Legislative History - 1976

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Emergency Food Stamp Vendor Accountability Act of 1976 P.L. 94-339, 90 Stat. 799-801 July 5, 1976

Required that coupon vendors promptly deposit charges made for coupon allotments in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, provided that, at a minimum, the deposits be made weekly, and that, at a minimum, upon accumulation of a balance on hand of $1,000 or more, such deposits be made within two banking days following accumulation of such amount. Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, convicted of violating this provision, to be fined not more than $3,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Coupon vendors receiving charges made for coupon allotments to be deemed to be receiving such funds as fiduciaries of the Federal Government, and such coupon vendors shall immediately set aside all such funds as funds of the Federal Government. Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, convicted of violating these requirements to be fined not more than $10,000, or a sum equal to the amount of funds involved in the violation, whichever is the greater, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both, if the amount of such funds is greater than $1,000 or fined not more than $3,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both, if the amount of such funds is less than $1,000. Coupon vendors to immediately send a written notice to the State agency, accompanied by an appropriate voucher, confirming any deposit of funds derived from charges made for coupon allotments. Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, convicted of failing to provide this required notice of deposit, to be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Each coupon vendor to send to the Secretary, or his designee, a written report on a monthly basis of the vendor's operations during this period under the FSP. Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, convicted of failing to provide this report to be fined not more than $3,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Any of these entities who knowingly reports false information to be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. Secretary may require State agencies to provide periodic reports to the Secretary, or his designee, containing a consolidation of the respective coupon vendor's notices to such State agencies at such intervals as the Secretary deems appropriate. Secretary and the U.S. Postal Service to jointly arrange for the prompt deposit of funds collected by the Postal Service on behalf of a State from charges made for coupon allotments. Secretary to develop an appropriate procedure for determining and monitoring the level of coupon inventories in the hands of vendors to insure that the inventories are at proper levels. Secretary may require periodic reports from such coupon vendors respecting the level of such inventories. Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, convicted of failing to provide a report under this subsection to be fined not more than $3,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Any of these entities who knowingly provides false information in any required report under this subsection to be fined not more than $10,000, or imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both. Secretary to prescribe appropriate procedures for the delivery of coupons to coupon vendors and for the custody, care, control, and storage of coupons in the hands of coupon vendors to secure such coupons against theft, embezzlement, misuse, loss, or destruction. Any coupon vendor, or any officer, employee, or agent thereof, convicted of violating any regulations issued under this provision to be fined not more than $3,000, or imprisoned not more than one year, or both. Added definition of "coupon vendor" to mean any person, partnership, corporation, organization, political subdivision, or other entity with which a State agency has contracted for, or to which it has delegated administrative responsibility in connection with, the issuance of coupons to households.

1977 Appropriations Bill P.L. 94-351, 90 Stat. 852-868 July 12, 1976

Continued prohibition against participation of tax dependent college students in the FSP, as set forth in P.L. 93-563, through Sept. 30, 1977.

Extension of Eligibility of Supplemental Security Income Recipients P.L. 94-365, 90 Stat. 990 July 14, 1976

Expanded effective period of the provisions of P.L. 93-233, above, from Jan. 1, 1974 to June 1, 1977.

To Permit a State which no Longer Qualifies for Hold Harmless Treatment under the Supplemental Security Income Program to Elect to Remain a Food Stamp Cash-out P.L. 94-379, 90 Stat. 1111 Aug. 10, 1976

Permitted California to remain an SSI cash-out State even though it could not meet certain previously imposed requirements for this status.

P.L. 94-540, 90 Stat. 2503 Oct. 18, 1976

Excluded from income and resources payments from the disposition of funds to the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians.

To Amend the Social Security Act P.L. 94-585, 90 Stat. 2901-2902 Oct. 21, 1976

AFDC purchase requirement withholding permanently made optional for each State agency. Had previously been mandated by P.L. 93-86.

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