by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under subsection 
(a), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress, not later 
than 60 days thereafter, a certification that the Common-
wealth of Puerto Rico qualifies to participate in the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program as a State as de-
fined in section 3(r) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(r)). 
SEC. 4. TRANSITION FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BLOCK 
GRANT FOR PUERTO RICO. 
(a) COVERED PERIOD.—The Secretary may continue 
to implement the then most recent approved consolidated 
block grant specified in section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(b)(1)(A)) for 
a period ending no later than 5 years after the effective 
date of the amendments made by this Act, or on the date 
the Secretary determines that the Commonwealth of Puer-
to Rico no longer needs to operate the consolidated block 
grant to complete the transition described in section 3(a), 
whichever occurs first. 
(b) REPORT.—For each year a plan is continued 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the 
Congress an annual report on the operation of such plan. 
The Secretary shall include in such report information re-
lated to increases in funding that are required to accom-
modate the transition of the Commonwealth of Puerto 
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Rico from the receipt of block grant payments to the im-
plementation of supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
SEC. 5. CONSOLIDATED BLOCK GRANT FOR PUERTO RICO 
AND AMERICAN SAMOA. 
Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2028) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ‘‘until 
the Secretary terminates the implementation of 
the plan under section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico 
Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022,’’ 
after ‘‘(A)’’, 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) in clause (i) by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end, and 
(II) in clause (ii)— 
(aa) by inserting ‘‘, and end-
ing on the date he Secretary ter-
minates the implementation of 
the plan under section 4(a) of the 
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance 
Fairness Act of 2022’’ after 
‘‘thereafter’’, 
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(bb) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’, 
and 
(cc) by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) subject to the availability of ap-
propriations under section 18(a), for each 
fiscal year beginning after the Secretary 
terminates the implementation of the plan 
under section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nu-
trition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022, 
0.4 percent of the aggregate amount speci-
fied in clause (i) and adjusted under clause 
(ii), as further adjusted by the percentage 
by which the thrifty food plan has been ad-
justed under section 3(u)(4) between June 
30 of the penultimate fiscal year preceding 
such effective date and June 30 of the fis-
cal year for which the adjustment is made 
under this clause.’’, 
(ii) in subparagraph (B)(i) by insert-
ing ‘‘ending on the date the Secretary ter-
minates the implementation of the plan 
under section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nu-
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trition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022’’ 
after ‘‘thereafter’’, and 
(iii) in subparagraph (C)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘For’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘ (i) FOR.—’’, 
(II) by inserting ‘‘ending on the 
date the Secretary terminates the im-
plementation of the plan under section 
4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition As-
sistance Fairness Act of 2022’’ after 
‘‘thereafter’’, and 
(III) by adding at the end, the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) For each fiscal year beginning 
after the Secretary terminates the imple-
mentation of the plan under section 4(a) of 
the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fair-
ness Act of 2022, the Secretary shall use 
100 percent of the funds made available 
under subparagraph (A) for payment to 
American Samoa to pay 100 percent of the 
expenditures by American Samoa for a nu-
trition assistance program extended under 
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section 601(c) of Public Law 96–597 (48 
U.S.C. 1469d(c)).’’, and 
(C) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘year,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘year ending on the date the Sec-
retary terminates the implementation of the 
plan under section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nu-
trition Assistance Fairness Act of 2022, and’’ 
after ‘‘year’’, and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘and 
ending on the date the Secretary terminates the im-
plementation of the plan under section 4(a) of the 
Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act of 
2022’’ after ‘‘year’’ the first place it appears. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this Act such sums as may be necessary until the Sec-
retary terminates the implementation of the plan de-
scribed on section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition As-
sistance Fairness Act of 2022. 
SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), this Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
AMENDMENTS.—The 
amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 
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1 of the 1st fiscal year that begins 1 year after the Sec-
retary submits to Congress the certification described in 
section 3(d) of this Act. 
Æ 
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