The value of the allotment which State agencies shall be authorized to issue to any households certified as eligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be equal to the cost to such households of the thrifty food plan reduced by an amount equal to 30 per centum of the household’s income, as determined in accordance with section 2014(d) and (e) of this title, rounded to the nearest lower whole dollar: Provided, That for households of one and two persons the minimum allotment shall be 8 percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan for a household containing 1 member, as determined by the Secretary under section 2012 of this title, rounded to the nearest whole dollar increment.
The value of benefits that may be provided under this chapter shall not be considered income or resources for any purpose under any Federal, State, or local laws, including, but not limited to, laws relating to taxation, welfare, and public assistance programs, and no participating State or political subdivision thereof shall decrease any assistance otherwise provided an individual or individuals because of the receipt of benefits under this chapter.
If the allotment of a household is reduced under this subsection for a failure to perform an action required under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of title IV of the Act to reduce the allotment under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
A State agency may require an individual referred to in paragraph (1) to designate the center in which the individual resides as the authorized representative of the individual for the purpose of receiving an allotment.
Subject to clause (ii), at the option of the State agency, allotments for residents of any facility described in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), or (E) of section 2012(n)(5) 1 of this title (referred to in this subsection as a “covered facility”) may be determined and issued under this paragraph in lieu of subsection (a) of this section.
Unless the Secretary authorizes implementation of this paragraph in all States under paragraph (3), clause (i) shall apply only to residents of covered facilities participating in a pilot project under paragraph (2).
The allotment for each eligible resident described in subparagraph (A) shall be calculated in accordance with standardized procedures established by the Secretary that take into account the allotments typically received by residents of covered facilities.
The State agency shall issue an allotment determined under this paragraph to a covered facility as the authorized representative of the residents of the covered facility.
The Secretary shall establish procedures to ensure that a covered facility does not receive a greater proportion of a resident’s monthly allotment than the proportion of the month during which the resident lived in the covered facility.
The State agency may elect not to issue an allotment under clause (ii)(I) if the State agency lacks sufficient information on the location of the departed resident to provide the allotment.
If the departed resident reapplies to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the allotment of the departed resident shall be determined without regard to this paragraph.
Before the Secretary authorizes implementation of paragraph (1) in all States, the Secretary shall carry out, at the request of 1 or more State agencies and in 1 or more areas of the United States, such number of pilot projects as the Secretary determines to be sufficient to test the feasibility of determining and issuing allotments to residents of covered facilities under paragraph (1) in lieu of subsection (a) of this section.
The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (d)(2), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, as amended. Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of this title and Tables.
Section 2012(n)(5), referred to in subsecs. (e)(1) and (f)(1)(A)(i), was redesignated as section 2012(m)(5) by Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4030(a)(4),
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4107, substituted “8 percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan for a household containing 1 member, as determined by the Secretary under section 2012 of this title, rounded to the nearest whole dollar increment” for “$10 per month”.
Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(5)(A), struck out “, whether through coupons, access devices, or otherwise” before “shall not”.
Subsecs. (c)(2), (d)(2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program” wherever appearing.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(5)(B), substituted “section 2012(n)(5)” for “section 2012(i)(5)” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f)(1)(A)(i). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(5)(B), substituted “section 2012(n)(5)” for “section 2012(i)(5)”.
Subsec. (f)(1)(D), (3)(B). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program” wherever appearing.
2002—Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 107–171, § 4112(b)(3), substituted “section 2012(i)(5) of this title” for “the last sentence of section 2012(i) of this title” in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 107–171, § 4112(a), added subsec. (f).
1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–193, § 826, struck out before period at end “, and shall be adjusted on each October 1 to reflect the percentage change in the cost of the thrifty food plan without regard to the special adjustments under section 2012(o) of this title for the 12-month period ending the preceding June, with the result rounded to the nearest $5”.
Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104–193, § 827, struck out “of more than one month” after “following any period”.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 104–193, § 828, added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3) which read as follows: “A State agency—
“(A) in the case of a household that is not entitled in the month in which it applies to expedited service under section 2020(e)(9) of this title, may provide that an eligible household applying after the 15th day of the month shall receive, in lieu of its initial allotment and its regular allotment for the following month, an allotment that is the aggregate of the initial allotment and the first regular allotment, which shall be provided in accordance with paragraph (3) of section 2020(e) of this title; and
“(B) in the case of a household that is entitled in the month in which it applies to expedited service under section 2020(e)(9) of this title, shall provide that an eligible household applying after the 15th day of the month shall receive, in lieu of its initial allotment and its regular allotment for the following month, an allotment that is the aggregate of the initial allotment and the first regular allotment, which shall be provided in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 2020(e) of this title.”
