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USDA/FNS RIN: 0584-AC40 Publication ID: Fall 2000 
Title: FSP: Noncitizen Eligibility and Certification Provisions of Public Law 104-193 (Previously Entitled State Flexibility and Certification Provisions) 
Abstract: This rule proposes to amend Food Stamp Program regulations to implement 14 provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 and one provision of the Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act of 1996. These provisions would increase State agency flexibility in processing applications for the Food Stamp Program and allow greater use of standard amounts for determining deductions and self-employment expenses. The provisions would also give State agencies options to issue partial allotments for households in treatment centers, issue combined allotments to certain expedited service households, and certify elderly or disabled households for 24 months. Other changes would revise requirements for determining noncitizen eligibility and the eligibility and benefits of sponsored noncitizens, eliminate the exclusion of certain transitional housing payments and State and local energy assistance, exclude the earnings of students under 18, and require proration of benefits following any break in certification. The rule would also add vehicles to the assets which may be covered under the inaccessible resources provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1977. (96-020) 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Economically Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: Yes  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 7 CFR 272.3    7 CFR 273.11(e)    7 CFR 273.11(j)    7 CFR 273.13    7 CFR 273.14(b)    7 CFR 273.14(e)    7 CFR 273.1    7 CFR 273.2    7 CFR 273.4    7 CFR 273.9(c)    7 CFR 273.9(d)    7 CFR 273.10(a)    7 CFR 273.10(c) to 273.10(f)    7 CFR 273.11(a) to 273.11(c)   
Legal Authority: PL 104-193    PL 104-208    7 USC 2011 to 2032   
Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Other  Statutory  for PL 104-193 sec 115.  07/01/1997 
Other  Statutory  for PL 104-193 sec 824.  11/22/1996 
Other  Statutory  for PL 104-193 sec 813, 814, 820, 821, 837, and 911.  08/22/1996 

Overall Description of Deadline: For provisions effective upon enactment, the statutory implementation date is August 22, 1996.

Statement of Need: This action is required by Public Law 104-193, Public Law 104-208, Public Law 105-53, and Public Law 105-185.

Summary of the Legal Basis: This rule is required to implement the provisions of sections 402, 421, 801, 807, 808, 809, 811, 812, 818, 827, 828, 830, and 835 of Public Law 104-193; section 552 of Public Law 104-208; sections 5302, 5305, 5306, 5562, 5563, 5571, 5572, and 5573 of Public Law 105-53; and section 503 of Public Law 105-185.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits: The provision of this rule would reduce Food Stamp Program costs for FY 1997-2002 by approximately $6.605 billion.

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/29/2000  65 FR 10856   
NPRM Comment Period End  05/01/2000    
Final Action  10/00/2000    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal, Local, State 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes 
Agency Contact:
Sharon Ackerman
Agency Regulatory Officer
Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
Room 918, 3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone:703 305-2246
Email: sheri.ackerman@fns.usda.gov