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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Territorial Health Parity Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. MEDICAID PAYMENT PARITY FOR THE TERRITORIES.

    (a) Elimination of Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1108 of the Social Security Act 
        (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
                    (A) in subsection (f), in the matter before 
                paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection (g)'' and 
                inserting ``subsections (g) and (h)'';
                    (B) in subsection (g)(2), in the matter before 
                subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and subsection (h)'' 
                after ``paragraph (3)''; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(h) Sunset of Funding Limitations for Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.--
Subsections (f) and (g) shall not apply to Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa for any 
fiscal year after fiscal year 2009.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1903(u) of such Act (42 
        U.S.C. 1396c(u)) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
            (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
        shall apply beginning with fiscal year 2010.
    (b) Parity in FMAP.--
            (1) In general.--Section 1905(b)(2) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1396d(b)(2)) is amended by inserting after ``50 per centum'' 
        the following: ``(except that, beginning with fiscal year 2012, 
        the Federal medical assistance percentage for Puerto Rico, the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        American Samoa shall be the Federal medical assistance 
        percentage determined by the Secretary in consultation (for the 
        Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
        American Samoa) with the Secretary of the Interior)''.
            (2) 2-fiscal-year transition.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law, during fiscal years 2010 and 2011, the 
        Federal medical assistance percentage established under section 
        1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) for 
        Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana 
        Islands, and American Samoa shall be the highest such Federal 
        medical assistance percentage applicable to any of the 50 
        States or the District of Columbia for the fiscal year 
        involved, taking into account the application of subsections 
        (a) and (b)(1) of 5001 of division B of the American Recovery 
        and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) to such States 
        and District for calendar quarters during such fiscal years for 
        which such subsections apply respectively.
            (3) Per capita income data.--
                    (A) Report to congress.--Not later than October 1, 
                2010, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
                submit to Congress a report that describes the per 
                capita income data used to promulgate the Federal 
                medical assistance percentage in the territories and 
                how such data differ from the per capita income data 
                used to promulgate Federal medical assistance 
                percentages for the 50 States and the District of 
                Columbia. The report should include recommendations on 
                how the Federal medical assistance percentages can be 
                calculated for the territories to ensure parity with 
                the 50 States and the District of Columbia.
                    (B) Application.--Section 1101(a)(8)(B) of the 
                Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)(8)(B)) is 
                amended--
                            (i) by striking ``(other than Puerto Rico, 
                        the Virgin Islands, and Guam)'' and inserting 
                        ``(including Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, 
                        Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and 
                        American Samoa)''; and
                            (ii) by inserting ``(or, if such 
                        satisfactory data are not available in the case 
                        of the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern 
                        Mariana Islands, or American Samoa, 
                        satisfactory data available from the Department 
                        of the Interior for the same period, or if such 
                        satisfactory data are not available in the case 
                        of Puerto Rico, satisfactory data available 
                        from the Government of the Commonwealth of 
                        Puerto Rico for the same period)'' after 
                        ``Department of Commerce''.
            (4) Relation to american recovery and reinvestment act of 
        2009.--For any period and territory in which the provisions of 
        this subsection apply to a territory, the provisions of section 
        5001(b)(2) of division B of the American Recovery and 
        Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5) shall not apply 
        (except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (2)).

SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE FOR CITIZENS OF FREELY 
              ASSOCIATED STATES.

    (a) In General.--Section 402(b)(2) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(b)(2)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(G) Medicaid exception for citizens of freely 
                associated states.--With respect to eligibility for 
                benefits for the program defined in paragraph (3)(C) 
                (relating to the Medicaid program), paragraph (1) shall 
                not apply to any individual who lawfully resides in the 
                United States (including territories and possessions of 
                the United States) in accordance with the Compacts of 
                Free Association between the Government of the United 
                States and the Governments of the Federated States of 
                Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and 
                the Republic of Palau.''.
    (b) Conforming Definition of Qualified Alien.--Section 431(b) of 
such Act (8 U.S.C. 1641(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(8) an individual who lawfully resides in the United 
        States (including territories and possessions of the United 
        States) in accordance with a Compact of Free Association 
        referred to in section 402(b)(2)(G), but only with respect to 
        the program defined in section 402(b)(3)(C) (relating to the 
        Medicaid program).''.
    (c) Setting FMAP at 100 Percent.--The third sentence of section 
1905(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(b)) is amended by 
inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and as medical 
assistance for individuals described in section 402(b)(2)(G) of the 
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 
1996''.
    (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act take effect on 
October 1, 2009, Act and apply to benefits and assistance provided on 
or after that date.

