BENEFITS FOR HOUSEHOLDS SUBJECT TO PRORATING.

SEC. 203. BENEFITS FOR HOUSEHOLDS SUBJECT TO PRORATING. (a) In General.—Section 8(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)) is amended— (1) by designating the first and second sentences as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively; (2) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by redesignating clauses (1), (2), and (3) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) respectively; and 102 STAT. 1657 (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: “(3) An eligible household applying after the 15th day of the month shall receive, in lieu of its initial allotment and its regular allotment for the following month, an allotment that is the aggregate of the initial allotment and the first regular allotment, which shall be provided in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 11(e).”. (b) Conforming Amendment.—Section 7(h) is amended— (1) by striking out “(1)”; and (2) by repealing paragraph (2).