STATE OPTION TO REDUCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

SEC. 4109. STATE OPTION TO REDUCE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Section 6(c)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking “on a monthly basis”; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(D) Frequency of reporting.— “(i) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraphs (A) and (C), a State agency may require households that report on a periodic basis to submit reports— “(I) not less often than once each 6 months; but “(II) not more often than once each month. “(ii) Reporting by households with excess income.—A household required to report less often than once each 3 months shall, notwithstanding subparagraph (B), report in a manner prescribed by the Secretary if the income of the household for any month exceeds the income standard of eligibility established under section 5(c)(2).”.