SIMPLIFIED DETERMINATION OF HOUSING COSTS.

SEC. 4105. SIMPLIFIED DETERMINATION OF HOUSING COSTS. (a) In General.—Section 5(e)(7) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(7)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(D) Homeless households.— “(i) Alternative deduction.—In lieu of the deduction provided under subparagraph (A), a State agency may elect to allow a household in which all members are homeless individuals, but that is not receiving free shelter throughout the month, to receive a deduction of $143 per month. “(ii) Ineligibility.—The State agency may make a household with extremely low shelter costs ineligible for the alternative deduction under clause (i).”. (b) Conforming Amendments.—Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— (1) in subsection (e)—116 STAT. 308 (A) by striking paragraph (5); and (B) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and (2) in subsection (k)(4)(B), by striking “subsection (e)(7)” and inserting “subsection (e)(6)”.