Legislative History  - 1993

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P.L. 103-11, 107 Stat. 41 April 1, 1993

Delayed implementation of P.L. 102-237 requirements to stagger food stamp issuance for families living on Indian reservations and to exempt reservation households from the Food Stamp Program's State option of monthly income reporting from April 1, 1993 to Jan. 31, 1994.

National Voter Registration Act of 1993 P.L. 103-31 May 20, 1993

Required that all offices in a State that provide public assistance (including food stamp and WIC offices) must:   -- distribute mail voter registration application forms; -- assist applicants in completing voter registration application forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance; -- accept completed voter registration application forms for transmittal to the appropriate State election official not later than 10 days after; -- distribute with each application for assistance, and with each recertification, renewal, or change of address form relating to such assistance a mail voter registration application form and a form that asks if the applicant would like to register to vote; -- provide each applicant who chooses to register to vote the same degree of assistance in completing the voter registration form as is provided in completing its own forms, unless the applicant refuses such assistance. Voter registration agencies cannot:   1) seek to influence an applicant; 2) display any political preference; 3) discourage an applicant from registering; 4) cause an applicant in any way to believe that his decision to register or not will affect his eligibility or benefits.

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; Chapter 3, Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act P.L. 103-66, 107 Stat. 312 Aug. 10, 1993

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P.L. 103-205, 107, Stat. 2418 Dec. 17, 1993

Delayed implementation of 1990 Farm Bill requirements that States stagger Food Stamp issuance for families residing on Indian reservations, and which exempted reservation households from the FSP's State option of monthly income reporting from Jan. 31, 1994 to March 15, 1994. Prohibited disqualification of an establishment or house-to-house trade route from participation in the FSP solely because the establishment or house-to-house trade route does not meet the definition of "retail food store" under section 3(k)(1) of the FS Act. Prohibition in effect during the period Dec. 17, 1993 through March 15, 1994.

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