A: Territorial Health Parity Act of 2009 - Amends title XI of the Social Security Act (SSA) to sunset at the end of FY2009 the limitation on Medicaid payments to Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa.

Amends SSA title XIX (Medicaid) to: (1) repeal, as of the end of FY2011, the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) of 50% that applies to such territories; and (2) set the new FMAP for such territories at one determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary) in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior. Specifies a transitional FMAP for such territories for FY2010-FY2011.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress on the per capita income data used to promulgate the FMAP in the territories and how such data differ from the per capita income data used to promulgate FMAPs for the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Requires the report to include recommendations on how FMAPs can be calculated for the territories to ensure parity with the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to extend the Medicaid program to the citizens of the Freely Associated States (Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau).

Amends SSA title XIX to set a 100% FMAP for otherwise qualified services rendered to such citizens.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Flexibility for Individual 
Excellence in Education Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION TO AMENDMENTS MADE BY NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 
              2001.

    (a) Modifications to Highly Qualified Teacher Standard.--
            (1) Middle or secondary teachers new to profession may use 
        college minor.--Subclause (II) of section 9101(23)(B)(ii) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary School Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        7801(23)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``or minor'' after 
        ``academic major''.
            (2) Extent time teaching is considered.--Subclause (V) of 
        section 9101(23)(C)(ii) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 7801(23)(C)(ii)) 
        is amended by striking ``not be based primarily on'' and 
        inserting ``not be based solely on''.
    (b) Extension Until 2011-12 School Year for Rural Schools To Meet 
All Highly Qualified Teacher Standards; Additional $50 Million 
Authorized To Help Rural Schools Meet Standards.--
            (1) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1119 of the 
        Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6319) 
        is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
            ``(4) Rural school districts.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the deadline 
                described in paragraphs (2) and (3), a plan developed 
                by a State educational agency or a local educational 
                agency under this subsection shall ensure that all 
                teachers who are described in such paragraphs, but are 
                teaching in a rural school district, are highly 
                qualified not later than the end of the 2011-2012 
                school year.
                    ``(B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
                the term `rural school district' means a local 
                educational agency that--
                            ``(i) meets the eligibility criteria 
                        described in section 6211(b), including by 
                        obtaining a waiver under paragraph (2) of such 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) employs a percentage of teachers who 
                        are not highly qualified that is higher than 
                        the corresponding percentage for the State 
                        involved.''.
            (2) Additional funding.--Section 6234 of the Elementary and 
        Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7355c) is amended--
                    (A) by striking ``There are'' and inserting ``(a) 
                In General.--There are''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following new 
                subsection:
    ``(b) Additional Funding.--For the purpose of making grants under 
subpart 2 to be used for teacher recruitment, retention, and 
professional development activities described in section 6222(a) in 
rural school districts (as defined in section 1119(a)(4)), there are 
authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2008 and such 
sums as may be necessary for each of the 4 following fiscal years. Such 
authorization shall be in addition to the authorization in subsection 
(a).''.
    (c) Highly Qualified Teacher Rules Limited to Teachers of Core 
Subjects.--
            (1) Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
        of 1965 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:

``SEC. 1005. HIGHLY QUALIFIED TEACHER CONCEPT LIMITED TO TEACHERS OF 
              CORE SUBJECTS.

    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any reference in 
this Act to highly qualified teachers shall be deemed to refer only to 
teachers in core subjects.''.
            (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended by 
        inserting after the item relating to section 1004 the following 
        new item:

