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107 STAT. 674 PUBLIC LAW 103-66—AUG. 10, 1993 The Secretary shall also exclude from financial resources any earned income tax credits received by any member of the household for a period of 12 months from receipt ii such member was partici- pating in the food stamp program at the time the credits were received and participated m such program continuously during the 12-month period.". SEC. 13914. HOMELESS FAMILIES IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING. Section 5(kX2XF) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(kX2XF)) is amended to read as follows: "(F) housing assistance payments made to a third party on behalf of the household residing in transitional housing for the homeless;**. SEC. 1381S. HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITING FROM GENERAL ASSISTANCE VENDOR PAYMENTS. Section 5(kXlXB) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(kXlXB)) is amended by striking 'living expenses** and inserting liousing expenses, not including energy or utility-cost assistance,**. SEC. 13916. CONTINUING BENEFITS TO EUGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS. Section 8(cX2XB) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2017(cX2XB)) is amended by inserting "of more than one month in** after "following any period**. SEC. 13917. IMPROVING THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN IN PUERTO RICO. Section 19(aXlXA) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2028(aXlXA)) is amended— (1) by striking "$1,091,000,000** and inserting "$1,097,000,000**; and (2) by striking "$1,133,000,000** and inserting "$1,143,000,000**. Subchapter B—^Promoting Self-Sufficiency SEC. 13921. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO NON-HOUSEHOLD MEM- BERS. Section 5(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: Regulations. "Before determining the excess shelter expense deduction, all house- holds shall be entitled to a deduction for child support payments made by a household member to or for an individual wno is not a member of the household if such household member was legally obligated to make such payments, except that the Secretary is authorized to prescribe by regulation the methods, including calcula- tion on a retrospective basis, that State agencies shall use to deter- mine the amount of the deduction for child support payments.**. SEC. 13922. IMPROVING ACCESS TO EBfPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES. (a) DEPENDENT CARE DEDUCTION.—Section 5(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended in clause (1) of the fourth sentence— (1) by striking "$160 a month for each dependent** and inserting "$200 a month for each dependent child under 2 years of age and $175 a month for each other dependent**; and (2) by striking ", regardless of the dependent's age,**.