OUTREACH PROJECTS

SEC. 388. OUTREACH PROJECTS (a) The Secretary shall conduct a sufficient number of outreach projects to inform appropriate households, of which a member is a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty (other than for training) that they might be eligible for participation in the Food Stamp Program authorized under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.). (b) The Secretary shall— (1) in designing and carrying out projects under subsection (a), consult with the Secretary of Defense, appropriate State agencies, and appropriate military family support groups; and (2) ensure that the projects under subsection (a) begin no later than July 1, 1991, and end July 1, 1992. (c) The Secretary shall submit a report, by September 1, 1992, to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the effectiveness of each method used under subsection (a) to inform households of food stamp eligibility.