Pub. L. 107-171, tit. IV, subtit. A, sec. 4106
SIMPLIFIED DETERMINATION OF DEDUCTIONS.
SEC. 4106. SIMPLIFIED DETERMINATION OF DEDUCTIONS. Section 5(f)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(f)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(C) Simplified determination of deductions.— “(i) In general.—Except as provided in clause (ii), for the purposes of subsection (e), a State agency may elect to disregard until the next recertification of eligibility under section 11(e)(4) 1 or more types of changes in the circumstances of a household that affect the amount of deductions the household may claim under subsection (e). “(ii) Changes that may not be disregarded.—Under clause (i), a State agency may not disregard— “(I) any reported change of residence; or “(II) under standards prescribed by the Secretary, any change in earned income.”.