``Sec. 1005. Highly qualified teacher concept limited to teachers of 
                            core subjects.''.
    (d) Students With Disabilities Assessed at the Level of Instruction 
in Compliance With Their Individualized Education Plan.--Clause (ix) of 
section 1111(b)(3)(C) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
end of subclause (II), by adding ``and'' at the end of subclause (III), 
and by adding at the end the following new subclause:
                                    ``(IV) at the discretion of the 
                                State, the assessment of students with 
                                disabilities (as defined in section 
                                602(3) of the Individuals with 
                                Disabilities Education Act) whose 
                                instructional level in the core 
                                academic subjects is below the grade 
                                level in which the student is enrolled, 
                                by using the State assessment 
                                determined by the student's 
                                individualized education program team 
                                (as described in section 614(d)(1)(B) 
                                of such Act) to most closely correspond 
                                to the student's instructional 
                                level;''.
    (e) Use of Growth Models and Multiple Measures in Determining 
Adequate Yearly Progress.--
            (1) Growth models.--Clause (iii) of section 1111(b)(2)(C) 
        of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
        U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``for all 
        students'' and inserting ``for all students, as demonstrated by 
        measures of students' progress toward proficiency, including 
        longitudinal growth''.
            (2) Multiple measures.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
        1111(b)(2) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
        1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
        the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of 
        clause (iii) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end 
        the following new clause:
                            ``(iv) include multiple measures of student 
                        academic achievement, such as the proportion of 
                        State report card indicators met, a performance 
                        index score, student drop-out rate, and a 
                        measure based on individual student achievement 
                        gains over time, disaggregated by each of the 
                        groups of students described in subparagraph 
                        (C)(v).''.
    (f) Adequate Yearly Progress Determined by Group and Subject.--
            (1) Identification of schools in need of improvement.--
                    (A) Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the 
                Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
                U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``that 
                fails'' and inserting ``if the same group of students 
                described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) fails in the same 
                academic subject''.
                    (B) Subparagraph (C) of such section is amended by 
                striking ``almost every student in each group specified 
                in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) enrolled in such school is 
                meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of 
                academic achievement'' and inserting ``almost every 
                student in each group enrolled in such school for which 
                there is such a failure in an academic subject is 
                meeting or exceeding the State's proficient level of 
                academic achievement in such subject''.
            (2) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first 
        year after identification.--So much of the text of paragraph 
        (5) of section 1116(b) of such Act as precedes subparagraph (A) 
        is amended to read as follows: ``If, by the end of the first 
        full school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a 
        school served under this part, any group of students that met 
        the requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency serving such school--''.
            (3) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during second 
        year after identification.--So much of the text of subparagraph 
        (C) of section 1116(b)(7) of such Act as precedes clause (i) is 
        amended to read as follows: ``If, by the end of the second full 
        school year after identification under paragraph (1) of a 
        school served under this part, any group of students that met 
        the requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency shall--''.
            (4) Failure to make adequate yearly progress during first 
        year after corrective action.--So much of the text of 
        subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(8) of such Act as precedes 
        clause (i) is amended to read as follows: ``If, after 1 full 
        year of corrective action under paragraph (7), any group of 
        students (at the school subject to such corrective action) that 
        met the requirements for identification under paragraph (1) in 
        an academic subject continues to fail to make adequate yearly 
        progress in such subject, then the local educational agency 
        shall--''.
    (g) Needs Improvement Label To Be Group and Subject Specific.--
Subparagraph (A) of section 1116(b)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)) is amended by adding at 
the end the following new sentence: ``Such identification shall apply 
only to each group and subject with respect to which there is such a 
failure.''
    (h) Parental Notification of Needs Improvement To Be Group and 
Subject Specific.--Paragraph (6) of section 1116(b) of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)) is amended by 
striking ``of each student enrolled in an elementary school or a 
secondary school identified for school improvement under paragraph 
(1)'' and inserting ``of each student in each group of students that 
met the requirements for identification in an academic subject under 
paragraph (1)''.
    (i) Transfer Option and Supplemental Services Limited to Students 
From Failing Groups.--
            (1) Clause (i) of section 1116(b)(1)(E) of the Elementary 
        and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6316(b)(1)(E)) 
        is amended by inserting ``in each group described in section 
        1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met the requirements for such 
        identification'' after ``all students''.
            (2) Paragraphs (5)(A), (7)(C)(i), and (8)(A)(i) of section 
        1116(b) of such Act are each amended by inserting ``in such 
        group'' after ``all students''.
    (j) Local Educational Agencies May Choose To Offer Supplemental 
Educational Services, and Not Public School Choice, on Initial Failure 
To Make Adequate Yearly Progress.--
            (1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 1116(b)(1) of 
        the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
        6316(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
                    ``(E) Public school choice or supplemental 
                educational services.--In the case of a school 
                identified for school improvement under this paragraph, 
                the local educational agency shall, not later than the 
                first day of the school year following such 
                identification--
                            ``(i) provide all students in each group 
                        described in section 1111(b)(2)(C)(v) that met 
                        the requirements for such identification (and 
                        who are enrolled in the school) with the option 
                        to transfer to another public school served by 
                        the local educational agency, which may include 
                        a public charter school, that has not been 
                        identified for school improvement under this 
                        paragraph, unless such an option is prohibited 
                        by State law, or
                            ``(ii) make supplemental educational 
                        services available consistent with subsection 
                        (e)(1) to students in such group in the 
                        academic subject to which such identification 
                        relates.
                If more than 1 school served by such agency is 
                identified for school improvement under this paragraph 
                or more than 1 group of students meets the requirements 
                for such identification, such agency shall make the 
                same choice under clause (i) or (ii) for all such 
                schools and all such groups.''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (5) of section 1116(b) 
        of such Act is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) Failure to make adequate yearly progress after 
        identification.--If, by the end of the first full school year 
        after identification under paragraph (1) of a school served 
        under this part, any group of students that met the 
        requirements for such identification in an academic subject 
        fails to make adequate yearly progress in such subject, as set 
        out in the State's plan under section 1111(b)(2), the local 
        educational agency serving such school--
                    ``(A) shall continue to provide the transfer option 
                under clause (i) of paragraph (1)(E) or to make the 
                supplemental educational services available under 
                clause (ii) of such paragraph, whichever was chosen by 
                such agency,
                    ``(B) shall provide the transfer option under such 
                clause (i) or to make the supplemental educational 
                services available under such clause (ii), whichever 
                was not chosen by such agency under such paragraph; and
                    ``(C) shall continue to provide technical 
                assistance.''.

