. 13917. IMPROVING THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN IN PUERTO RICO. Section 19(a)(l)(A) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(l)(A)) is amended— (1) by striking "$1,091,000,000** and inserting "$1,097,000,000**; and (2) by striking "$1,133,000,000** and inserting "$1,143,000,000**. Subchapter B—Promoting Self-Sufficiency SEC. 13921. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO NON-HOUSEHOLD MEM- BERS. Section 5(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Regulations. "Before determining the excess shelter expense deduction, all households shall be entitled to a deduction for child support payments made by a household member to or for an individual wno is not a member of the household if such household member was legally obligated to make such payments, except that the Secretary is authorized to prescribe by regulation the methods, including calculation on a retrospective basis, that State agencies shall use to determine the amount of the deduction for child support payments.**. SEC. 13922. IMPROVING ACCESS TO EBfPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. (a) DEPENDENT CARE DEDUCTION.— Section 5(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended in clause (1) of the fourth sentence— (1) by striking "$160 a month for each dependent** and inserting "$200 a month for each dependent child under 2 years of age and $175 a month for each other dependent**; and (2) by striking ", regardless of the dependent's age,**.
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