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            As authorized by 21 U.S.C. § 862a(d)(1), this state hereby exempts all individuals domiciled in the state from the application of the prohibition provided in 21 U.S.C. § 862a(a) on eligibility for the following assistance programs and benefits:

            (1) Cash benefits under any state program funded under Part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act.

            (2) Benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as defined in Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 or any state program carried out under that Act.

            Acts 2017, No. 265, §1, eff. Oct. 1, 2017.