for the twelve months ending the preceding 
June 30.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ‘‘not 
less than $269.’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘not less than $299. For October 1, 2008 
and each fiscal year thereafter, such 
amount shall be adjusted to the nearest 
lower dollar increment to reflect changes in 
the Consumer Price Index for all urban 
consumers published by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics, for items other than food, 
for the twelve months ending the preceding 
June 30.’’. 
SEC. 263. SUPPORTING WORKING FAMILIES WITH CHILD 
CARE EXPENSES. 
Section 5(e)(3)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘, the 
maximum allowable level of which shall be $200 per month 
for each dependent child under 2 years of age and $175 
per month for each other dependent,’’. 
SEC. 264. INCREASING THE MINIMUM BENEFIT. 
Section 8(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘$10 per month.’’ 
and inserting— 
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‘‘(1) for fiscal year 2008 through 2011, 10 per-
cent of the thrifty food plan for a household con-
taining one member, as determined by the Secretary 
under section 3(o); 
‘‘(2) for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal year 
thereafter, 15 percent of the thrifty food plan for a 
household containing one member, as determined by 
the Secretary under section 3(o).’’. 
SEC. 265. EXCLUSION OF RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS FROM 
COUNTABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. 
(a) ACCOUNTS.—Section 5(g)(2)(B)(v) of the Food 
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(2)(B)(v)) is amend-
ed by striking ‘‘or retirement account (including an indi-
vidual account)’’ and inserting ‘‘account’’. 
(b) MANDATORY
AND
DISCRETIONARY
EXCLU-
SIONS.—Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) EXCLUSION
OF
RETIREMENT
ACCOUNTS 
FROM COUNTABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES.— 
‘‘(A) MANDATORY EXCLUSIONS.—The Sec-
retary shall exclude from financial resources 
under this subsection the value of any funds in 
a plan, contract, or account, described in sec-
tions 401(a), 403(a), 403(b), 408, 408A, 
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457(b), and 501(c)(18) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 and the value of funds in a Fed-
eral Thrift Savings Plan account as provided in 
section 8439 of title 5, United States Code. 
‘‘(B) DISCRETIONARY
EXCLUSIONS.—The 
Secretary may exclude from financial resources 
under this subsection the value of any other re-
tirement plans, contracts, or accounts (as deter-
mined by the Secretary through regulation).’’. 
SEC. 266. FACILITATING SIMPLIFIED REPORTING. 
Section 6(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2015(c)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘reporting by’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘reporting’’; 
(B) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘for periods 
shorter than 4 months by’’ before ‘‘migrant’’; 
(C) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘for periods 
shorter than 4 months by’’ before ‘‘households’’; 
and 
(D) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘by’’ before 
‘‘households’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (3), by— 
(A) in the third sentence— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘Reports required to be 
filed monthly under paragraph (1)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph 
(1)(D)(ii), periodic reports filed under 
paragraph (1)’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘subject matter in-
cluded in such reports’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
households required to make the reports’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting after the third sentence 
the following: ‘‘The State agency shall not be 
required to act on information about a house-
hold described in the preceding sentence re-
ceived from any source between the periodic re-
ports unless the information clearly indicated 
that the household is not eligible, subject to 
standards established by the Secretary, or the 
household requested an increase in benefits.’’. 
SEC. 267. REAUTHORIZATION OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 
AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON IN-
DIAN RESERVATIONS, AND THE COMMODITY 
SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM. 
(a) REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR ADMINISTRA-
TIVE COSTS.—Section 16(k)(3) of the Food Stamp Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(k)(3)) is amended— 
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(1) in the first sentence of subparagraph (A), 
by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii) by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) CASH
PAYMENT
PILOT
PROJECTS.—Section 
17(b)(1)(B)(vi) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2026(b)(1)(B(vi)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and in-
serting ‘‘2012’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2027(a)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
‘‘2003 through 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2008 through 
2012’’. 
(d) CONSOLIDATED BLOCK GRANTS FOR PUERTO 
RICO AND AMERICAN SAMOA.—Section 19(a)(2) of the 
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)) is amend-
ed in subparagraph (A)(ii) by striking ‘‘2007’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2012’’. 
(e) COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM.—Section 
4(a) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 
1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note; Public Law 93–86) is amended 
in the first sentence by striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘2012’’. 
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SEC. 268. OUTREACH GRANTS. 
