Appendix B - Section 5(m) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

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(l) Notwithstanding section 181(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, earnings to individuals participating in
on-the-job training under title I of such Act shall be considered
earned income for purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance program, except for dependents less than 19 years of age.
(m) SIMPLIFIED CALCULATION OF INCOME FOR THE SELF-EMPLOYED.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this subsection øAugust 22, 1996¿, the Secretary
shall establish a procedure by which a State may submit a
method, designed to not increase Federal costs, for the approval of the Secretary, that the Secretary determines will
produce a reasonable estimate of income excluded under subsection (d)(9) in lieu of calculating the actual cost of producing
self-employment income.
(2) INCLUSIVE OF ALL TYPES OF INCOME OR LIMITED TYPES
OF INCOME.—The method submitted by a State under paragraph (1) may allow a State to estimate income for all types
of self-employment income or may be limited to 1 or more
types of self-employment income.
(3) DIFFERENCES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF INCOME.—The
method submitted by a State under paragraph (1) may differ
for different types of self-employment income.
(n) STATE OPTIONS TO SIMPLIFY DETERMINATION OF CHILD
SUPPORT PAYMENTS.—Regardless of whether a State agency elects
to provide a deduction under subsection (e)(4), the Secretary shall
establish simplified procedures to allow State agencies, at the option of the State agencies, to determine the amount of any legally
obligated child support payments made, including procedures to
allow the State agency to rely on information from the agency responsible for implementing the program under part D of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) concerning payments
made in prior months in lieu of obtaining current information from
the households.
ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS

SEC. 6. ø7 U.S.C. 2015¿ (a) In addition to meeting the standards of eligibility prescribed in section 5 of this Act, households and
individuals who are members of eligible households must also meet
and comply with the specific requirements of this section to be eligible for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
(b)(1) Any person who has been found by any State or Federal
court or administrative agency to have intentionally (A) made a
false or misleading statement, or misrepresented, concealed or
withheld facts, or (B) committed any act that constitutes a violation
of this Act, the regulations issued thereunder, or any State statute,
for the purpose of using, presenting, transferring, acquiring, receiving, or possessing program benefits shall, immediately upon the
rendering of such determination, become ineligible for further participation in the program—
(i) for a period of 1 year upon the first occasion of any such
determination;
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