110 STAT. 2314 PUBLIC LAW 104-193—AUG. 22, 1996 "(v) any savings or retirement account (including an individual account), regardless of whether there is a penalty for early withdrawal. "(C) EXCLUDED VEHICLES.—A vehicle (and any other property, real or personal, to the extent the property is directly related to the maintenance or use of the vehicle) shall not be included in financial resources under this paragraph if the vehicle is— "(i) used to produce earned income; "(ii) necessary for the transportation of a physically disabled household member; or "(iii) depended on by a household to carry fuel for heating or water for home use and provides the primary source of fuel or water, respectively, for the household.". SEC. 811. VENDOR PAYMENTS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COUNTED AS INCOME. Section 5(k)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(2)) is amended— (1) by striking subparagraph (F); and (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively. SEC. 812. SIMPLIFIED CALCULATION OF INCOME FOR THE SELF- EMPLOYED. Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014), as amended by title I, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(m) SIMPLIFIED CALCULATION OF INCOME FOR THE SELF- EMPLOYED.— Regulations. "(1) IN GENERAL. —Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall establish a procedure by which a State may submit a method, designed to not increase Federal costs, for the approval of the Secretary, that the Secretary determines will produce a reasonable estimate of income excluded under subsection (d)(9) in lieu of calculating the actual cost of producing self-employment income. "(2) INCLUSIVE OF ALL TYPES OF INCOME OR LIMITED TYPES OF INCOME. —The method submitted by a State under paragraph (1) may allow a State to estimate income for all types of self-employment income or may be limited to 1 or more types of self-employment income. "(3) DIFFERENCES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INCOME.— The method submitted by a State under paragraph (1) may differ for different types of self-employment income.". SEC. 813. DOUBLED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING FOOD STAMP PRO- GRAM REQUIREMENTS. Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by striking "six months" and inserting "1 year"; £m.d (2) in clause (ii), by striking "1 year" and inserting "2 years".
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