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‘‘(IV) the State agency otherwise de-
termines (in accordance with regulations
issued by the Secretary) that it is in the
best interest of the needy child to waive
the requirement of subparagraph (A) with
respect to such individual.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) of this section shall take effect in the same
manner as the amendment made by section 9101(a) takes
effect.
SEC. 9503. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title XX (42 U.S.C. 1397–
1397f), as amended by section 9205(b) of this Act, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘SEC. 2010. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.
‘‘(a) NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT
PREGNANCY.—
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The responsible Fed-
eral officials shall establish, through grant or con-
tract, a national center for the collection and provi-
sion of programmatic information and technical as-
sistance that relates to adolescent pregnancy preven-
tion programs, to be known as the ‘National Clear-
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inghouse on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Pro-
grams’.
‘‘(2) FUNCTIONS.—The national center estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall serve as a national
information and data clearinghouse, and as a train-
ing, technical assistance, and material development
source for adolescent pregnancy prevention pro-
grams. Such center shall—
‘‘(A) develop and maintain a system for
disseminating information on all types of ado-
lescent pregnancy prevention programs and on
the state of adolescent pregnancy prevention
program development, including information
concerning the most effective model programs;
‘‘(B) develop and sponsor a variety of
training institutes and curricula for adolescent
pregnancy prevention program staff;
‘‘(C) identify model programs representing
the various types of adolescent pregnancy pre-
vention programs;
‘‘(D) develop technical assistance materials
and activities to assist other entities in estab-
lishing and improving adolescent pregnancy
prevention programs;
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‘‘(E) develop networks of adolescent preg-
nancy prevention programs for the purpose of
sharing and disseminating information; and
‘‘(F) conduct such other activities as the
responsible Federal officials find will assist in
developing and carrying out programs or activi-
ties to reduce adolescent pregnancy.
‘‘(b) FUNDING.—The responsible Federal officials
shall make grants to eligible entities for the establishment
and operation of a National Clearinghouse on Adolescent
Pregnancy Prevention Programs under subsection (a) so
that in the aggregate the expenditures for such grants do
not exceed $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $4,000,000
for fiscal year 1997, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each subsequent fis-
cal year.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:
‘‘(1) ADOLESCENTS.—The term ‘adolescents’
means youth who are ages 10 through 19.
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means a partnership that includes—
‘‘(A) a local education agency, acting on
behalf of one or more schools, together with
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‘‘(B) one or more community-based organi-
zations, institutions of higher education, or
public or private agencies or organizations.
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE AREA.—The term ‘eligible area’
means a school attendance area in which—
‘‘(A) at least 75 percent of the children are
from low-income families as that term is used
in part A of title I of the Elementary and Sec-
ondary Education Act of 1965; or
‘‘(B) the number of children receiving as-
sistance under a State plan approved under
part A of title IV of this Act is substantial as
determined by the responsible Federal officials;
or
‘‘(C) the unmarried adolescent birth rate is
high, as determined by the responsible Federal
officials.
‘‘(4) SCHOOL.—The term ‘school’ means a pub-
lic elementary, middle, or secondary school.
‘‘(5) RESPONSIBLE FEDERAL OFFICIALS.—The
term ‘responsible Federal officials’ means the Sec-
retary of Education, the Secretary of Health and
Human Services, and the Chief Executive Officer of
the Corporation for National and Community Serv-
ice.’’.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
this section shall become effective January 1, 1996.
SEC. 9504. REQUIRED COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL OR
OTHER TRAINING FOR TEENAGE PARENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 403(b)(1)(D), as added
by section 9101(a) of this Act, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(D)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(ii) in the case of a client who is a custo-
dial parent who is under age 18 (or age 19, at
the option of the State), has not successfully
completed a high-school education (or its equiv-
alent), and is required to participate in the
Work First program (including an individual
who would otherwise be exempt from participa-
tion in the program), shall provide that—
‘‘(I) such parent participate in—
‘‘(aa) educational activities di-
rected toward the attainment of a
high school diploma or its equivalent
on a full-time (as defined by the edu-
cational provider) basis; or
‘‘(bb) an alternative educational
or training program on a full-time (as
defined by the provider) basis; and
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‘‘(II) child care be provided in accordance
with section 2009 with respect to the family.’’.
(b) STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INCEN-
TIVES AND PENALTIES TO ENCOURAGE TEEN PARENTS
TO COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL
AND PARTICIPATE
IN
PARENTING ACTIVITIES.—
(1) STATE
PLAN.—Section 403(b)(1)(D), as
amended by subsection (a) of this section, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(iii) at the option of the State, may pro-
vide that the client who is a custodial parent or
pregnant woman who is under age 19 (or age
21, at the option of the State) participate in a
program of monetary incentives and penalties
which—
‘‘(I) may, at the option of the State,
require full-time participation by such cus-
todial parent or pregnant woman in sec-
ondary school or equivalent educational ac-
tivities, or participation in a course or pro-
gram leading to a skills certificate found
appropriate by the State agency or
parenting education activities (or any com-
bination of such activities and secondary
education);
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‘‘(II) shall require that the needs of
such custodial parent or pregnant woman
be reviewed and the program assure that,
either in the initial development or revision
of such individual’s individual responsibil-
ity plan, there will be included a descrip-
tion of the services that will be provided to
the client and the way in which the pro-
gram and service providers will coordinate
with the educational or skills training ac-
tivities in which the client is participating;
‘‘(III) shall provide monetary incen-
tives (to be treated as assistance under the
State plan) for more than minimally ac-
ceptable performance of required edu-
cational activities;
‘‘(IV) shall provide penalties (which
may be those required by subsection (e) or,
with the approval of the Secretary, other
monetary penalties that the State finds will
better achieve the objectives of the pro-
gram) for less than minimally acceptable
performance of required activities;
‘‘(V) shall provide that when a mone-
tary incentive is payable because of the
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more than minimally acceptable perform-
ance of required educational activities by a
custodial parent, the incentive be paid di-
rectly to such parent, regardless of wheth-
er the State agency makes payment of as-
sistance under the State plan directly to
such parent; and
‘‘(VI) for purposes of any other Fed-
eral or federally-assisted program based on
need, shall not consider any monetary in-
centive paid under the State plan as in-
come in determining a family’s eligibility
for or amount of benefits under such pro-
gram, and if assistance is reduced by rea-
son of a penalty under this clause, such
other program shall treat the family in-
volved as if no such penalty has been ap-
plied.’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect in the same manner as the
amendment made by section 9101(a) takes effect.
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SEC. 9505. DENIAL OF FEDERAL HOUSING BENEFITS TO MI-
NORS WHO BEAR CHILDREN OUT-OF-WED-
LOCK.
(a) PROHIBITION OF ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of law, a household whose head of
household is an individual who has borne a child out-of-
wedlock before attaining 18 years of age may not be pro-
vided Federal housing assistance for a dwelling unit until
attaining such age, unless—
(1) after the birth of the child—
(A) the individual marries an individual
who has been determined by the relevant State
to be the biological father of the child; or
(B) the biological parent of the child has
legal custody of the child and marries an indi-
vidual who legally adopts the child;
(2) the individual is a biological and custodial
parent of another child who was not born out-of-
wedlock; or
(3) eligibility for such Federal housing assist-
ance is based in whole or in part on any disability
or handicap of a member of the household.
