PRORATING BENEFITS OF MIGRANT OR SEASONAL FARMWORKER HOUSEHOLDS.

SEC 502. PRORATING BENEFITS OF MIGRANT OR SEASONAL FARMWORKER HOUSEHOLDS. (a) Certification.—Section 8(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)) is amended by— (1) striking out “and (2)” and inserting “(2)”; and (2) inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: “, and (3) in the case of a migrant or seasonal farmworker household, the first month for which allotment is issued to a household that applies following any period of more than 30 days in which such household was not participating in the food stamp program after previous participation in such program”. (b) Effective Date and Application.—(1) The amendments made by this section take effect on the date of enactment of this Act. (2) The amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect to allotments issued under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to any household for any month beginning before the effective period of this section begins.