NCEP [Noncitizen Eligibility and Certification Provisions] Passback Notes and Drafts [1]
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OCR Page 1 of 147Part 273 - Certification of Eligible Households
Application processing - 7 CFR 273.2
As explained in the NPRM, section 835 of PRWORA amended sections 11(e)(2)
and (e)(3) of the Act, 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2) and (e)(3) which govern the food stamp
application and certification process. Section 11(e) now provides more flexibility for
State agencies to tailor day-to-day operations of the Program to the needs of individual
States while ensuring that households continue to receive timely, accurate and fair
service. More specifically, section 835 removed the requirement that the Secretary
design a uniform national food stamp application form and eliminated dictates concerning
what information had to be included on the application form and in what particular
location on the form. Section 11(e) of the Act now provides that State agencies must
develop their own food stamp application form and establish their own operating
procedures for local food stamp offices. States may now use electronic storage of
applications and other information, including the use of electronic signatures. States
must provide a method of certifying and issuing benefits to eligible homeless individuals.
While the language of amended Section 11(e) encourages personal responsibility
and provides more State agency flexibility, it retains key specific provisions to protect a
client's right to timely, accurate, and fair service. The Act continues to: (1) require that
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