(b) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, the
following definitions shall apply:
(1) COVERED
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘covered
program’’ means—
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(A) the program of rental assistance on be-
half of low-income families provided under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of
1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);
(B) the public housing program under title
I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42
U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
(C) the program of rent supplement pay-
ments on behalf of qualified tenants pursuant
to contracts entered into under section 101 of
the Housing and Urban Development Act of
1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s);
(D) the program of interest reduction pay-
ments pursuant to contracts entered into by the
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
under section 236 of the National Housing Act
(12 U.S.C. 1715z–1);
(E) the program for mortgage insurance
provided pursuant to sections 221(d) (3) or (4)
of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C.
1715l(d)) for multifamily housing for low- and
moderate-income families;
(F) the rural housing loan program under
section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1472);
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(G) the rural housing loan guarantee pro-
gram under section 502(h) of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h));
(H) the loan and grant programs under
section 504 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1474) for repairs and improvements to
rural dwellings;
(I) the program of loans for rental and co-
operative rural housing under section 515 of
the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1485);
(J) the program of rental assistance pay-
ments pursuant to contracts entered into under
section 521(a)(2)(A) of the Housing Act of
1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A));
(K) the loan and assistance programs
under sections 514 and 516 of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486) for housing for
farm labor;
(L) the program of grants and loans for
mutual and self-help housing and technical as-
sistance under section 523 of the Housing Act
of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c);
(M) the program of grants for preservation
and rehabilitation of housing under section 533
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of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C.
1490m); and
(N) the program of site loans under sec-
tion 524 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42
U.S.C. 1490d).
(2) COVERED
PROJECT.—The term ‘‘covered
project’’ means any housing for which Federal hous-
ing assistance is provided that is attached to the
project or specific dwelling units in the project.
(3) FEDERAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE.—The term
‘‘Federal housing assistance’’ means—
(A) assistance provided under a covered
program in the form of any contract, grant,
loan, subsidy, cooperative agreement, loan or
mortgage guarantee or insurance, or other fi-
nancial assistance; or
(B) occupancy in a dwelling unit that is—
(i) provided assistance under a cov-
ered program; or
(ii) located in a covered project and
subject to occupancy limitations under a
covered program that are based on income.
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the
States of the United States, the District of Colum-
bia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Com-
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monwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any other
territory or possession of the United States.
(c) LIMITATIONS
ON APPLICABILITY.—Subsection
(a) shall not apply to Federal housing assistance provided
for a household pursuant to an application or request for
such assistance made by such household before the effec-
tive date of this Act if the household was receiving such
assistance on the effective date of this Act.
SEC. 9506. STATE OPTION TO DENY TEMPORARY EMPLOY-
MENT ASSISTANCE TO MINOR PARENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 402(d)(1), as added by
section 9101(a) of this Act and as amended by section
9501(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(C) OPTIONAL
DENIAL
OF
ASSISTANCE
TO
MINOR
PARENTS.—At the option of the
State, the State plan may provide that—
‘‘(i)(I) in determining the need of a
family, the State may disregard the needs
of any family member who is a parent and
has not attained 18 years of age or such
lesser age as the State may prescribe; and
‘‘(II) if the value of the assistance
provided to a family under the State plan
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approved under this part is reduced by
reason of subclause (I), each member of
the family shall be considered to be receiv-
ing such assistance for purposes of eligi-
bility for medical assistance under the
State plan approved under title XIX for so
long as such assistance under the State
plan approved under this part would other-
wise not be so reduced; and
‘‘(ii) if the State exercises the option, the
State may provide the family with vouchers, in
amounts not exceeding the value of any such re-
duction in assistance, that may be used only to
pay for—
‘‘(I) particular goods and services
specified by the State as suitable for the
care of the child of the parent (such as
diapers, clothing, or cribs); and
‘‘(II) the costs associated with a ma-
ternity home, foster home, or other adult-
supervised supportive living arrangement
in which the parent and the child live.’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall take effect in the same manner in
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which the amendment made by section 9101(a) takes ef-
fect.
Subtitle F—SSI Reform
SEC. 9601. DEFINITION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES.
(a) DEFINITION OF CHILDHOOD DISABILITY.—Sec-
tion 1614(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘An indi-
vidual’’ and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in sub-
paragraph (C), an individual’’;
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘(or, in
the case of an individual under the age of 18, if he
suffers from any medically determinable physical or
mental impairment of comparable severity)’’;
(3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through
(H) as subparagraphs (D) through (I), respectively;
(4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the fol-
lowing new subparagraph:
‘‘(C) An individual under the age of 18 shall be con-
sidered disabled for the purposes of this title if that indi-
vidual has a medically determinable physical or mental im-
pairment, which results in marked and severe functional
limitations, and which can be expected to result in death
or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a contin-
uous period of not less than 12 months.’’; and
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(5) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated by
paragraph (3) of this subsection, by striking ‘‘(D)’’
and inserting ‘‘(E)’’.
(b) CHANGES TO CHILDHOOD SSI REGULATIONS.—
(1) MODIFICATION TO MEDICAL CRITERIA FOR
EVALUATION
OF
MENTAL
AND
EMOTIONAL
DIS-
ORDERS.—The Commissioner of Social Security
shall 
modify 
sections 
112.00C.2. 
and
112.02B.2.c.(2) of appendix 1 to subpart P of part
404 of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, to
eliminate references to maladaptive behavior in the
domain of personal/behavorial function.
(2) 
DISCONTINUANCE
OF
INDIVIDUALIZED
FUNCTIONAL
ASSESSMENT.—The Commissioner of
Social Security shall discontinue the individualized
functional assessment for children set forth in sec-
tions 416.924d and 416.924e of title 20, Code of
Federal Regulations.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; REGULATIONS; APPLICATION
TO CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by
subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to applicants for
benefits for months beginning on or after the date
of the enactment of this Act, without regard to
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whether regulations have been issued to implement
such amendments.
(2) REGULATIONS.—The Commissioner of So-
cial Security shall issue such regulations as the
Commissioner determines to be necessary to imple-
ment the amendments made by subsections (a) and
(b) not later than 60 days after the date of the en-
actment of this Act.
(3) APPLICATION TO CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—
(A) ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATIONS.—Not
later than 1 year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social
Security shall redetermine the eligibility of any
individual under age 18 who is receiving supple-
mental security income benefits based on a dis-
ability under title XVI of the Social Security
Act as of the date of the enactment of this Act
and whose eligibility for such benefits may ter-
minate by reason of the amendments made by
subsection (a) or (b). With respect to any rede-
termination under this subparagraph—
(i) section 1614(a)(4) of the Social
Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(4)) shall
not apply;
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(ii) the Commissioner of Social Secu-
rity shall apply the eligibility criteria for
new applicants for benefits under title XVI
of such Act;
(iii) the Commissioner shall give such
redetermination priority over all continuing
eligibility reviews and other reviews under
such title; and
(iv) such redetermination shall be
counted as a review or redetermination
otherwise required to be made under sec-
tion 208 of the Social Security Independ-
ence and Program Improvements Act of
1994 or any other provision of title XVI of
the Social Security Act.
