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(2) in subsection (d) by striking ‘‘as determined
under subsection (b) and except for claims arising
from an error of the State agency,’’ and inserting ‘‘,
as determined under subsection (b)(1),’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 11(e)(8) of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and excluding claims’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘such section,’’.
(c) RETENTION RATE.—Section 16(a) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended by
striking ‘‘25 percent during the period beginning October
1, 1990’’ and all that follows through ‘‘error of a State
agency.’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘25 percent of the
overissuances collected by the State agency under section
13, except those overissuances arising from an error of
the State agency.’’.
SEC. 111. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) SECTION 6(d)(4)(M).—Section 6(d)(4)(M) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(M)) is
amended by striking ‘‘(22)’’ and inserting ‘‘(21)’’.
(b) SECTION 7(f).—Section 7(f) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
2016(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘(20)’’ and inserting
‘‘(19)’’.
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(c) SECTION 21(b)(2)(G).—Section 21(b)(2)(G) of
the Act (7 U.S.C. 2030(b)(2)(G)) is amended by striking
‘‘(19)’’ and inserting ‘‘(18)’’.
Subtitle B—Vitamins and Minerals
SEC. 121. VITAMINS AND MINERALS.
Section 3(g)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2012(g)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘or food prod-
uct’’ and inserting ‘‘food product, or vitamins and min-
erals’’.
Subtitle C—Technical Amendments
SEC. 131. HOUSEHOLD INCOME.
Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(d) HOUSEHOLD INCOME.—Household income for
purposes of the food stamp program shall include all in-
come from whatever source excluding only—
‘‘(1) any gain or benefit which is not in the
form of money payable directly to a household (not-
withstanding its conversion in whole or in part to di-
rect payments to households pursuant to any dem-
onstration project carried out or authorized under
Federal law including demonstration projects created
by the waiver of provisions of Federal law), except
as provided in subsection (k);
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‘‘(2) any income in the certification period
which is received too infrequently or irregularly to be
reasonably anticipated, but not in excess of $30 in
a quarter, subject to modification by the Secretary
under subsection (f);
‘‘(3) all educational loans on which payment is
deferred, grants, scholarships, fellowships, veterans’
educational benefits, and the like—
‘‘(A) awarded to a household member en-
rolled at a recognized institution of post-second-
ary education, at a school for the handicapped,
in a vocational education program, or in a pro-
gram that provides for completion of a second-
ary school diploma or obtaining the equivalent
thereof;
‘‘(B) to the extent that they do not exceed
the amount used for or made available as an al-
lowance determined by such school, institution,
program, or other grantor, for tuition and man-
datory fees (including the rental or purchase of
any equipment, materials, and supplies related
to the pursuit of the course of study involved),
books, supplies, transportation, and other mis-
cellaneous personal expenses (other than living
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expenses), of the student incidental to attending
such school, institution, or program; and
‘‘(C) to the extent loans include any origi-
nation fees and insurance premiums;
‘‘(4) all loans other than educational loans on
which repayment is deferred;
‘‘(5)(A) reimbursements which do not exceed
expenses actually incurred and which do not rep-
resent a gain or benefit to the household; and
‘‘(B) any allowance a State agency provides no
more frequently than annually to families with chil-
dren on the occasion of those children’s entering or
returning to school or child care for the purpose of
obtaining school clothes (except that no such allow-
ance shall be excluded if the State agency reduces
monthly assistance under part A of title IV of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in the
month for which the allowance is provided): Pro-
vided, That no portion of benefits provided under
title IV of the Social Security Act, to the extent it
is attributable to an adjustment for work-related or
child care expenses (except for payments or reim-
bursements for such expenses made under an em-
ployment, education, or training program initiated
under such title after the date of enactment of the
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Hunger Prevention Act of 1988, and no portion of
any educational loan on which payment is deferred,
grant, scholarship, fellowship, veterans’ benefits, and
the like that are provided for living expenses, shall
be considered such reimbursement;
‘‘(6) moneys received and used for the care and
maintenance of a third-party beneficiary who is not
a household member;
‘‘(7) income earned by a child who is a member
of the household, who is an elementary or secondary
school student, and who is 21 years of age or young-
er;
‘‘(8) moneys received in the form of non-
recurring lump-sum payments, including, but not
limited to, income tax refunds, rebates, or credits,
cash donations based on need that are received from
one or more private nonprofit charitable organiza-
tions (but not in excess of $300 in the aggregate in
a quarter), retroactive lump-sum social security or
railroad retirement pension payments and retro-
active lump-sum insurance settlements: Provided,
That such payments shall be counted as resources,
unless specifically excluded by other laws;
‘‘(9) the cost of producing self-employed in-
come, but household income that otherwise is in-
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cluded under this subsection shall be reduced by the
extent that the cost of producing self-employment in-
come exceeds the income derived from self-employ-
ment as a farmer;
‘‘(10) any income that any other Federal law
specifically excludes from consideration as income
for purposes of determining eligibility for the food
stamp program except as otherwise provided in sub-
section (k) of this section;
‘‘(11) any payments or allowances made for the
purpose of providing energy assistance—
‘‘(A) under any Federal law; or
‘‘(B) under any State or local laws—
‘‘(I) designated by the State or local
legislative body authorizing such payments
or allowances as energy assistance; and
‘‘(II) determined by the Secretary to
be calculated as if provided by the State or
local government involved on a seasonal
basis for an aggregate period not to exceed
six months in any year even if such pay-
ments or allowances (including tax credits)
are not provided a seasonal basis because
it would be administratively infeasible or
impracticable to do so;
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‘‘(12) through September 30 of any fiscal year,
any increase in income attributable to a cost-of-liv-
ing adjustment made on or after July 1 of such fis-
cal year under title II or XVI of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), section 3(a)(1) of the
Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C.
