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Food Security Improvements Act of 1986
P.L. 99-260, 100 Stat. 45-55
March 20, 1986
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Changed the following deadlines from P.L. 99-198: |
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Submission of QC study reports to Congress: one year
after the USDA/NAS contract is let. |
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Publication of regulations restructuring the QC system
and implementation of the new QC system: six months after the study reports are submitted.
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White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985
P.L. 99-264, 100 Stat. 61
March 24, 1986
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Excluded from income and resources moneys paid under
this act to members of the White Earth Band of Chippewa
Indians in Minnesota.
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Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan Distribution of Judgment Funds
Act
P.L. 99-346, 100 Stat. 674
June 30, 1986
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Excluded from income and resources payments to the
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan.
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Chippewas of the Mississippi, use and distribution of funds appropriated
in satisfaction of judgments
P.L. 99-377, 100 Stat. 805
Aug. 8, 1986
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Excluded from income and resources funds distributed per
capita to the Chippewas of the Mississippi or held in
trust under this act. |
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Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1986
P.L. 99-425, 100 Stat. 964-978
Sept. 30, 1986
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Required inclusion of the full amount of direct or
indirect LIHEAA benefits in the calculation of the
shelter deduction. |
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Prohibited program administrators from making any
distinction between households that receive LIHEAA
benefits as payments to energy vendors and those that
receive cash LIHEAA benefits. |
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Authorized $3 million annually for the Community Food
and Nutrition Program. (Note: The Conference Report
indicates that agencies receiving grants under this
provision are to give high priority to outreach and
public education programs about Federal nutrition
programs.)
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Higher Education Amendments of 1986
P.L. 99-498, 100 Stat. 1268-1612
Oct. 17, 1986
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Provided an income and resources exclusion for portions
of educational assistance provided under Title IV of the
Higher Education Act and used for books, supplies,
transportation, and miscellaneous personal expenses, as
determined by the institution of higher education, in
addition to tuition and mandatory fees which were
already excluded.
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Continuing Resolution
P.L. 99-500, 100 Stat. 1783-1783-373
Oct. 18, 1986
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Capped the dependent care deduction for households with
elderly/disabled members at $160 a month, the same cap
as other households already had.
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Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986
P.L. 99-509, 100 Stat, 1874-2078
Oct. 21, 1986
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Permitted State agencies to target their actions on
useful information items received from the Income
Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) rather than
requiring action on every item.
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Omnibus Drug Enforcement, Education, and Control Act
P.L. 99-570, 100, Stat. 3207-3207-192
Oct. 27, 1986
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Included in the definition of "food" meals served to the
homeless by public or private nonprofit establishments
that feed the homeless (i.e., soup kitchens) or shelters
that contract with State agencies to feed the homeless
at concessional prices. |
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Made the use of food stamps to pay for meals in soup
kitchens/shelters voluntary and prohibited requests for
more than the average cost of the food contained in a
meal served by the soup kitchens/shelters. |
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Included the homeless in the definition of "household". |
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Extended the FSP to residents of institutions for the
homeless. |
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Included soup kitchens/shelters in the definition of
"retail food store". |
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Prohibited soup kitchens/shelters from redeeming food
stamps at banks/savings and loans. |
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Required the Secretary to provide the House and Senate
Agriculture Committees with an evaluation of the program
established for the homeless by P.L. 99-570 by September
30, 1988. |
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Required the Secretary to limit the participation of
soup kitchens/shelters in areas where the Secretary in
consultation with OIG finds evidence that such
participation damages program integrity unless the soup
kitchen/shelter in question is the only one serving the
area. |
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Amended the SSA to require the Secretaries of DHHS and
USDA to develop a procedure so that individuals can
apply for the FSP and SSI on a single application prior
to their release from a public institution. |
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Veterans' Benefits Improvement and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986
P.L. 99-576, 100 Stat. 3248-3303
Oct. 28, 1986
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Provided that any amount by which the basic pay of an
individual is reduced under this subsection shall revert
to the Treasury and shall not, for purposes of any
Federal law, be considered to have been received by or
to be within the control of such individual. |
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Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986
P.L.99-603, 100 Stat. 3359-3445
Nov. 6, 1986
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Made certain illegal aliens temporary residents who
could eventually become permanent residents/citizens and
qualify for food stamps. |
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Most
nonagricultural workers would be ineligible for
5 years except those that are elderly, blind,
and disabled as defined by SSI and certain
Cuban/Haitian entrants as defined by Section
501(e)(1) or (2)(A) of P.L. 96-422. The Cubans
and Haitians are eligible to apply for food
stamps now. The elderly, blind, or disabled
nonagricultural workers will remain ineligible
to apply for food stamps until at least December
1, 1988 (the earliest date they can attain
permanent resident status), in spite of the P.L.
99-603 exception because of the conditions of
Section 6(f) of the FSA. |
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Special
agricultural workers became eligible to apply
for the FSP June 1, 1987. |
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Additional special agricultural workers could be
admitted to the U.S. during 1990-1993 as
temporary residents to meet demonstrated labor
shortages and could become permanent residents,
and thus eligible to apply for the FSP, in 3
years. |
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Required the use of INS' SAVE system for verification of
alien status unless the Secretary waives the requirement
because SAVE would be redundant or not cost-effective;
provided 100% Federal funding for the SAVE system. |
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Provided a $1 billion Legalization Impact-Assistance
Grant to assist State agencies but, since it must be
reduced by the value of Federal benefits and Federal
administrative costs for providing benefits to
elderly/disabled aliens or Cuban/Haitian entrants, it
could require a system for tracking these aliens'
benefits. |
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