(B) 
GRANDFATHER
PROVISION.—The
amendments made by subsections (a) and (b),
and the redetermination under subparagraph
(A), shall only apply with respect to the benefits
of an individual described in subparagraph (A)
for months beginning on or after January 1,
1997.
(C) NOTICE.—Not later than 90 days after
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
missioner of Social Security shall notify an indi-
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vidual described in subparagraph (A) of the
provisions of this paragraph.
SEC. 9602. ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS AND CON-
TINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS.
(a) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS RELATING TO
CERTAIN CHILDREN.—Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)(3)(H)), as so redesignated by section 9601(a)(3)
of this Act, is amended—
(1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ after ‘‘(H)’’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new
clause:
‘‘(ii)(I) Not less frequently than once every 3 years,
the Commissioner shall review in accordance with para-
graph (4) the continued eligibility for benefits under this
title of each individual who has not attained 18 years of
age and is eligible for such benefits by reason of an im-
pairment (or combination of impairments) which may im-
prove (or, which is unlikely to improve, at the option of
the Commissioner).
‘‘(II) A parent or guardian of a recipient whose case
is reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time
of review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is,
and has been, receiving treatment, to the extent consid-
ered medically necessary and available, of the condition
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which was the basis for providing benefits under this
title.’’.
(b) DISABILITY ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS
REQUIRED FOR SSI RECIPIENTS WHO ATTAIN 18 YEARS
OF AGE.—
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42
U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)), as so redesignated by sec-
tion 9601(a)(3) of this Act and as amended by sub-
section (a) of this section, is amended by adding at
the end the following new clause:
‘‘(iii) If an individual is eligible for benefits under this
title by reason of disability for the month preceding the
month in which the individual attains the age of 18 years,
the Commissioner shall redetermine such eligibility—
‘‘(I) during the 1-year period beginning on the
individual’s 18th birthday; and
‘‘(II) by applying the criteria used in determin-
ing the initial eligibility for applicants who have at-
tained the age of 18 years.
With respect to a redetermination under this clause, para-
graph (4) shall not apply and such redetermination shall
be considered a substitute for a review or redetermination
otherwise required under any other provision of this sub-
paragraph during that 1-year period.’’.
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(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 207 of the
Social Security Independence and Program Improve-
ments Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note; 108 Stat.
1516) is hereby repealed.
(c) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEW REQUIRED FOR
LOW BIRTH WEIGHT BABIES.—Section 1614(a)(3)(H)
(42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)), as so redesignated by section
9601(a)(3) of this Act and as amended by subsections (a)
and (b) of this section, is amended by adding at the end
the following new clause:
‘‘(iv)(I) Not later than 12 months after the birth of
an individual, the Commissioner shall review in accordance
with paragraph (4) the continuing eligibility for benefits
under this title by reason of disability of such individual
whose low birth weight is a contributing factor material
to the Commissioner’s determination that the individual
is disabled.
‘‘(II) A review under subclause (I) shall be considered
a substitute for a review otherwise required under any
other provision of this subparagraph during that 12-
month period.
‘‘(III) A parent or guardian of a recipient whose case
is reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time
of review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is,
and has been, receiving treatment, to the extent consid-
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ered medically necessary and available, of the condition
which was the basis for providing benefits under this
title.’’.
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall apply to benefits for months beginning
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, without
regard to whether regulations have been issued to imple-
ment such amendments.
SEC. 9603. ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
(a) TIGHTENING OF REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—
(1) 
CLARIFICATION
OF
ROLE.—Section
1631(a)(2)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)(ii)) is
amended by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subclause
(II), by striking the period at the end of subclause
(IV) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and by adding after
subclause (IV) the following new subclause:
‘‘(V) advise such person through the notice of
award of benefits, and at such other times as the
Commissioner of Social Security deems appropriate,
of specific examples of appropriate expenditures of
benefits under this title and the proper role of a rep-
resentative payee.’’.
(2) DOCUMENTATION
OF
EXPENDITURES
RE-
QUIRED.—
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (C)(i) of
section 1631(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) is
amended to read as follows:
‘‘(C)(i) In any case where payment is made to a rep-
resentative payee of an individual or spouse, the Commis-
sioner of Social Security shall—
‘‘(I) require such representative payee to docu-
ment 
expenditures 
and 
keep 
contemporaneous
records of transactions made using such payment;
and
‘‘(II) implement statistically valid procedures
for reviewing a sample of such contemporaneous
records in order to identify instances in which such
representative payee is not properly using such pay-
ment.’’.
(B) CONFORMING AMENDMENT WITH RE-
SPECT TO PARENT PAYEES.—Clause (ii) of sec-
tion 1631(a)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(C))
is amended by striking ‘‘Clause (i)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Subclauses (II) and (III) of clause (i)’’.
(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply to benefits paid after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(b) DEDICATED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1631(a)(2)(B) (42
U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the
end the following:
‘‘(xiv) Notwithstanding clause (x), the Commissioner
of Social Security may, at the request of the representative
payee, pay any lump sum payment for the benefit of a
child into a dedicated savings account that could only be
used to purchase for such child—
‘‘(I) education and job skills training;
‘‘(II) special equipment or housing modifica-
tions or both specifically related to, and required by
the nature of, the child’s disability; and
‘‘(III) appropriate therapy and rehabilitation.’’.
(2) DISREGARD
OF
TRUST
FUNDS.—Section
1613(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382b(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (10),
(B) by striking the period at the end of
paragraph (11) and inserting ‘‘; and’’, and
(C) by inserting after paragraph (11) the
following:
‘‘(12) all amounts deposited in, or interest cred-
ited to, a dedicated savings account described in sec-
tion 1631(a)(2)(B)(xiv).’’.
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(3) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made
by this subsection shall apply to payments made
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 9604. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS BY REASON OF DIS-
ABILITY TO DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOL-
ICS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1614(a)(3) (42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)(3)), as amended by section 9601(a)(3) of this
Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(J) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an individ-
ual shall not be considered to be disabled for purposes of
this title if alcoholism or drug addiction would (but for
this subparagraph) be a contributing factor material to
the Commissioner’s determination that the individual is
disabled.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is
amended by striking paragraph (3).
(2) 
Section 
1613(a)(12) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1382b(a)(12)) 
is 
amended 
by 
striking
‘‘1631(a)(2)(B)(xiv)’’ 
and 
inserting
‘‘1631(a)(2)(B)(xiii)’’.
(3) 
Section 
1631(a)(2)(A)(ii) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(I)’’; and
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(B) by striking subclause (II).
(4) 
Section 
1631(a)(2)(B) 
(42 
U.S.C.
1383(a)(2)(B)) is amended—
(A) by striking clause (vii);
(B) in clause (viii), by striking ‘‘(ix)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(viii)’’;
(C) in clause (ix)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(viii)’’ and inserting
‘‘(vii)’’; and
(ii) in subclause (II), by striking all
that follows ‘‘15 years’’ and inserting a pe-
riod;
(D) in clause (xiii)—
(i) by striking ‘‘(xii)’’ and inserting
‘‘(xi)’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘(xi)’’ and inserting
‘‘(x)’’;
(E) in clause (xiv) (as added by section
9603(b)(1) of this Act), by striking ‘‘(x)’’ and
inserting ‘‘(ix)’’; and
(F) by redesignating clauses (viii) through
(xiv) as clauses (vii) through (xiii), respectively.
