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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pay It Back Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the 
        deficit for this fiscal year will reach $1.6 trillion or 11 
        percent of the Gross Domestic Product;
            (2) this deficit represents the largest relative deficit 
        since the end of World War II;
            (3) the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the 
        fiscal year 2010 deficit will reach $1.4 trillion; and
            (4) given the choice between forcing our children to pay 
        for the national debt and requiring banks and other 
        beneficiaries of the goodwill of the taxpayer to make a down 
        payment now, we choose to help our kids.

SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO TARP AUTHORIZATION.

    Section 115(a)(3) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 
2008 (12 U.S.C. 5225(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``outstanding at any 
one time'' and inserting ``, in the aggregate (or such higher amount, 
in the aggregate, as has been obligated or expended under this Act as 
of the date of enactment of the Pay It Back Act)''.

SEC. 4. REPORT.

    Section 106 of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (12 
U.S.C. 5216) is amended by inserting at the end the following:
    ``(f) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall report to 
Congress every 6 months on amounts received and transferred to the 
general fund under subsection (d).''.

SEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT OF 2008.

    (a) Sale of Fannie Mae Obligations and Securities by the Treasury; 
Deficit Reduction.--Section 304(g)(2) of the Federal National Mortgage 
Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1719(g)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) Deficit reduction.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall--
                            ``(i) deposit in the General Fund of the 
                        Treasury any amounts received by the Secretary 
                        for the sale of any obligation or security 
                        acquired by the Secretary under this 
                        subsection; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that such amounts so 
                        deposited--
                                    ``(I) are dedicated for the sole 
                                purpose of deficit reduction; and
                                    ``(II) are prohibited from use as 
                                an offset for other spending increases 
                                or revenue reductions.''.
    (b) Sale of Freddie Mac Obligations and Securities by the Treasury; 
Deficit Reduction.--Section 306(l)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 1455(l)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) Deficit reduction.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall--
                            ``(i) deposit in the General Fund of the 
                        Treasury any amounts received by the Secretary 
                        for the sale of any obligation or security 
                        acquired by the Secretary under this 
                        subsection; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that such amounts so 
                        deposited--
                                    ``(I) are dedicated for the sole 
                                purpose of deficit reduction; and
                                    ``(II) are prohibited from use as 
                                an offset for other spending increases 
                                or revenue reductions.''.
    (c) Sale of Federal Home Loan Banks Obligations by the Treasury; 
Deficit Reduction.--Section 11(l)(2) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
(12 U.S.C. 1431(l)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
        and
            (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) Deficit reduction.--The Secretary of the 
                Treasury shall--
                            ``(i) deposit in the General Fund of the 
                        Treasury any amounts received by the Secretary 
                        for the sale of any obligation acquired by the 
                        Secretary under this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) ensure that such amounts so 
                        deposited--
                                    ``(I) are dedicated for the sole 
                                purpose of deficit reduction; and
                                    ``(II) are prohibited from use as 
                                an offset for other spending increases 
                                or revenue reductions.''.
    (d) Repayment of Fees.--Any periodic commitment fee or any other 
fee or assessment paid by the Federal National Mortgage Association or 
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation to the Secretary of the Treasury 
as a result of any preferred stock purchase agreement, mortgage-backed 
security purchase program, or any other program or activity authorized 
or carried out pursuant to the authorities granted to the Secretary of 
the Treasury under the amendments made by section 1117 of the Housing 
and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-289; 122 Stat. 2683), 
including any fee agreed to by contract between the Secretary and the 
Association or Corporation, shall be deposited in the General Fund of 
the Treasury where such amounts shall be--
            (1) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction; 
        and
            (2) prohibited from use as an offset for other spending 
        increases or revenue reductions.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY REPORT.

    The Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency shall submit to 
Congress a report on the plans of the Agency to continue to support and 
maintain the Nation's vital housing industry, while at the same time 
guaranteeing that the American taxpayer will not suffer unnecessary 
losses.

SEC. 7. REPAYMENT OF UNOBLIGATED ARRA FUNDS.

