Give States the option to use a semi-annual schedule for all households reporting between eligibility re-determinations.

Give States the option to calculate household income deductions for utility, dependent care, and medical expenses with simple standards in lieu of the actual expenses incurred by each household.

Exclude the full value of all vehicles from the calculation of household assets.

Target categorical eligibility for food stamp benefits to households receiving cash assistance or Supplemental Security Insurance.

Give States the option to conform with rules on the types of assets an eligible household may have with the rules from their cash assistance or Medicaid programs.

Give States the option to offer a standard food stamp benefit to individuals applying for

Supplemental Security Insurance in place of a separate food stamp application.

Give States the option to use the same definition as cash assistance or Medicaid on what types of income to include in the calculation of a household’s gross income.

Replace the current certification period for food stamp eligibility with the more flexible and more frequently used eligibility determination period.

Provide a six month transitional benefit of food stamps for families leaving cash assistance.

Exclude retirement savings from a household’s countable assets.

Change the time limits for food stamp participation for able-bodied adults without dependents to six months out of every twelve.

Modify the current quality control system for state error rate calculation and sanctions similar to the proposal in HR 2646.

Create a demonstration program to test further policy simplifications.

Introduce bonuses for States that demonstrate high performance levels.

Eliminate the current targeting of employment and training funds to able-bodied adults without dependents.

Establish a reasonable work requirement of four years for legal aliens who were made ineligible by welfare reform.

Align the standard deduction to household income to the poverty line.