(5) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C.
1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking all that
follows ‘‘$25.00 per month’’ and inserting a period.
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(6) Section 1634 (42 U.S.C. 1383c) is amended
by striking subsection (e).
(7) Section 201(c)(1) of the Social Security
Independence and Program Improvements Act of
1994 (42 U.S.C. 425 note) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘—’’ and all that follows
through ‘‘(A)’’ the 1st place such term appears;
(B) by striking ‘‘and’’ the 3rd place such
term appears;
(C) by striking subparagraph (B);
(D) by striking ‘‘either subparagraph (A)
or subparagraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘the pre-
ceding sentence’’; and
(E) by striking ‘‘subparagraph (A) or (B)’’
and inserting ‘‘the preceding sentence’’.
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by
this section shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall
apply with respect to months beginning on or after such
date.
(d) FUNDING OF CERTAIN PROGRAMS FOR DRUG
ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.—Out of any money in the
Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated,
the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the Director
of the National Institute on Drug Abuse—
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(1) $95,000,000, for each of fiscal years 1997,
1998, 1999, and 2000, for expenditure through the
Federal Capacity Expansion Program to expand the
availability of drug treatment; and
(2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997,
1998, 1999, and 2000 to be expended solely on the
medication development project to improve drug
abuse and drug treatment research.
SEC. 9605. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO INDI-
VIDUALS FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY
MISREPRESENTED RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO
OBTAIN BENEFITS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR
MORE STATES.
Section 1614(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible
individual for purposes of this title during the 10-year pe-
riod beginning on the date the individual is found by a
State to have made, or is convicted in Federal or State
court of having made, a fraudulent statement or represen-
tation with respect to the place of residence of the individ-
ual in order to receive benefits simultaneously from 2 or
more States under programs that are funded under part
A of title IV, or title XIX of this Act, the consolidated
program of food assistance under chapter 2 of subtitle E
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of title XIV of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1995, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (as in effect before
the effective date of such chapter), or benefits in 2 or more
States under the supplemental security income program
under title XVI of this Act.’’.
SEC. 9606. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS
AND PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C.
1382(e)), as amended by section 9604(b)(1) of this Act,
is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
‘‘(3) A person shall not be an eligible individual
or eligible spouse for purposes of this title with re-
spect to any month if, throughout the month, the
person is—
‘‘(A) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or cus-
tody or confinement after conviction, under the
laws of the place from which the person flees,
for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime,
which is a felony under the laws of the place
from which the person flees, or which, in the
case of the State of New Jersey, is a high mis-
demeanor under the laws of such State; or
‘‘(B) violating a condition of probation or
parole imposed under Federal or State law.’’.
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(b) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES.—Section 1631(e) of such Act (42
U.S.C. 1383(e)) is amended by inserting after paragraph
(3) the following:
‘‘(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Commissioner shall furnish any Federal, State, or local
law enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer,
with the current address of any recipient of benefits under
this title, if the officer furnishes the agency with the name
of the recipient and notifies the agency that—
‘‘(A) the recipient—
‘‘(i) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or cus-
tody or confinement after conviction, under the
laws of the place from which the person flees,
for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime,
which is a felony under the laws of the place
from which the person flees, or which, in the
case of the State of New Jersey, is a high mis-
demeanor under the laws of such State;
‘‘(ii) is violating a condition of probation or
parole imposed under Federal or State law; or
‘‘(iii) has information that is necessary for
the officer to conduct the officer’s official du-
ties;
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‘‘(B) the location or apprehension of the recipi-
ent is within the official duties of the officer; and
‘‘(C) the request is made in the proper exercise
of such duties.’’.
SEC. 9607. REAPPLICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ADULTS
RECEIVING SSI BENEFITS BY REASON OF DIS-
ABILITY.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C.
1382c(a)(3)(H)), as so redesignated by section 9601(a)(3)
of this Act and as amended by section 9602 of this Act,
is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(v) In the case of an individual who has attained
18 years of age and for whom a determination has been
made of eligibility for a benefit under this title by reason
of disability, the following applies:
‘‘(I) Subject to the provisions of this clause, the
determination of eligibility is effective for the 3-year
period beginning on the date of the determination,
and the eligibility of the individual lapses unless a
determination of continuing eligibility is made before
the end of such period, and before the end of each
subsequent 3-year period. This subclause ceases to
apply to the individual upon the individual attaining
65 years of age. This subclause does not apply to
the individual if the individual has an impairment
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to the individual a written notice explaining the ap-
plicability of this clause to the individual, including
an explanation of the effect of failing to submit the
application. If the individual submits the application
not later than 180 days prior to such date and the
Commissioner does not make the redetermination
before such date, the Commissioner shall continue to
provide the benefit pending the redetermination and
shall publish in the Federal Register a notice that
the Commissioner was unable to make the redeter-
mination by such date.
‘‘(VIII) If the individual fails to submit the ap-
plication under subclause (II) by the end of the ap-
plicable period under subclause (I), the individual
may apply for a redetermination. The Commissioner
shall make the redetermination for the individual
only after making redeterminations for individuals
for whom eligibility has not lapsed pursuant to
subclause (I).’’.
(b) LIMITATIONS
ON AUTHORIZATION
OF APPRO-
PRIATIONS.—For redeterminations of eligibility pursuant
to section 1614(a)(3)(H)(v) of the Social Security Act,
there are authorized to be appropriated to the Commis-
sioner of Social Security not more than $100,000,000 for
fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) takes effect upon the expiration of the 9-
month period beginning on the date of the enactment of
this Act.
SEC. 9608. REDUCTION IN UNEARNED INCOME EXCLUSION.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1612(b)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C.
1382a(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘$20’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$15’’.
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by
subsection (a) shall apply to benefits for months beginning
after December 31, 1995.
Subtitle G—Food Assistance
CHAPTER 1—FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
SEC. 9701. APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
The amendments made by this chapter shall not
apply with respect to certification periods beginning before
the effective date of this chapter.
SEC. 9702. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.
(a) CERTIFICATION PERIOD.—(1) Section 3(c) of the
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(c)) is amended
to read as follows:
‘‘(c) ‘Certification period’ means the period specified
by the State agency for which households shall be eligible
to receive authorization cards, except that such period
shall be—
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‘‘(1) 24 months for households in which all
adult members are elderly or disabled; and
‘‘(2) not more than 12 months for all other
households.’’.
(2) Section 6(c)(1)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)(C)) is amended—
(A) in clause (ii) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end;
(B) in clause (iii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ at the end
and inserting a period; and
(C) by striking clause (iv).
(b) ENERGY ASSISTANCE COUNTED AS INCOME.—
(1) LIMITING EXCLUSION.—Section 5(d)(11) of
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)(11))
is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘(A) under any Federal
law, or (B)’’; and
(B) by inserting before the comma at the
end the following: ‘‘, except that no benefits
provided under the State program under part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
601 et seq.) shall be excluded under this
clause’’.
