United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2001_register executive 2015-10-13 article Part VII Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c81e7b56 D09002ee1c81e7c5d United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Food and Nutrition Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule finalizes the proposed rule of the same name which was published December 17, 1999. It implements 13 provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). Upon implementation, this rule will: Prohibit an increase in food stamp benefits when a household's income is reduced because of either a penalty imposed under a Federal, State, or local means-tested public assistance program for failure to perform a required action or for an act of fraud; allow State agencies to disqualify an individual from participation in the Food Stamp Program (Program) if the individual is disqualified from another means-tested program for failure to perform an action required by that program; specify that State agencies may not apply a food stamp sanction to Program households for failure to ensure their minor children attend school, or if the adults do not have (or are not working toward attaining) a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; make individuals convicted of drug-related felonies ineligible for food stamps; make fleeing felons and probation and parole violators ineligible for food stamps; require States to provide households' addresses, Social Security Numbers, or photographs to law enforcement officers to assist them in locating fugitive felons or probation or parole violators; allow States to require food stamp recipients to cooperate with child support agencies as a condition of food stamp eligibility; allow states to disqualify individuals who are in arrears in court-ordered child support payments; double the penalties for violating Program requirements; permanently disqualify individuals convicted of trafficking in food stamp benefits of $500 or more; make individuals ineligible for 10 years if they misrepresent their identity or residence in order to receive multiple Program benefits; and limit the Program participation of most able-bodied adults without dependents to three months in a three-year period during times the individual is not working or participating in a work program. 66 FR 4438 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2001-01-17/01-1025 01-1025 fr17ja01-14 RIN 0584-AC39 3410-30-U https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2001-01-17/01-1025 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-17/html/01-1025.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-17/pdf/01-1025.pdf Alaska Civil Rights Food Stamps Grant Programs-Social Programs Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedures Claims Food Stamps Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Social Security Students 34 p. 4438 4471 66 FR 4438 Title 7 Part 272 7 CFR Part 272 Title 7 Part 273 7 CFR Part 273 RIN 0584-AC39 Food Stamp Program: Personal Responsibility Provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; Federal Register Vol. 66, Issue RULE 01-1025 VII DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Food and Nutrition Service 2001-04-02 3410-30-U 01-1025 Final Rule.

This rule finalizes the proposed rule of the same name which was published December 17, 1999. It implements 13 provisions of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA). Upon implementation, this rule will: Prohibit an increase in food stamp benefits when a household's income is reduced because of either a penalty imposed under a Federal, State, or local means-tested public assistance program for failure to perform a required action or for an act of fraud; allow State agencies to disqualify an individual from participation in the Food Stamp Program (Program) if the individual is disqualified from another means-tested program for failure to perform an action required by that program; specify that State agencies may not apply a food stamp sanction to Program households for failure to ensure their minor children attend school, or if the adults do not have (or are not working toward attaining) a secondary school diploma or its equivalent; make individuals convicted of drug-related felonies ineligible for food stamps; make fleeing felons and probation and parole violators ineligible for food stamps; require States to provide households' addresses, Social Security Numbers, or photographs to law enforcement officers to assist them in locating fugitive felons or probation or parole violators; allow States to require food stamp recipients to cooperate with child support agencies as a condition of food stamp eligibility; allow states to disqualify individuals who are in arrears in court-ordered child support payments; double the penalties for violating Program requirements; permanently disqualify individuals convicted of trafficking in food stamp benefits of $500 or more; make individuals ineligible for 10 years if they misrepresent their identity or residence in order to receive multiple Program benefits; and limit the Program participation of most able-bodied adults without dependents to three months in a three-year period during times the individual is not working or participating in a work program.

Effective Dates: This rule is effective no later than April 2, 2001, except for the amendment to 7 CFR 272.2(d)(1)(xiii) which is effective August 1, 2001. Margaret Werts Batko, Assistant Branch Chief, Certification Policy Branch, Program Development Division, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), USDA, 3101 Park Center Drive, Alexandria, Alaska Civil Rights Food Stamps Grant Programs-Social Programs Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Administrative Practice and Procedures Claims Food Stamps Penalties Reporting and Recordkeeping Social Security Students Food stamp program: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; implementation Personal responsibility provisions, Margaret.Batko@FNS.USDA.GOV Vol. 66, no. 11 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2001-01-17 continuing daily deposited born digital 726 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2001-01-17 P0b002ee18db67413 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr17ja01 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2001-01-17 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-17/pdf/FR-2001-01-17.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2001-01-17/xml/FR-2001-01-17.xml fdlp 3853 4605 DGPO 2015-10-13 2024-06-08 FR-2001-01-17 machine generated eng FR FR-2001-01-17 66 11