    (a) Rejection of ARRA Funds by State.--Section 1607 of division A 
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-
5; 123 Stat. 303) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Statewide Rejection of Funds.--If funds provided to any State 
in any division of this Act are not accepted for use by the Governor of 
the State pursuant to subsection (a) or by the State legislature 
pursuant to subsection (b), then all such funds shall be--
            ``(1) rescinded; and
            ``(2) deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, where 
        such amounts shall be--
                    ``(A) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit 
                reduction; and
                    ``(B) prohibited from use as an offset for other 
                spending increases or revenue reductions.''.
    (b) Withdrawal or Recapture of Unobligated Funds.--Title XVI of 
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 302) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

             ``withdrawal or recapture of unobligated funds

    ``Sec. 1613. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if 
the head of any executive agency withdraws or recaptures for any reason 
funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this division, and 
such funds have not been obligated by a State to a local government or 
for a specific project, such recaptured funds shall be--
            ``(1) rescinded; and
            ``(2) deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, where 
        such amounts shall be--
                    ``(A) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit 
                reduction; and
                    ``(B) prohibited from use as an offset for other 
                spending increases or revenue reductions.''.
    (c) Return of Unobligated Funds by End of 2012.--Section 1603 of 
division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Public Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 302) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``All funds'' and inserting ``(a) In 
        General.--All funds''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(b) Repayment of Unobligated Funds.--Any discretionary 
appropriations made available in this division that have not been 
obligated as of December 31, 2012, are hereby rescinded, and such 
amounts shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Treasury, where 
such amounts shall be--
            ``(1) dedicated for the sole purpose of deficit reduction; 
        and
            ``(2) prohibited from use as an offset for other spending 
        increases or revenue reductions.
    ``(c) Presidential Waiver Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--The President may waive the requirements 
        under subsection (b), if the President determines that it is 
        not in the best interest of the Nation to rescind a specific 
        unobligated amount after December 31, 2012.
            ``(2) Requests.--The head of an executive agency may also 
        apply to the President for a waiver from the requirements under 
        subsection (b).''.

SEC. 8. REDUCTION OF STATUTORY LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT.

    Section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``minus the aggregate 
        amounts described in subsection (d)'' before ``, outstanding at 
        one time''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(d) Amounts described in this subsection are any amounts received 
by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to--
            ``(1) section 106(d) of the Emergency Economic 
        Stabilization Act of 2008 before, on, or after the date of 
        enactment of this subsection; and
            ``(2) section 304(g) of the Federal National Mortgage 
        Association Charter Act (12 U.S.C. 1719(g)), section 306(l) of 
        the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act (12 U.S.C. 
        1455(l)), section 11(l) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
        U.S.C. 1431(l)), section 1607(d) of division A of the American 
        Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), 
        section 1613 of division A of the American Recovery and 
        Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), and sections 5(d) 
        and 7(c) of the Pay It Back Act after the date of enactment of 
        this subsection.''.
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Pay It Back Act - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to revise the limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase troubled assets under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to $700 billion outstanding at any one time. Changes the maximum authority to $700 billion, in the aggregate, or such higher amount, in the aggregate, as has been obligated or expended under TARP as of the enactment of this Act.

Requires the Secretary to report to Congress every six months on transfer to the Treasury's General Fund for reduction of the public debt of revenues of, and proceeds from the sale of troubled assets purchased under TARP, or from the sale, exercise, or surrender of warrants or senior debt instruments acquired under TARP.

Amends the Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act, and the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to require the Secretary to deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction any amounts received by the Secretary for the sale of any obligation or security acquired from the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), or a Federal Home Loan Bank for secondary market operations. Prohibits the use of any such amounts as an offset for other spending increases or revenue reductions.

Requires deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction of any periodic commitment fee or any other fee or assessment paid to the Secretary by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac as a result of any preferred stock purchase agreement, mortgage-backed security purchase program, or any other program or activity under the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008.

Requires the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to report to Congress on FHFA plans to continue to support and maintain the nation's vital housing industry, while at the same time guaranteeing that the American taxpayer will not suffer unnecessary losses.

Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to require: (1) rescission of any ARRA (stimulus) funds offered to but not accepted by the governor or legislature of a state; and (2) their deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction. Requires the same treatment for any funds withdrawn or recaptured by an executive agency head which have not been obligated by a state to a local government or for a specific project.

Rescinds for deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction specified discretionary appropriations that have not been obligated as of December 31, 2012.

Lowers the statutory limit on the public debt by the amounts the Secretary receives under this Act for deposit in the Treasury solely for debt reduction.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pension Assistance and Counseling 
Act of 1999''.

SEC. 2. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAMS.