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
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(A) Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by striking
the ninth through the twelfth sentences.
(B) Section 5(k)(2) of the Food Stamp Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(2)) is amended by
striking subparagraph (C) and redesignating
subparagraphs (D) through (H) as subpara-
graphs (C) through (G), respectively.
(C) Section 5(k) of the Food Stamp Act of
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(4) For purposes of subsection (d)(1), any payments
or allowances made under any Federal or State law for
the purposes of energy assistance shall be treated as
money payable directly to the household.’’.
(D) Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income
Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42
U.S.C. 8634(f)) is amended—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘food
stamps’’;
(ii) by striking ‘‘(f)(1) Notwithstand-
ing’’ and inserting ‘‘(f) Notwithstanding’’;
and
(iii) by striking paragraph (2).
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(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN JTPA INCOME.—Sec-
tion 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014)
is amended—
(1) in subsection (d)—
(A) by striking ‘‘and (16)’’ and inserting
‘‘(16)’’; and
(B) by inserting before the period at the
end the following: ‘‘, and (17) income received
under the Job Training Partnership Act (29
U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) by a household member
who is less than 19 years of age’’; and
(2) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘under section
204(b)(1)(C)’’ and all that follows and inserting
‘‘shall be considered earned income for purposes of
the food stamp program.’’.
(d) EXCLUSION OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES.—
Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2014(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) The Secretary shall exclude from financial re-
sources the cash value of any life insurance policy owned
by a member of a household.’’.
(e) IN-TANDEM EXCLUSIONS FROM INCOME.—Sec-
tion 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014)
is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(n) Whenever a Federal statute enacted after the
date of the enactment of this Act excludes funds from in-
come for purposes of determining eligibility, benefit levels,
or both under State plans approved under part A of title
IV of the Social Security Act, then such funds shall be
excluded from income for purposes of determining eligi-
bility, benefit levels, or both, respectively, under the food
stamp program of households all of whose members re-
ceive benefits under a State plan approved under part A
of title IV of the Social Security Act.’’.
SEC. 9703. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AUTHORIZATION
PERIODS.
Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the
following: ‘‘The Secretary is authorized to issue regula-
tions establishing specific time periods during which au-
thorization to accept and redeem coupons under the food
stamp program shall be valid.’’.
SEC. 9704. SPECIFIC PERIOD FOR PROHIBITING PARTICIPA-
TION OF STORES BASED ON LACK OF BUSI-
NESS INTEGRITY.
Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(a)(1)), as amended by section 9703, is
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘The Sec-
retary is authorized to issue regulations establishing spe-
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cific time periods during which a retail food store or
wholesale food concern that has an application for ap-
proval to accept and redeem coupons denied or that has
such an approval withdrawn on the basis of business integ-
rity and reputation cannot submit a new application for
approval. Such periods shall reflect the severity of business
integrity infractions that are the basis of such denials or
withdrawals.’’.
SEC. 9705. INFORMATION FOR VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR
AUTHORIZATION.
Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(c)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘, which
may include relevant income and sales tax filing doc-
uments,’’ after ‘‘submit information’’ ; and
(2) by inserting after the first sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘The regulations may require retail food
stores and wholesale food concerns to provide writ-
ten authorization for the Secretary to verify all rel-
evant tax filings with appropriate agencies and to
obtain corroborating documentation from other
sources in order that the accuracy of information
provided by such stores and concerns may be
verified.’’.
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SEC. 9706. WAITING PERIOD FOR STORES THAT INITIALLY
FAIL TO MEET AUTHORIZATION CRITERIA.
Section 9(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(d)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall pro-
hibit a retail food store or wholesale food concern that has
an application for approval to accept and redeem coupons
denied because it does not meet criteria for approval estab-
lished by the Secretary in regulations from submitting a
new application for six months from the date of such
denial.’’.
SEC. 9707. BASES FOR SUSPENSIONS AND DISQUALIFICA-
TIONS.
Section 12(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2021(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall pro-
vide criteria for the finding of violations and the suspen-
sion or disqualification of a retail food store or wholesale
food concern on the basis of evidence which may include,
but is not limited to, facts established through on-site in-
vestigations, inconsistent redemption data, or evidence ob-
tained through transaction reports under electronic benefit
transfer systems.’’.
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SEC. 9708. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND STORES VIOLATING
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS PENDING ADMIN-
ISTRATIVE AND JUDICIAL REVIEW.
(a) Section 12(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2021(a)), as amended by section 9707, is amended
by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Such regulations may
establish criteria under which the authorization of a retail
food store or wholesale food concern to accept and redeem
coupons may be suspended at the time such store or con-
cern is initially found to have committed violations of pro-
gram requirements. Such suspension may coincide with
the period of a review as provided in section 14. The Sec-
retary shall not be liable for the value of any sales lost
during any suspension or disqualification period.’’.
(b) Section 14(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2023(a)) is amended—
(1) in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘sus-
pended,’’ before ‘‘disqualified or subjected’’;
(2) in the fifth sentence by inserting before the
period at the end the following: ‘‘, except that in the
case of the suspension of a retail food store or
wholesale food concern pursuant to section 12(a),
such suspension shall remain in effect pending any
administrative or judicial review of the proposed dis-
qualification action, and the period of suspension
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shall be deemed a part of any period of disqualifica-
tion which is imposed.’’; and
(3) by striking the last sentence.
SEC. 9709. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO ARE
DISQUALIFIED FROM THE WIC PROGRAM.
Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2021) is amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(g) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing
criteria for the disqualification of approved retail food
stores and wholesale food concerns that are otherwise dis-
qualified from accepting benefits under the Special Sup-
plemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and
Children (WIC) authorized under section 17 of the Child
Nutrition Act of 1966. Such disqualification—
‘‘(1) shall be for the same period as the dis-
qualification from the WIC Program;
‘‘(2) may begin at a later date; and
‘‘(3) notwithstanding section 14 of this Act,
shall not be subject to administrative or judicial re-
view.’’.
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SEC. 9710. PERMANENT DEBARMENT OF RETAILERS WHO
INTENTIONALLY SUBMIT FALSIFIED APPLI-
CATIONS.
Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2021), as amended by section 9709, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(h) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing
for the permanent disqualification of a retail food store
or wholesale food concern that is determined to have
knowingly submitted an application for approval to accept
and redeem coupons which contains false information
about one or more substantive matters which were the
basis for providing approval. Any disqualification imposed
under this subsection shall be subject to administrative
and judicial review pursuant to section 14, but such dis-
qualification shall remain in effect pending such review.’’.
SEC. 9711. EXPANDED CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FORFEITURE
FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE FOOD STAMP ACT.
(a) FORFEITURE OF ITEMS EXCHANGED IN FOOD
STAMP TRAFFICKING.—Section 15(g) of the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2024(g)) is amended by striking
‘‘or intended to be furnished’’.
(b) CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FORFEITURE.—Section 15
of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2024)) is
amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(h)(1) CIVIL FORFEITURE FOR FOOD STAMP BENE-
FIT VIOLATIONS.—
‘‘(A) Any food stamp benefits and any property,
real or personal—
‘‘(i) constituting, derived from, or traceable
to any proceeds obtained directly or indirectly
from, or
‘‘(ii) used, or intended to be used, to com-
mit, or to facilitate,
the commission of a violation of subsection (b) or
subsection (c) involving food stamp benefits having
an aggregate value of not less than $5,000, shall be
subject to forfeiture to the United States.
