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103D CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 176

To remove inappropriate limitations on work requirements and to enhance

waiver authority for welfare reform demonstration projects for the Food

Stamp Program.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

JANUARY 5, 1993

Mr. EMERSON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the

Committee on Agriculture

A BILL

To remove inappropriate limitations on work requirements

and to enhance waiver authority for welfare reform demonstration projects for the Food Stamp Program.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Stamp Employ5 ment and Flexibility Amendments of 1993’’.

6 SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON DURATION OF JOB

7 SEARCH.

8 (a) Section 6(d)(4)(B)(i) of the Food Stamp Act of

9 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking
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1 ‘‘with terms and conditions’’ and all that follows through

2 ‘‘the State agency’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘. The

3 State agency shall establish the duration of job search pe4 riods subject to any minimum period established by the

5 Secretary in regulations and’’.

6 (b) Section 20(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7

7 U.S.C. 2029(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘of up to thirty

8 days’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘for a period estab9 lished by the agency’’.

10 SEC. 3. REVISION OF PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPLACING

11 EMPLOYEES.

12 (a) Section 6(d)(4)(B)(iv) of the Food Stamp Act of

13 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking

14 clause (III) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

15 ‘‘(III) not result in the impairment of existing contracts

16 for services or collective bargaining agreements or the dis17 missal of an employee with the intent of replacing that

18 employee with a participant in the employment or training

19 experience program; and’’.

20 (b) Section 20(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977

21 (7 U.S.C. 2029(d)) is amended by striking clause (1) and

22 inserting in lieu thereof the following: ‘‘(1) not provide any

23 work that results in the impairment of existing contracts

24 for services or collective bargaining agreements or the dis-
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1 missal of an employee with the intent of replacing that

2 employee with a participant in the workplace program;’’.

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORITY FOR STATE AGENCIES TO INCREASE

4 HOURS OF PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY

5 WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND

6 WORKFARE.

7 (a) Section 20(b)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977

8 (7 U.S.C. 2029(b)(2)) is amended by—

9 (1) in subparagraph (A), striking ‘‘409’’ and in10 serting in lieu thereof ‘‘482(f)’’;

11 (2) in subparagraph (A), striking ‘‘(42 U.S.C.

12 609)’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘(42 U.S.C.

13 682(f))’’;

14 (3) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), inserting

15 immediately before the semicolon the following: ‘‘and

16 the Federal housing assistance provided to such

17 household for such month, determined in accordance

18 with guidelines established by the Secretary in con19 sultation with the Secretary of Housing and Urban

20 Development, and the average monthly cost of pro21 viding medical assistance under the State’s plan ap22 proved under title XIX of the Social Security Act

23 (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) to a family of the same size

24 as such household’’; and
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1 (4) in subparagraph (B), striking ‘‘120 hours

2 per month’’ and inserting in lieu thereof ‘‘forty

3 hours a week’’.

4 (b) Section 20(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7

5 U.S.C. 2029(c)) is amended by—

6 (1) striking ‘‘thirty’’ and inserting in lieu there7 of ‘‘forty’’; and

8 (2) inserting after ‘‘entitled’’ the following:

9 ‘‘and the Federal housing assistance provided to

10 such household for such month, determined in ac11 cordance with guidelines established by the Sec12 retary in consultation with the Secretary of Housing

13 and Urban Development, and, for households receiv14 ing aid under title XIX of the Social Security Act

15 (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), the average monthly cost

16 of providing medical assistance under the State’s

17 plan to a family of the size corresponding to the

18 number of members of the household which receives

19 such assistance,’’.

20 SEC. 5. ENHANCED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM WAIVER AU21 THORITY FOR WELFARE REFORM DEM22 ONSTRATION PROJECTS.

23 The second sentence of section 17(b)(1)(A) of the

24 Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(A)) is
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1 amended by striking ‘‘, except that no project’’ and all

2 that follows through ‘‘this Act’’.

3 SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

4 The amendments made by this Act shall become ef5 fective 60 days after enactment of this Act.

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