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–193, § 829, added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows: “A household against which a penalty has been imposed for an intentional failure to comply with a Federal, State, or local law relating to welfare or a public assistance program may not, for the duration of the penalty, receive an increased allotment as the result of a decrease in the household’s income (as determined under sections 2014(d) and 2014(e) of this title) to the extent that the decrease is the result of such penalty.”
Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 104–193, § 854(c)(1), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) which provided for simplified application procedures for beneficiaries of other programs, and for allotments, evaluation, cost sharing, and standardized procedures and benefits.
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–193, § 854(c)(1), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e).
Pub. L. 104–193, § 830, added subsec. (f).
1994—Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 103–296 inserted “the Commissioner of Social Security and” before “the Secretary of Health and Human Services”.
1993—Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 103–66 inserted “of more than one month in” after “following any period”.
1991—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–237, § 909, substituted “benefits that may be provided under this chapter, whether through coupons, access devices, or otherwise” for “the allotment provided any eligible household” and “benefits” for “an allotment”.
Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 102–237, § 910(1), inserted at end “Households shall receive full months’ allotments for all months within a certification period, except as provided in the first sentence of this paragraph with respect to an initial month.”
Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102–237, § 910(2), substituted “the expiration of a certification period or after the termination of the certification of a household, during a certification period, when the household ceased to be eligible after notice and an opportunity for a hearing under section 2020(e)(10) of this title” for “previous participation in such program”.
1990—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1730, inserted before period at end “, and shall be adjusted on each October 1 to reflect the percentage change in the cost of the thrifty food plan without regard to the special adjustments under section 2012(o) of this title for the 12-month period ending the preceding June, with the result rounded to the nearest $5”.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 101–624, § 1732, amended par. (3) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (3) read as follows: “An eligible household applying after the 15th day of the month shall receive, in lieu of its initial allotment and its regular allotment for the following month, an allotment that is the aggregate of the initial allotment and the first regular allotment, which shall be provided in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 2020(e) of this title.”
1988—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 100–387 substituted “(2)” for “and (2)” and added cl. (3).
Subsec. (c)(1), (2). Pub. L. 100–435, § 203(a)(1), (2), designated first sentence of subsec. (c) as par. (1) and designated second sentence of subsec. (c) as par. (2), and redesignated cls. (1) to (3) of par. (2) as cls. (A) to (C), respectively.
Subsec. (c)(3). Pub. L. 100–435, § 203(a)(3), added par. (3).
1985—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 99–198 added subsec. (e).
1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–253, §§ 143(c), 152(b), substituted “nearest lower whole dollar” for “nearest whole dollar”, and struck out provision which required the Secretary, six months after the implementation of the elimination of the charge for allotments and annually thereafter, to report to Congress the effect on participation and cost thereof.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–253, § 163, inserted provision that no allotment may be issued to a household for the initial month or period if the value of the allotment which such household would otherwise be eligible to receive under this subsection is less than $10, and substituted “following any period” for “following any period of more than thirty days” in cl. (2).
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 97–253, § 164, added subsec. (d).
1981—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–35, § 104(b), inserted “(d) and (e)” after “2014”.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–35, § 110, added subsec. (c).
1977—Pub. L. 95–113 substituted revised provisions relating to the value of the coupon allotment for provisions covering approval of retail stores and wholesale food concerns which are now covered by section 2018 of this title.
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective
Amendment by sections 4001(b), 4107, and 4115(b)(5) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–171 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–296 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–66 effective, and to be implemented beginning on,
Amendment by Pub. L. 102–237 effective and to be implemented no later than
Amendment by section 1730 of Pub. L. 101–624 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 100–435 effective
Pub. L. 100–387, title V, § 502(b),
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–253 effective
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective on earlier of
Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective and implemented upon such dates as Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, taking into account need for orderly implementation, see section 117 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
Pub. L. 95–113, title XIII, § 1301,