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Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) may
be used by the Secretary to enforce paragraph (1).
‘‘(m) GRANT CALCULATION.—
‘‘(1) STATE GRANT.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in
subparagraph (B), from the amounts made
available under section 18 for each fiscal year,
the Secretary shall provide a grant to each
State participating in the program established
under this section an amount that is equal to
the sum of—
‘‘(i) the greater of, as determined by
the Secretary—
‘‘(I) the total dollar value of all
benefits issued under the food stamp
program established under this Act by
the State during fiscal year 1994; or
‘‘(II) the average per fiscal year
of the total dollar value of all benefits
issued under the food stamp program
by the State during each of fiscal
years 1992 through 1994; and
‘‘(ii) the greater of, as determined by
the Secretary—
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‘‘(I) the total amount received by
the State for administrative costs
under section 16(a) (not including any
adjustment under section 16(c)) for
fiscal year 1994; or
‘‘(II) the average per fiscal year
of the total amount received by the
State for administrative costs under
section 16(a) (not including any ad-
justment under section 16(c)) for each
of fiscal years 1992 through 1994.
‘‘(B) INSUFFICIENT FUNDS.—If the Sec-
retary finds that the total amount of grants to
which States would otherwise be entitled for a
fiscal year under subparagraph (A) will exceed
the amount of funds that will be made available
to provide the grants for the fiscal year, the
Secretary shall reduce the grants made to
States under this subsection, on a pro rata
basis, to the extent necessary.
‘‘(2) REDUCTION.—The Secretary shall reduce
the grant of a State by the amount a State has
agreed to contribute under subsection (c)(1)(C).’’.
(b) EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FUNDING.—Sec-
tion 16(h) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)), as amended by
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section 1027(d)(2), is amended by adding at the end the
following:
‘‘(6) BLOCK GRANT STATES.—Each State elect-
ing to operate a program under section 27 shall—
‘‘(A) receive the greater of—
‘‘(i) the total dollar value of the funds
received under paragraph (1) by the State
during fiscal year 1994; or
‘‘(ii) the average per fiscal year of the
total dollar value of all funds received
under paragraph (1) by the State during
each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994;
and
‘‘(B) be eligible to receive funds under
paragraph (2), within the limitations in section
6(d)(4)(K).’’.
(c) RESEARCH ON OPTIONAL STATE FOOD ASSIST-
ANCE BLOCK GRANT.—Section 17 of the Act (7 U.S.C.
2026), as amended by section 1062(c)(2), is amended by
adding at the end the following:
‘‘(l) RESEARCH ON OPTIONAL STATE FOOD ASSIST-
ANCE BLOCK GRANT.—The Secretary may conduct re-
search on the effects and costs of a State program carried
out under section 27.’’.
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SEC. 1064. A STUDY OF THE USE OF FOOD STAMPS TO PUR-
CHASE VITAMINS AND MINERALS.
The Secretary of Agriculture shall, in consultation
with the National Academy of Sciences and the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention, conduct a study of the
use of food stamps to purchase vitamins and minerals.
The study shall include an analysis of scientific findings
on the efficacy of and need for vitamins and minerals, in-
cluding the adequacy of vitamin and mineral intake in low
income populations, as shown by existing research and
surveys, and the potential value of nutritional supplements
in filling nutrient gaps that may exist in the population
as a whole or in vulnerable subgroups in the U.S. popu-
lation; the impact of nutritional improvements (including
vitamin or mineral supplementation) on health status and
health care costs for women of childbearing age, pregnant
or lactating women, and the elderly; the cost of vitamin
and mineral supplements commercially available; the pur-
chasing habits of low income populations with regard to
vitamins and minerals; the impact on the food purchases
of low income households; and the economic impact on ag-
ricultural commodities. The Secretary shall report the re-
sults of the study to the Committee on Agriculture of the
U.S. House of Representatives not later than December
15, 1996.’’.