231b(a)(1)), or section 3112 of title 38, United
States Code, if the household was certified as eligible
to participate in the food stamp program or received
an allotment in the month immediately preceding the
first month in which the adjustment was effective;
‘‘(13) at the option of a State agency and sub-
ject to subsection (m), child support payments that
are excluded under section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)(vi));
‘‘(14) any payment made to the household
under section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (relating to advance payment of earned income
credit);
‘‘(15) any payment made to the household
under section 6(d)(4)(I) for work related expenses or
for dependent care; and
‘‘(16) any amounts necessary for the fulfillment
of a plan for achieving self-support of a household
member as provided under subparagraph (A)(iii) or
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(B)(iv) of section 1612(b)(4) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)).’’.
SEC. 132. STATE PLAN.
Section 11(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2020(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) The State agency’’ and in-
serting ‘‘(d)(1) STATE PLAN.—The State agency’’;
(2) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘may’’
after ‘‘Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’; and
(3) by striking the third sentence and all that
follows through the end of the subsection and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(2) INDIAN RESERVATIONS.—
‘‘(A) In the case of all or part of an Indian
reservation, the State agency (as defined in sec-
tion 3(n)(1)) shall be responsible for conducting
such program on such reservation and submit-
ting for approval a plan of operation specifying
the manner in which such program will be con-
ducted unless the Secretary determines that—
‘‘(i) the State agency (as defined in
section 3(n)(1)) is failing to properly ad-
minister such program on such reservation
in accordance with the purposes of this
Act; and
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‘‘(ii) the State agency (as defined in
section 3(n)(2)) is capable of effectively
and efficiently conducting such program
considering—
‘‘(I) the distance of the reserva-
tion from State agency-operated (as
defined in section 3(n)(1)) certifi-
cation and issuance centers;
‘‘(II) the previous experience of
Indian tribal organization in the oper-
ation of programs authorized under
the Indian Self-Determination Act (25
U.S.C. 450) and similar Acts of Con-
gress;
‘‘(III) the Indian tribal organiza-
tion’s management and fiscal capabili-
ties; and
‘‘(IV) the adequacy of measures
taken by the Indian tribal organiza-
tion to ensure that there shall be no
discrimination in the operation of the
program on the basis of race, color,
sex, or national origin.
‘‘(B) The Secretary, upon the request of a
tribal organization, shall provide the designees
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of such organization with appropriate training
and technical assistance to enable them to qual-
ify as expeditiously as possible as a State agen-
cy pursuant to section 3(n)(2) of this Act.
‘‘(C) The State agency (as defined in sec-
tion 3(n)(1)), before submitting a plan of oper-
ation to the Secretary for the administration of
the food stamp program on all or part of an In-
dian reservation, shall consult in good faith
with the tribal organization about that portion
of the State’s plan of operation pertaining to
the implementation of the program for members
of the tribe, and shall implement the program
in a manner that is responsive to the needs of
the Indians on the reservation as determined by
ongoing consultation with the tribal organiza-
tion.’’.
SEC. 133. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
(a) SECTION 5(j).—Section 5(j) of the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(j)) is amended by striking
‘‘II,’’.
(b) SECTION 9(c).—Section 9(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C.
2018(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘any’’ before ‘‘used by
Federal law enforcement’’ and inserting ‘‘and’’.
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(c) SECTION 10.—Section 10 of the Act (7 U.S.C.
2019) is amended by striking ‘‘or the Federal Savings and
Loan Insurance Corporation’’ in both places where it ap-
pears.
(d) SECTION 16(g).—Section 16(g) of the Act (7
U.S.C. 2025(g)) is amended by striking ‘‘an amount’’ and
all that follows through ‘‘1991, of’’ and inserting ‘‘the
amount provided under subsection (a)(6) for’’.
Subtitle D—Authorization
SEC. 141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.
Section 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘such sums as
are necessary for each of the fiscal years 1991 through
1995’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘$26,396,300,000 for
fiscal year 1996, $25,756,300,000 for fiscal year 1997,
$26,507,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, $27,430,300,000
for fiscal year 1999, and $28,416,300,000 for fiscal year
2000’’.