‘‘(B) The provisions of chapter 46 of title 18,
United States Code, relating to civil forfeitures shall
extend to a seizure or forfeiture under this sub-
section, insofar as applicable and not inconsistent
with the provisions of this subsection.
‘‘(2) CRIMINAL FORFEITURE FOR FOOD STAMP BEN-
EFIT VIOLATIONS.—
‘‘(A)(i) Any person convicted of violating sub-
section (b) or subsection (c) involving food stamp
benefits having an aggregate value of not less than
$5,000, shall forfeit to the United States, irrespec-
tive of any State law—
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‘‘(I) any food stamp benefits and any prop-
erty constituting, or derived from, or traceable
to any proceeds such person obtained directly or
indirectly as a result of such violation; and
‘‘(II) any food stamp benefits and any of
such person’s property used, or intended to be
used, in any manner or part, to commit, or to
facilitate the commission of such violation.
‘‘(ii) In imposing sentence on such person, the
court shall order that the person forfeit to the
United States all property described in this sub-
section.
‘‘(B) All food stamp benefits and any property
subject to forfeiture under this subsection, any sei-
zure and disposition thereof, and any administrative
or judicial proceeding relating thereto, shall be gov-
erned by subsections (b), (c), (e), and (g) through
(p) of section 413 of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse
Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C.
853), insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with
the provisions of this subsection.
‘‘(3) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection shall not
apply to property specified in subsection (g) of this sec-
tion.
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‘‘(4) RULES.—The Secretary may prescribe such
rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out
this subsection.’’.
SEC. 9712. EXPANDED AUTHORITY FOR SHARING INFORMA-
TION PROVIDED BY RETAILERS.
(a) Section 205(c)(2)(C)(iii) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(iii)) (as amended by section
316(a) of the Social Security Administrative Reform Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–296; 108 Stat. 1464) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting in the first sentence of
subclause (II) after ‘‘instrumentality of the United
States’’ the following: ‘‘, or State government offi-
cers and employees with law enforcement or inves-
tigative responsibilities, or State agencies that have
the responsibility for administering the Special Sup-
plemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants
and Children (WIC)’’;
(2) by inserting in the last sentence of
subclause (II) immediately after ‘‘other Federal’’ the
words ‘‘or State’’; and
(3) by inserting ‘‘or a State’’ in subclause (III)
immediately after ‘‘United States’’.
(b) Section 6109(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6109(f)(2)) (as added by section
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316(b) of the Social Security Administrative Reform Act
of 1994 (Public Law 103–296; 108 Stat. 1464)) is amend-
ed—
(1) by inserting in subparagraph (A) after ‘‘in-
strumentality of the United States’’ the following: ‘‘,
or State government officers and employees with law
enforcement or investigative responsibilities, or State
agencies that have the responsibility for administer-
ing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for
Women, Infants and Children (WIC)’’;
(2) in the last sentence of subparagraph (A) by
inserting ‘‘or State’’ after ‘‘other Federal’’; and
(3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ‘‘or a
State’’ after ‘‘United States’’.
SEC. 9713. EXPANDED DEFINITION OF ‘‘COUPON’’.
Section 3(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2012(d)) is amended by striking ‘‘or type of certifi-
cate’’ and inserting ‘‘type of certificate, authorization
cards, cash or checks issued of coupons or access devices,
including, but not limited to, electronic benefit transfer
cards and personal identification numbers’’.
SEC. 9714. DOUBLED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING FOOD
STAMP PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) is amended—
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(1) in clause (i)—
(A) by striking ‘‘six months’’ and inserting
‘‘1 year’’; and
(B) by adding ‘‘and’’ at the end; and
(2) striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting
the following:
‘‘(ii) permanently upon—
‘‘(I) the second occasion of any such deter-
mination; or
‘‘(II) the first occasion of a finding by a
Federal, State, or local court of the trading of
a controlled substance (as defined in section
102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21
U.S.C. 802)), firearms, ammunition, or explo-
sives for coupons.’’.
SEC. 9715. MANDATORY CLAIMS COLLECTION METHODS.
(a) Section 11(e)(8) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended by inserting ‘‘or refunds
of Federal taxes as authorized pursuant to 31 U.S.C.
3720A’’ before the semicolon at the end.
(b) Section 13(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2022(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘may’’ and inserting ‘‘shall’’;
and
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(2) by inserting ‘‘or refunds of Federal taxes as
authorized pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720A’’ before the
period at the end.
(c) Section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (26
U.S.C. 6103(1)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘officers and employees’’ in
paragraph (10)(A) and inserting ‘‘officers, employ-
ees or agents, including State agencies’’; and
(2) by striking ‘‘officers and employees’’ in
paragraph (10)(B) and inserting ‘‘officers, employ-
ees or agents, including State agencies’’.
SEC. 9716. PROMOTING EXPANSION OF ELECTRONIC BENE-
FITS TRANSFER.
Section 7(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2016(i)(1)) is amended—
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read:
‘‘(1)(A) State agencies are encouraged to implement
an on-line electronic benefit transfer system in which
household benefits determined under section 8(a) are is-
sued from and stored in a central data bank and electroni-
cally accessed by household members at the point-of-sale.
‘‘(B) Subject to paragraph (2), a State agency is au-
thorized to procure and implement an electronic benefit
transfer system under the terms, conditions, and design
that the State agency deems appropriate.
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‘‘(C) The Secretary shall, upon request of a State
agency, waive any provision of this subsection prohibiting
the effective implementation of an electronic benefit trans-
fer system consistent with the purposes of this Act. The
Secretary shall act upon any request for such a waiver
within 90 days of receipt of a complete application.’’;
(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘for the ap-
proval’’; and
(3) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘the Secretary
shall not approve such a system unless’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘the State agency shall ensure that’’.
SEC. 9717. REDUCTION OF BASIC BENEFIT LEVEL.
Section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2012(o)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘and (11)’’ and inserting
‘‘(11)’’;
(2) in clause (11) by inserting ‘‘through Octo-
ber 1, 1994’’ after ‘‘each October 1 thereafter’’; and
(3) by inserting before the period at the end the
following:
‘‘, and (12) on October 1, 1995, and on each October 1
thereafter, adjust the cost of such diet to reflect 100 per-
cent of the cost, in the preceding June (without regard
to any previous adjustment made under this clause or
clauses (4) through (11) of this subsection) and round the
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result to the nearest lower dollar increment for each
household size’’.
SEC. 9718. 2-YEAR FREEZE OF STANDARD DEDUCTION.
The second sentence of section 5(e)(4) (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)(4)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except October 1,
1995, and October 1, 1996’’ after ‘‘thereafter’’.
SEC. 9719. PRO-RATING BENEFITS AFTER INTERRUPTIONS
IN PARTICIPATION.
Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2017(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘of more
than one month’’.
SEC. 9720. DISQUALIFICATION FOR PARTICIPATING IN 2 OR
MORE STATES.
Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2015), as amended by sections 9491 and 9492, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(l) DISQUALIFICATION FOR PARTICIPATING IN 2 OR
MORE STATES.—An individual shall be ineligible to par-
ticipate in the food stamp program as a member of any
household during a 10-year period beginning on the date
the individual is found by a State to have made, or is con-
victed in Federal or State court of having made, a fraudu-
lent statement or representation with respect to the place
of residence of the individual to receive benefits simulta-
neously from 2 or more States under—
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‘‘(1) the food stamp program;
‘‘(2) a State program funded under part A of
title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601
et seq.) or under title XIX of the Act (42 U.S.C.
1396 et seq.); or
‘‘(3) the supplemental security income program
under title XVI of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et
seq.).’’.
SEC. 9721. DISQUALIFICATION RELATING TO CHILD SUP-
PORT ARREARS.
Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2015), as amended by sections 9491, 9492, and 9720, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(m) DISQUALIFICATION FOR CHILD SUPPORT AR-
REARS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—At the option of a State
agency, except as provided in paragraph (2), no indi-
vidual shall be eligible to participate in the food
stamp program as a member of any household dur-
ing any month that the individual is delinquent in
any payment due under a court order for the sup-
port of a child of the individual.
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not
apply if—
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‘‘(A) a court is allowing the individual to
delay payment; or
‘‘(B) the individual is complying with a
payment plan approved by a court or the State
agency designated under part D of title IV of
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
to provide support for the child of the individ-
ual.’’.
SEC. 9722. STATE AUTHORIZATION TO ASSIST LAW EN-
FORCEMENT OFFICERS IN LOCATING FUGI-
TIVE FELONS.
Section 11(e)(8)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘Act,
and’’ and inserting ‘‘Act or of locating a fugitive felon (as
defined by a State), and’’.
SEC. 9723. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR ABLE-BODIED RECIPI-
ENTS.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by sections 9491,
9492, 9720, and 9721, is amended by adding at the end
the following:
‘‘(n) WORK REQUIREMENT.—
‘‘(1) DEFINITION OF WORK PROGRAM.—In this
subsection, the term ‘work program’ means—
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‘‘(3) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (2) shall not
apply to an individual if the individual is—
‘‘(A) under 18 or over 50 years of age;
‘‘(B) medically certified as physically or
mentally unfit for employment;
‘‘(C) a parent or other member of a house-
hold with a dependent child under 18 years of
age; or
‘‘(D) otherwise exempt under subsection
(d)(2).
‘‘(4) WAIVER.—
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may
waive the applicability of paragraph (2) to any
group of individuals in the State if the Sec-
retary makes a determination that the area in
which the individuals reside—
‘‘(i) has an unemployment rate of over
8 percent; or
‘‘(ii) does not have a sufficient num-
ber of jobs to provide employment for the
individuals.
‘‘(B) REPORT.—The Secretary shall report
the basis for a waiver under subparagraph (A)
to the Committee on Agriculture of the House
of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
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culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Sen-
ate.’’.
(b) WORK
AND
TRAINING
PROGRAMS.—Section
6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2015(d)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the follow-
ing:
‘‘(O) REQUIRED PARTICIPATION IN WORK
AND
TRAINING
PROGRAMS.—A State agency
shall provide an opportunity to participate in
the employment and training program under
this paragraph to any individual who would oth-
erwise become subject to disqualification under
subsection (i).
‘‘(P) 
COORDINATING
WORK
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding
any other provision of this paragraph, a
State agency that meets the participation
requirements of clause (ii) may operate the
employment and training program of the
State for individuals who are members of
households receiving allotments under this
Act as part of a program operated by the
State under part F of title IV of the Social
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Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.), sub-
ject to the requirements of the Act.
‘‘(ii) 
PARTICIPATION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—A State agency may exercise the
option under clause (i) if the State agency
provides an opportunity to participate in
an approved employment and training pro-
gram to an individual who is—
‘‘(I) subject to subsection (i);
‘‘(II) not employed at least an
average of 20 hours per week;
‘‘(III) not participating in a
workfare program under section 20
(or a comparable State or local pro-
gram); and
‘‘(IV) not subject to a waiver
under subsection (i)(4).’’.
(c) ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAM.—Section 16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)) is amended—
(1) 
in 
subparagraph 
(A), 
by 
striking
‘‘$75,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1991
through 1995’’ and inserting ‘‘$150,000,000 for
each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000’’;
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(2) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), (E),
and (F);
(3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as sub-
paragraph (B); and
(4) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated by
paragraph (3)), by striking ‘‘for each’’ and all that
follows through ‘‘of $60,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘,
the Secretary shall allocate funding’’.
SEC. 9724. COORDINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAIN-
ING PROGRAMS.
Section 8(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2019(d)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘(d) A household’’ and inserting
the following:
‘‘(d) NONCOMPLIANCE WITH OTHER WELFARE OR
WORK PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A household’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘or a work requirement under
a welfare or public assistance program’’ after ‘‘as-
sistance program’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(2) WORK
REQUIREMENT.—If a household
fails to comply with a work requirement under a
State program funded under part A of title IV of the
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Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), for the
duration of the reduction—
‘‘(A) the household may not receive an in-
creased allotment as the result of a decrease in
the income of the household to the extent that
the decrease is the result of a penalty imposed
for the failure to comply; and
‘‘(B) the State agency may reduce the al-
lotment of the household by not more than 25
percent.’’.
SEC. 9725. EXTENDING CURRENT CLAIMS RETENTION
RATES.
Section 16(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30,
1995’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘September 30,
2002’’.
SEC. 9726. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR PUERTO RICO.
Section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
(7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended—
(1) by striking ‘‘1994, and’’ and inserting
‘‘1994,’’; and
(2) by inserting ‘‘and $1,143,000,000 for fiscal
year 1996,’’ before ‘‘to finance’’.
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SEC. 9727. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN LIVING AT HOME.
The second sentence of section 3(i) of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(i)) is amended by
striking ‘‘(who are not themselves parents living with their
children or married and living with their spouses)’’.
CHAPTER 2—COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION
SEC. 9751. SHORT TITLE.
This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Commodity Dis-
tribution Act of 1995’’.
SEC. 9752. AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) is authorized during fiscal
years 1996 through 2000 to purchase a variety of nutri-
tious and useful commodities and distribute such commod-
ities to the States for distribution in accordance with this
chapter.
(b) In addition to the commodities described in sub-
section (a), the Secretary may expend funds made avail-
able to carry out the section 32 of the Act of August 24,
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), which are not expended or needed
to carry out such section, to purchase, process, and dis-
tribute commodities of the types customarily purchased
under such section to the States for distribution in accord-
ance to this chapter.
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(c) In addition to the commodities described in sub-
sections (a) and (b), agricultural commodities and the
products thereof made available under clause (2) of the
second sentence of section 32 of the Act of August 24,
1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), may be made available by the Sec-
retary to the States for distribution in accordance with
this chapter.
(d) In addition to the commodities described in sub-
sections (a), (b), and (c), commodities acquired by the
Commodity Credit Corporation that the Secretary deter-
mines, in the discretion of the Secretary, are in excess of
quantities needed to—
(1) carry out other domestic donation pro-
grams;
(2) meet other domestic obligations;
(3) meet international market development and
food aid commitments, and
(4) carry out the farm price and income sta-
bilization purposes of the Agricultural Adjustment
Act of 1938, the Agricultural Act of 1949, and the
Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act; shall be
made available by the Secretary, without charge or
credit for such commodities, to the States for dis-
tribution in accordance with this chapter.
