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Public Law 97–18

To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the authorization for appropriations for fiscal year 1981, and to amend Public Law 93–233 to continue, through August 1, 1981, the cash-out of food stamp program benefits of certain recipients of Supplemental Security Income.

Approved June 30, 1981

Statutory text

An Act

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That section 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 is amended by striking out, before the period at the end of the first sentence thereof, “and not in excess of $9,739,276,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981” and inserting in lieu thereof “and not in excess of $11,480,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981”.

Sec. 2.

Effective for the period July 1, 1981, to August 1, 1981,

42 USC 1382e note.

section 8(d) of Public Law 93–233 is amended to read as follows:

“(d)
Upon the request of a State, the Secretary shall find for purposes of the provisions specified in subsection (c), that the level of such State’s supplementary payments of the type described in 1616(a)
42 USC 1382e.
of the Social Security Act has been specifically increased for any month after June 1976 so as to include the bonus value of food stamps if: (1) the Secretary has found that such State’s supplementary payments in June 1976 were increased to include the bonus value of food stamps; (2) recipients of supplementary payments in such State were ineligible for food stamps for the month of December 1980; and (3) such State continues to meet the requirements of section 1618 of
42 USC 1382g.
such Act for each month after June 1977 and up to and including the month for which the Secretary is making the determination.”.
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Approved June 30, 1981.