THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN HOUSING.

SEC. 807. THIRD PARTY PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN HOUSING. (a) Exclusion From Income.— Section 5(k)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(2)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking out “or” at the end; (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new subparagraph: “(E) housing assistance payments made to a third party on behalf of a household residing in temporary housing if the temporary housing unit provided for the household as a result of such assistance payments lacks facilities for the preparation and cooking of hot meals or the refrigerated storage of food for home consumption; or”. (b) Effective Dates and Application.— (1) The amendments made by this section shall be effective and shall be implemented for the period beginning 90 days after 101 STAT. 536the date of enactment of this Act and ending September 30, 1989. (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.