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(e) During each fiscal year, the types, varieties, and
amounts of commodities to be purchased under this chap-
ter shall be determined by the Secretary. In purchasing
such commodities, except those commodities purchased
pursuant to section 9760, the Secretary shall, to the ex-
tent practicable and appropriate, make purchases based
on—
(1) agricultural market conditions;
(2) the preferences and needs of States and dis-
tributing agencies; and
(3) the preferences of the recipients.
SEC. 9753. STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE SUPPLEMENTATION
OF COMMODITIES.
(a) The Secretary shall establish procedures under
which State and local agencies, recipient agencies, or any
other entity or person may supplement the commodities
distributed under this chapter for use by recipient agen-
cies with nutritious and wholesome commodities that such
entities or persons donate for distribution, in all or part
of the State, in addition to the commodities otherwise
made available under this chapter.
(b) States and eligible recipient agencies may use—
(1) the funds appropriated for administrative
cost under section 9759(b);
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(2) equipment, structures, vehicles, and all
other facilities involved in the storage, handling, or
distribution of commodities made available under
this chapter; and
(3) the personnel, both paid or volunteer, in-
volved in such storage, handling, or distribution; to
store, handle or distribute commodities donated for
use under subsection (a).
(c) States and recipient agencies shall continue, to
the maximum extent practical, to use volunteer workers,
and commodities and other foodstuffs donated by chari-
table and other organizations, in the distribution of com-
modities under this chapter.
SEC. 9754. STATE PLAN.
(a) A State seeking to receive commodities under this
chapter shall submit a plan of operation and administra-
tion every four years to the Secretary for approval. The
plan may be amended at any time, with the approval of
the Secretary.
(b) The State plan, at a minimum, shall—
(1) designate the State agency responsible for
distributing the commodities received under this
chapter;
(2) set forth a plan of operation and adminis-
tration to expeditiously distribute commodities under
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this chapter in quantities requested to eligible recipi-
ent agencies in accordance with sections 9756 and
9760;
(3) set forth the standards of eligibility for re-
cipient agencies; and
(4) set forth the standards of eligibility for indi-
vidual or household recipients of commodities, which
at minimum shall require—
(A) individuals or households to be com-
prised of needy persons; and
(B) individual or household members to be
residing in the geographic location served by
the distributing agency at the time of applica-
tion for assistance.
(c) The Secretary shall encourage each State receiv-
ing commodities under this chapter to establish a State
advisory board consisting of representatives of all inter-
ested entities, both public and private, in the distribution
of commodities received under this chapter in the State.
(d) A State agency receiving commodities under this
chapter may—
(1)(A) enter into cooperative agreements with
State agencies of other States to jointly provide
commodities received under this chapter to eligible
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recipient agencies that serve needy persons in a sin-
gle geographical area which includes such States; or
(B) transfer commodities received under this
chapter to any such eligible recipient agency in the
other State under such agreement; and
(2) advise the Secretary of an agreement en-
tered into under this subsection and the transfer of
commodities made pursuant to such agreement.
SEC. 9755. ALLOCATION OF COMMODITIES TO STATES.
(a) In each fiscal year, except for those commodities
purchased under section 9760, the Secretary shall allocate
the commodities distributed under this chapter as follows:
(1) 60 percent of such total value of commod-
ities shall be allocated in a manner such that the
value of commodities allocated to each State bears
the same ratio to 60 percent of such total value as
the number of persons in households within the
State having incomes below the poverty line bears to
the total number of persons in households within all
States having incomes below such poverty line. Each
State shall receive the value of commodities allocated
under this paragraph.
(2) 40 percent of such total value of commod-
ities shall be allocated in a manner such that the
value of commodities allocated to each State bears
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the same ratio to 40 percent of such total value as
the average monthly number of unemployed persons
within the State bears to the average monthly num-
ber of unemployed persons within all States during
the same fiscal year. Each State shall receive the
value of commodities allocated to the State under
this paragraph.
(b)(1) The Secretary shall notify each State of the
amount of commodities that such State is allotted to re-
ceive under subsection (a) or this subsection, if applicable.
Each State shall promptly notify the Secretary if such
State determines that it will not accept any or all of the
commodities made available under such allocation. On
such a notification by a State, the Secretary shall reallo-
cate and distribute such commodities in a manner the Sec-
retary deems appropriate and equitable. The Secretary
shall further establish procedures to permit States to de-
cline to receive portions of such allocation during each fis-
cal year in a manner the State determines is appropriate
and the Secretary shall reallocate and distribute such allo-
cation as the Secretary deems appropriate and equitable.
(2) In the event of any drought, flood, hurricane, or
other natural disaster affecting substantial numbers of
persons in a State, county, or parish, the Secretary may
request that States unaffected by such a disaster consider
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assisting affected States by allowing the Secretary to re-
allocate commodities from such unaffected State to States
containing areas adversely affected by the disaster.
(c) Purchases of commodities under this chapter shall
be made by the Secretary at such times and under such
conditions as the Secretary determines appropriate within
each fiscal year. All commodities so purchased for each
such fiscal year shall be delivered at reasonable intervals
to States based on the allocations and reallocations made
under subsections (a) and (b), and or carry out section
9760, not later than December 31 of the following fiscal
year.
SEC. 9756. PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR STATE DISTRIBUTION OF
COMMODITIES.
(a) In distributing the commodities allocated under
subsections (a) and (b) of section 9755, the State agency,
under procedures determined by the State agency, shall
offer, or otherwise make available, its full allocation of
commodities for distribution to emergency feeding organi-
zations.
(b) If the State agency determines that the State will
not exhaust the commodities allocated under subsections
(a) and (b) of section 9755 through distribution to organi-
zations referred to in subsection (a), its remaining alloca-
tion of commodities shall be distributed to charitable insti-
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tutions described in section 9763(3) not receiving com-
modities under subsection (a).
(c) If the State agency determines that the State will
not exhaust the commodities allocated under subsections
(a) and (b) of section 9755 through distribution to organi-
zations referred to in subsections (a) and (b), its remain-
ing allocation of commodities shall be distributed to any
eligible recipient agency not receiving commodities under
subsections (a) and (b).
SEC. 9757. INITIAL PROCESSING COSTS.
The Secretary may use funds of the Commodity
Credit Corporation to pay the costs of initial processing
and packaging of commodities to be distributed under this
chapter into forms and in quantities suitable, as deter-
mined by the Secretary, for use by the individual house-
holds or eligible recipient agencies, as applicable. The Sec-
retary may pay such costs in the form of Corporation-
owned commodities equal in value to such costs. The Sec-
retary shall ensure that any such payments in kind will
not displace commercial sales of such commodities.
SEC. 9758. ASSURANCES; ANTICIPATED USE.
(a) The Secretary shall take such precautions as the
Secretary deems necessary to ensure that commodities
made available under this chapter will not displace com-
mercial sales of such commodities or the products thereof.