Legislative History of the Food Stamp Program - 1974

Additional information concerning public laws, if enacted after 1972, may be located at: http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html.

Disaster Relief Act Amendments of 1974 P.L. 93-288, 88 Stat. 143-164 May 22, 1974

Authorized the President, whenever he determines that, as a result of a major disaster, low-income households are unable to purchase adequate amounts of nutritious food, to distribute through the Secretary of Agriculture or other appropriate agencies, coupon allotments to such households pursuant to the provisions of the FSA of 1964 (P.L. 91-671) and to make surplus commodities available. President may continue to make such coupon allotments and surplus commodities available to such households for so long as he determines necessary.

Food Stamp Eligibility Extension P.L. 93-335, 88 Stat. 291-292 July 8, 1974

Expanded effective period of the provisions of P.L. 93-233, above, from six to 18 months (from Jan. 1, 1974 to July 1, 1975).

Domestic Food Assistance Program P.L. 93-347, 88 Stat. 340-341 July 12, 1974

Authorized the Secretary to pay to each State agency an amount equal to 50 percent of all administrative costs, including, but not limited to, the cost of:   1) the certification of households; 2) the acceptance, storage, and protection of coupons after their delivery to receiving points within the States; 3) the issuance of coupons; 4) outreach and fair hearing requirements; and 5) the control and accounting of coupons.   Each State required to report to the Secretary on the effectiveness of its administration of the FSP and no such payment shall be made to any State unless the Secretary is satisfied that an adequate number of qualified personnel are employed by the State to administer the program efficiently and effectively.

Amend Title VII of the Older Americans Act P.L. 93-351, 88 Stat. 357-358 July 12, 1974

Secretary required, within 90 days after the date of enactment of this act, to issue regulations clarifying the use of food stamps under this title.

P.L. 93-531, 88 Stat. 1712-1722 Dec. 22, 1974

Excluded from income and resources relocation assistance payments to members of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes.

1975 Appropriations Bill P.L. 93-563, 88 Stat. 1823-1842 Dec. 31, 1974

Provided that no part of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be used during the FY ending June 30, 1975 to make food stamps available to any household, to the extent that the entitlement otherwise available to such household is attributable to an individual who:   (i) has reached his eighteenth birthday; (ii) s enrolled in an institution of higher education; and (iii) is properly claimed as a dependent child for Federal income tax purposes by a taxpayer who is not a member of an eligible household.

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