A: Flexibility for Individual Excellence in Education Act of 2007 - Amends the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to alter the requirement that teachers be highly qualified by: (1) applying it only to teachers of core subjects; (2) allowing new middle or secondary school teachers to teach subjects for which they earned a college minor; (3) allowing greater consideration to be given to the time experienced teachers have spent teaching a subject; and (4) extending the deadline for rural teachers to meet such requirements.

Provides additional funding for rural teacher recruitment, retention, and professional development activities.

Allows state determinations of students' adequate yearly progress (AYP) toward state academic performance standards to: (1) assess disabled students at the instructional level most closely corresponding to their individualized education plans; and (2) use growth models and multiple measures of student achievement.

Requires local educational agencies (LEAs) to identify schools as needing improvement, corrective action, or restructuring only if they fail to make AYP in the same subject for the same group of students over the requisite period of time. Provides school transfers and supplemental services to students in the failing group, rather than to all students in an affected school. Gives LEAs the option of providing such students with supplemental services rather than transfers for the year following a school's identification as needing improvement.
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Q: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

    (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Mickey Leland 
Childhood Hunger Relief Act''.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. References to Act.
               TITLE I--ENSURING ADEQUATE FOOD ASSISTANCE

Sec. 101. Families with high shelter expenses.
Sec. 102. Basic benefit level.
Sec. 103. Continuing benefits to eligible households.
Sec. 104. Homeless families in transitional housing.
Sec. 105. Improving the nutritional status of children in Puerto Rico.
Sec. 106. Households benefiting from general assistance vendor 
                            payments.
Sec. 107. Helping low-income high school students.
                  TITLE II--PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Sec. 201. Child support disregard.
Sec. 202. Child support payments to non-household members.
Sec. 203. Vehicles needed to seek and continue employment and for 
                            household transportation.
Sec. 204. Vehicles necessary to carry fuel or water.
Sec. 205. Improving access to employment and training activities.
        TITLE III--SIMPLIFYING THE PROVISION OF FOOD ASSISTANCE

Sec. 301. Simplifying the household definition for households with 
                            children and others.
Sec. 302. Resources of households with disabled members.
Sec. 303. Assuring adequate funding for the food stamp program.
           TITLE IV--COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION TO NEEDY FAMILIES

Sec. 401. Commodity purchases.
              TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVE DATES

Sec. 501. Effective dates.
Sec. 502. Budget neutrality requirement.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES TO ACTS.

    Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, references to 
``the Act'' and sections thereof shall be deemed to be references to 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and the sections 
thereof.

               TITLE I--ENSURING ADEQUATE FOOD ASSISTANCE

SEC. 101. FAMILIES WITH HIGH SHELTER EXPENSES.

    (a) Removal of Cap.--(1) The fourth sentence of section 5(e) of the 
Food Stamp Act of 1977 (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'') (7 
U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by striking ``: Provided, That the amount'' 
and all that follows through ``June 30''.
    (2) The fifth sentence of section 5(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)) is amended by striking ``under clause (2) of the preceding 
sentence''.
    (b) Transitional Cap.--(1) Effective on the date of enactment of 
this Act, section 5(e) of the Act is amended by inserting after the 
fourth sentence the following: ``In the 12-month period ending 
September 30, 1994, such excess shelter expense deduction shall not 
exceed $230 a month in the forty-eight contiguous States and the 
District of Columbia, and shall not exceed, in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, 
and the Virgin Islands of the United States, $400, $328, $279, and $170 
a month, respectively; in the 12-month period ending September 30, 
1995, shall not exceed $260 a month in the forty-eight contiguous 
States and the District of Columbia, and shall not exceed, in Alaska, 
Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, $452, $371, 
$315, and $192 a month, respectively; in the 12-month period ending 
September 30, 1996, shall not exceed $300 a month in the forty-eight 
contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and shall not exceed, 
in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the United States, 
$521, $420, $364, and $221 a month, respectively; and in the 12-month 
period ending September 30, 1997, shall not exceed $360 a month in the 
forty-eight contiguous States and the District of Columbia, and shall 
not exceed, in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 
United States, $626, $514, $437, and $266 a month, respectively.''.
    (2) Effective October 1, 1997, section 5(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)) is amended by striking the fifth sentence.

SEC. 102. BASIC BENEFIT LEVEL.

    Section 3(o) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) is amended by striking 
``(4) through'' and all that follows through the end of the subsection, 
and inserting the following: ``(4) on October 1, 1993, adjust the cost 
of such diet to reflect 103\1/3\ percent of the cost of thrifty food 
plan in the preceding June (without regard to adjustments made under 
clauses (9), (10), and (11) of this subsection as in effect before the 
date of the enactment of the Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief 
Act), as determined by the Secretary, and round the result to the 
nearest lower dollar increment for each household size, (5) on October 
1, 1994, adjust the cost of such diet to reflect 103\2/3\ percent of 
the cost of the thrifty food plan in the preceding June (without regard 
to adjustments made under such clauses (9), (10), and (11) and under 
clause (4)), as determined by the Secretary, and round the result to 
the nearest lower dollar increment for each household size, (6) on 
October 1, 1995, adjust the cost of such diet to reflect 104 percent of 
the cost of the thrifty food plan in the preceding June (without regard 
to adjustments made under such clauses (9), (10), and (11) and under 
clauses (4) and (5)), as determined by the Secretary, and round the 
result to the lowest dollar increment for each household size, (7) on 
October 1, 1996, adjust the cost of such diet to reflect 104\1/3\ 
percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan in the preceding June 
(without regard to adjustments made under such clauses (9), (10), and 
(11) and under clauses (4), (5), and (6)), as determined by the 
Secretary, and round the result to the nearest lower dollar increment 
for each household size, (8) on October 1, 1997, adjust the cost of 
such diet to reflect 104\2/3\ percent of the cost of the thrifty food 
plan in the preceding June (without regard to adjustments made under 
such clauses (9), (10), and (11) and under clauses (4), (5), (6), and 
(7)), as determined by the Secretary, and round the result to the 
nearest lower dollar increment for each household size, and (9) on 
October 1, 1998, and on every October 1 thereafter, adjust the cost of 
such diet to reflect 105 percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan 
in the preceding June (without regard to previous adjustments made 
under such clauses (9), (10), and (11), under clauses (4), (5), (6), 
(7), and (8), and under this clause), as determined by the Secretary, 
and round the result to the nearest lower dollar increment for each 
household size.''.

SEC. 103. CONTINUING BENEFITS TO ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS.

    Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)(2)(B)) is amended 
by inserting ``of more than one month in'' after ``following any 
period''.

SEC. 104. HOMELESS FAMILIES IN TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.

    Section 5(k)(2)(F) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(2)(F)) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(F) housing assistance payments made to a third party on 
        behalf of a household residing in transitional housing for the 
        homeless;''.

SEC. 105. IMPROVING THE NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN IN PUERTO RICO.

    Section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended:
            (1) by striking ``$1,091,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$1,111,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``$1,133,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$1,158,000,000''.

SEC. 106. HOUSEHOLDS BENEFITING FROM GENERAL ASSISTANCE VENDOR 
              PAYMENTS.

    Section 5(k)(1)(B) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)(1)(B)) is amended 
to read as follows:
            ``(B) a benefit payable to the household for housing 
        expenses, not including energy or utility-cost assistance, 
        under--
                    ``(i) a State or local general assistance program; 
                or
                    ``(ii) another basic assistance program comparable 
                to general assistance (as determined by the 
                Secretary).''.

SEC. 107. HELPING LOW-INCOME HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

    Section 5(d)(7) is amended by striking ``, who is a student, and 
who has not attained his eighteenth birthday'' and inserting ``and who 
is an elementary or secondary student''.

                  TITLE II--PROMOTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY

SEC. 201. CHILD SUPPORT DISREGARD.

    Section 5 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
            (1) in clause (13) of subsection (d)--
                    (A) by striking ``at the option'' and all that 
                follows through ``subsection (m),'' and inserting 
                ``(A)''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following: ``and (B) 
                the first $50 of any child support payments for each 
                month received in that month, and the first $50 of 
                child support of each month received in that month if 
                such payments were made by the absent parent in the 
                month when due,''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (m).

SEC. 202. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS TO NON-HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS.

    Section 5(d)(6) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)(6)) is amended by 
striking the comma at the end and inserting the following: ``: 
Provided, That child support payments made by a household member to or 
for a person who is not a member of the household shall be excluded 
from the income of the household of the person making such payments if 
such household member was legally obligated to make such payments,''.

SEC. 203. VEHICLES NEEDED TO SEEK AND CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT AND FOR 
              HOUSEHOLD TRANSPORTATION.

    Section 5(g)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(2)) is amended by 
striking $4,500'' and inserting the following: ``a level set by the 
Secretary, which shall be $4,500 through September 30, 1993, and which 
shall be adjusted from $4,500 on October 1, 1993, and on each October 1 
thereafter, to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, for new 
cars, for the 12-month period ending the preceding June 30, and rounded 
to the nearest $50''.

SEC. 204. VEHICLES NECESSARY TO CARRY FUEL OR WATER.

    Section 5(g)(2) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(2)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: ``The Secretary shall exclude from 
financial resources the value of a vehicle that a household depends 
upon to carry fuel for heating or water for home use when such 
transported fuel or water is the primary source of fuel or water for 
the household.''.

SEC. 205. IMPROVING ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ACTIVITIES.

    (a) Dependent Care Deduction.--Section 5(e) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)) is amended in clause (1) of the fourth sentence--
            (1) by striking ``$160 a month for each dependent'' and 
        inserting ``$200 a month for a dependent child under age 2 and 
        $175 a month for any other dependent''; and
            (2) by striking ``, regardless of the dependent's age,''.
    (b) Reimbursements to Participants.--(1) Section 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(I) 
of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(I)(i)(I)) is amended by striking 
``$25'' and inserting ``$75''.
    (2) Subclause (II) of section 6(d)(4)(I)(i) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
2015(d)(4)(I)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ``reimbursements exceed 
$160'' and all that follows through the end of such subclause, and 
inserting ``reimbursements exceed the applicable local market rate as 
determined by procedures consistent with any such determination under 
the Social Security Act. Individuals subject to the program under this 
paragraph may not be required to participate if dependent care costs 
exceed the limit established by the State agency under this paragraph 
(which limit shall not be less than the limit for the dependent care 
deduction under section 5(e)).''.
    (c) Reimbursements to State Agencies.--Section 16(h)(3) of the Act 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(3)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$25'' and all that follows through 
        ``dependent care costs)'' and inserting ``the payment made 
        under section 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(I) but not more than $75 per 
        participant per month''; and
            (2) by striking ``representing $160 per month per 
        dependent'' and inserting ``equal to the payment made under 
        section 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II) but not more than the applicable 
        local market rate''.