Section 11(t) of the Food Stamp Act of 2007 (7 
U.S.C. 2020(t)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘For each of 
fiscal 
years’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through 
$5,000,000, and inserting ‘‘For each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012, the Secretary shall use not 
more than amounts specified in paragraph (2) out’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), 
and (5) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) respec-
tively; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing:: 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—The amounts to be expended 
under paragraph (1) shall be— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2008, 15,000,000; and 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2009 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the amount specified in sub-
paragraph (A), as adjusted to reflect changes in 
the Consumer Price Index for all urban con-
sumers published by the Bureau of Labor Sta-
tistics for the twelve months ending the pre-
ceding June 30.’’. 
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SEC. 269. FUNDS TO STATES FOR IMPROVING AND INNO-
VATING PROGRAM ACCESS AND INTEGRITY. 
Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 
2025), as amended by øsection 304,¿ is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) FUNDS TO STATES FOR IMPROVING AND INNO-
VATING PROGRAM ACCESS AND INTEGRITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), the Secretary shall provide that with re-
spect to administrative expenditures described in 
paragraph (2) the percent specified in (a) shall be 
increased to such percentage as the Secretary speci-
fies. 
‘‘(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENDITURES
DE-
SCRIBED.—The 
administrative 
expenditures 
de-
scribed in this paragraph are expenditures described 
in (a) that a State demonstrates to the satisfaction 
of the Secretary are attributable to a program inno-
vation that— 
‘‘(A) improves access to the food stamp 
program; 
‘‘(B) improves the efficiency and effective-
ness of program operations; or 
‘‘(C) improves program integrity. 
‘‘(3) LIMITATIONS.—The total amount of addi-
tional Federal funds that are made available under 
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this subsection shall not exceed $10,000,000 in each 
of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012. In applying 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall use discretion in 
determining the State innovations that have the 
greatest likelihood of meeting the goals described in 
paragraph (2). The Secretary shall only make funds 
available under paragraph (2) that will result in new 
activities or operations.’’. 
SEC. 270. SUPPORTING STATE EFFORTS DURING NATURAL 
DISASTERS. 
Section 5(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(h)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) In lieu of the payments section 16(a) would oth-
erwise require, the Secretary shall pay each State agency 
an amount equal to 90 percent of administrative costs al-
lowable under section 16(a) for costs related to planning 
and operating disaster food stamp programs under this 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 271. COMMUNITY FOOD GRANTS. 
Section 25(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2034(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘From 
amounts made available to carry out this Act, the 
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Secretary may’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’; 
and 
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) 
FUNDING
AMOUNTS.—From 
amounts 
made available to carry out this Act, the Secretary 
shall use $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, and $30 
million for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 
2012, to make grants under this section.’’. 
SEC. 272. EXPANDING THE USE OF FOOD STAMPS AT FARM-
ERS’ MARKETS. 
Section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2034) is amended by adding at the end: 
‘‘(i) GRANTS TO EXPAND THE NUMBER OF FARM-
ERS’ MARKETS THAT ACCEPT FOOD STAMP BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2008, the 
Secretary shall use not more than $5 million of 
funds made available under section 18(a)(1) to make 
grants to pay 100 percent of the costs of eligible en-
tities approved by the Secretary to carry out projects 
to expand the number of farmer’ markets that ac-
cept food stamp benefits by— 
‘‘(A) providing equipment and training 
necessary for markets to accept food stamp 
benefits; 
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‘‘(B) educating and providing technical as-
sistance to farmers and farmers’ market opera-
tors about the process and benefits of accepting 
food stamp benefits; or 
‘‘(C) other activities deemed appropriate 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—A grant made under this 
subsection shall not be made for the cost of the on- 
going cost of carrying out any project. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under this subsection, an entity shall 
be— 
‘‘(A) a State agency administering the food 
stamp program; 
‘‘(B) a State or local government; or 
‘‘(C) a private nonprofit entity that coordi-
nates farmers’ markets in or within a State and 
that operates in cooperation with State or local 
government. 
‘‘(4) SELECTION OF ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—The 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) shall develop criteria for the selection 
of eligible entities to receive grants under this 
subsection; and 
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‘‘(B) may give preference to any eligible 
entity that consists of a partnership between a 
government entity and a nongovernmental enti-
ty.’’. 
SEC. 273. COMMODITIES FOR THE EMERGENCY FOOD AS-
SISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 27(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2036(a)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(a) purchase of commodities’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘2007’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(a) PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As provided in paragraph 
(2), for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘$140,000,000 of’’; and 
(3) by inserting at the end: 
‘‘(2) AMOUNTS.—The following amounts are 
made available to carry out this subsection: 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2008, $220,000,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2009, $230,000,000; 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2010, $240,000,000; 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2011, $245,000,000; 
and 
‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2012 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, the dollar amount of commod-
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