SEC. 142. AUTHORIZATION OF PUERTO RICO BLOCK
GRANT.
The first sentence of section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended
by striking ‘‘$974,000,000’’ and all that follows through
‘‘fiscal 
year 
1995’’ 
and 
inserting 
the 
following:
‘‘$1,143,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $1,182,000,000 for
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fiscal year 1997, $1,223,000,000 for fiscal year 1998,
$1,266,000,000 for fiscal year 1999, and $1,310,000,000
for fiscal year 2000’’.
SEC. 143. AMERICAN SAMOA.
The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA
‘‘SEC. 24. From the sums appropriated under this
Act, the Secretary is authorized to pay to the Territory
of American Samoa not more than $5,300,000 each fiscal
year 1996 through 2000 to finance 100 percent of the ex-
penditures for each fiscal year for a nutrition assistance
program extended under Public Law 96–597.’’.
TITLE II—COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION
Subtitle A—Emergency Food Assistance
Program
SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.
Section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act
of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended to read as fol-
lows:
‘‘SEC. 201A. DEFINITIONS.—As used in this Act, the
term:
‘‘(1) ‘Eligible recipient agency’ means—
‘‘(A) a public or nonprofit organization
that administers—
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‘‘(i) an emergency feeding organiza-
tion;
‘‘(ii) a charitable institution (including
a hospital and a retirement home, but ex-
cluding a penal institution) to the extent
that such institution serves needy persons;
‘‘(iii) a summer camp for children, or
a child nutrition program providing food
service;
‘‘(iv) a nutrition project operating
under the Older Americans Act of 1965,
including such project that operates a con-
gregate nutrition site and a project that
provides home-delivered meals; or
‘‘(v) a disaster relief program;
‘‘(B) that has been designated by the ap-
propriate State agency, or by the Secretary;
and
‘‘(C) that has been approved by the Sec-
retary for participation in the program estab-
lished under this Act.
‘‘(2) ‘Emergency feeding organization’ means a
public or nonprofit organization that administers ac-
tivities and projects (including the activities and
projects of a charitable institution, a food bank, a
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SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR AD-
MINISTRATIVE FUNDS.
Section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance
Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1991 through 1995’’ and in-
serting ‘‘1996 through 2000’’; and
(2) in the third sentence by striking ‘‘commod-
ities under the program’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘the distribution of’’.
SEC. 203. PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF COMMODITIES.
Section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act
of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘1991 through
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996 through 2000’’;
(2) in subsection (e)—
(A) in the first sentence by striking
‘‘$175,000,000’’ and all that follows through
‘‘1993 and 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘$300,000,000
for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000’’;
and
(B) in the second sentence by striking
‘‘1991 through 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996
through 2000’’; and
(3) in the second sentence of subsection (h) by
striking ‘‘or calculated under subsection (j)’’ and all
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that follows through ‘‘such fiscal year’’ and inserting
‘‘before December 31 of the following fiscal year’’.
SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.
(a) EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1983.—
The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
612c note) is amended—
(1) by striking section 202A;
(2) in section 203B(a) by striking ‘‘203 and
203A of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘203A’’;
(3) in section 204(a)—
(A) in the first and second sentences of
paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘title’’ the inserting
‘‘Act’’; and
(B) in the second sentence of paragraph
(2) by striking ‘‘title’’ and inserting ‘‘Act’’;
(4) in section 210(e) by striking ‘‘(except as
otherwise provided for in section 214(j))’’;
(5) by striking section 212; and
(6) in section 214—
(A) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘or sub-
section (j) if applicable,’’;
(B) in the first sentence of subsection (h)
by striking ‘‘or subsection (j) if applicable,’’;
and
(C) by striking subsection (j).
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(b) FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985.—The Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by strik-
ing section 1571.
(c) CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE AND FOOD BANK ACT
OF 1987.—The Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act
of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking sec-
tion 3.
(d) HUNGER PREVENTION ACT OF 1988.—The Hun-
ger Prevention Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is
amended—
(1) by striking section 110;
(2) by striking subtitle C of title II; and
(3) by striking section 502.
(c) FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION
AND
TRADE ACT OF 1990.—The Food, Agriculture, Conserva-
tion, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is
amended by striking section 1773(f).
Subtitle B—Commodity Supplemental Food
Program
SEC. 211. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.
(a) PURCHASE
AND DISTRIBUTION
OF COMMOD-
ITIES.—Section 4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer
Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended
by striking ‘‘1991 through 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996
through 2000’’.
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(b) COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.—
Section 5 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended—
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘1991 through
1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996 through 2000’’; and
(2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ‘‘1991
through 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘1996 through 2000’’.
SEC. 212. INCREASED STATE FLEXIBILITY.
Section 5(g) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protec-
tion Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by
striking ‘‘, with the approval of the Secretary,’’.
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