        TITLE III--SIMPLIFYING THE PROVISION OF FOOD ASSISTANCE

SEC. 301. SIMPLIFYING THE HOUSEHOLD DEFINITION FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH 
              CHILDREN AND OTHERS.

    The first sentence of section 3(i) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(i)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``or (2)'';
            (2) by striking ``, or (3) a parent of minor children and 
        that parent's children'' and all that follows through ``parents 
        and children, or siblings,'' and inserting ``. Parents and 
        their minor children who live together and spouses''; and
            (3) by striking ``, unless one of'' and all that follows 
        through ``disabled member''.

SEC. 302. RESOURCES OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH DISABLED MEMBERS.

    Section 5(g)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(1)) is amended by 
striking ``a member who is 60 years of age or older,'' and inserting 
``an elderly or disabled member,''.

SEC. 303. ASSURING ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

    Section 18 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by striking 
subsections (b), (c), and (d) and redesignating subsections (e) and (f) 
as subsections (b) and (c), respectively.

          TITLE IV--COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION TO NEEDY FAMILIES.

SEC. 401--COMMODITY PURCHASES.

    Section 214(e) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$175,000,000'' and all that follows 
        through ``1992, and'';
            (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following:
``During fiscal year 1994, the Secretary shall spend $220,000,000 to 
purchase, process, and distribute additional commodities under this 
section.''; and
            (3) in the last sentence by striking ``1991 through'' and 
        inserting ``1993 and''.

              TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION AND EFFECTIVE DATES

SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATES.

    (a) General Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
Act, the provisions of this Act shall become effective and be 
implemented on October 1, 1993.
    (b) Special Effective Date.--Sections 103, 106, 201, 202, 204, 205, 
301, and 302 of this Act shall become effective and be implemented on 
July 1, 1994.

SEC. 502. BUDGET NEUTRALITY REQUIREMENT.

    None of the provisions of this Act shall become effective unless 
the costs are fully offset in each fiscal year through fiscal year 
1998. No agriculture price or income support program administered 
through the Commodity Credit Corporation under the Agricultural Act of 
1949 may be reduced to achieve such offset.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
    Title I:  Ensuring Adequate Food Assistance 
    Title II:  Promoting Self-Sufficiency 
    Title III:  Simplifying the Provision of Food Assistance 
    Title IV:  Commodity Distribution to Needy Families 
    Title V:  Implementation and Effective Dates 
Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act - 
Title I:  Ensuring Adequate Food Assistance
 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to remove the excess shelter deduction cap for purposes of food stamp program (program) eligibility. 
Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust the basic benefit level upwards by specified increments at the beginning of each fiscal year until it reaches 105 percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan. 
Eliminates food stamp reductions for certain reapplying households. 
Excludes third party payments for transitional housing for the homeless from consideration as program income. 
Increases funding for the nutrition assistance program in Puerto Rico. 
Excludes general assistance vendor payments from consideration as program income. 
Excludes the income of high school students from consideration as program income. 
Title II:  Promoting Self-Sufficiency
 - Excludes from consideration as program income:  (1) the first $50 a month received as child support; and (2) child support payments to non-household members. 
Increases annually the fair market value limit of vehicles that program recipients may own. 
Excludes from financial resources the value of a vehicle a household depends upon to carry heating fuel or water for home use when transported fuel or water is the household's primary source of such item. 
Increases dependent care deductions and participant and State agency reimbursements in connection with employment and training activities. 
Title III:  Simplifying the Provision of Food Assistance
 - Permits related adults living in the same household to apply for separate program benefits under specified conditions. 
Permits a participating family made up of, or including, an elderly or disabled member to own $3,000 in allowable financial resources. 
Repeals provisions authorizing benefit reductions due to insufficient funding. 
Title IV:  Commodity Distribution to Needy Families
 - Amends the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 with respect to the Secretary of Agriculture's spending authority for the temporary emergency food assistance program. 
Title V:  Implementation and Effective Dates
 - Sets forth the effective dates for provisions of this Act.
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