    Title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3058 et 
seq.) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating subtitle C as subtitle D;
            (2) by redesignating sections 761 through 764 as sections 
        791 through 794, respectively; and
            (3) by inserting after subtitle B the following:

                    ``Subtitle C--Pension Counseling

``SEC. 761. PENSION COUNSELING PROGRAM.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Pension and other retirement benefits.--The term 
        `pension and other retirement benefits' means private, civil 
        service, and other public pensions and retirement benefits, 
        including benefits provided under--
                    ``(A) the Social Security program carried out under 
                title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
                seq.);
                    ``(B) the railroad retirement program carried out 
                under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
                231 et seq.);
                    ``(C) the government retirement benefits programs 
                carried out under--
                            ``(i) the Civil Service Retirement System 
                        set forth in subchapter III of chapter 83 of 
                        title 5, United States Code;
                            ``(ii) the Federal Employees Retirement 
                        System set forth in chapter 84 of title 5, 
                        United States Code;
                            ``(iii) title 10, United States Code; or
                            ``(iv) any other government retirement 
                        system, including any Government pension plan 
                        as such term is defined under section 9502 of 
                        title 31, United States Code; or
                    ``(D) the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
                of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
            ``(2) Pension counseling program.--The term `pension 
        counseling program' means a program described in subsection 
        (c).
    ``(b) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary shall establish and 
carry out pension counseling projects. In carrying out the projects, 
the Assistant Secretary shall award grants under subsection (c) and 
(d).
    ``(c) Pension Counseling Programs.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects specified 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award grants 
        to eligible entities to establish programs that create or 
        continue a sufficient number of pension assistance and 
        counseling projects to provide outreach, information, 
        counseling, referral, and other assistance regarding pension 
        and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such 
        benefits, to individuals throughout the United States.
            ``(2) Award of grants.--
                    ``(A) Type of entity.--The Assistant Secretary 
                shall award under this subsection--
                            ``(i) grants to State agencies or area 
                        agencies on aging; and
                            ``(ii) grants to nonprofit organizations 
                        with a proven record of providing--
                                    ``(I) services related to 
                                retirement of older individuals; or
                                    ``(II) specific pension counseling.
                    ``(B) Panel.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary shall use a citizen 
                advisory panel that shall include representatives of 
                business, labor, national senior advocates, and 
                national pension rights advocates.
                    ``(C) Criteria.--In awarding grants under this 
                subsection, the Assistant Secretary, after consultation 
                with the panel, shall use as criteria--
                            ``(i) evidence of commitment of an agency 
                        or organization to carry out a proposed pension 
                        counseling program;
                            ``(ii) the ability of the agency or 
                        organization to perform effective outreach to 
                        affected populations, particularly populations 
                        identified as in need of special outreach;
                            ``(iii) reliable information that the 
                        population to be served by the agency or 
                        organization has a demonstrable need for the 
                        services proposed to be provided under the 
                        program; and
                            ``(iv) evidence of ability of the agency or 
                        organization to provide services under the 
                        program on a statewide or regional basis.
            ``(3) Application.--
                    ``(A) In general.--To be eligible to receive a 
                grant under this subsection, an entity shall submit an 
                application to the Assistant Secretary at such time, in 
                such manner, and containing such information as the 
                Assistant Secretary may require, including, at a 
                minimum--
                            ``(i) a plan for the establishment of a 
                        pension counseling program to serve a specific 
                        geographic area; and
                            ``(ii) an assurance that staff members 
                        (including volunteer staff members) have no 
                        conflict of interest in providing the services 
                        described in the plan.
                    ``(B) Plan.--The plan described in subparagraph (A) 
                shall provide for a program that--
                            ``(i) establishes or continues a State or 
                        area pension counseling service;
                            ``(ii) provides counseling (including 
                        direct counseling and assistance to individuals 
                        needing information) and information that may 
                        assist individuals in establishing rights to, 
                        obtaining, and filing claims or complaints 
                        related to, pension and other retirement 
                        benefits;
                            ``(iii) provides information on sources of 
                        pension and other retirement benefits, 
                        including the benefits under programs described 
                        in subsection (a)(1);
                            ``(iv) makes referrals to legal services 
                        and other advocacy programs;
                            ``(v) establishes a system of referral to 
                        Federal, State, and local departments or 
                        agencies related to pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vi) provides a sufficient number of 
                        staff positions (including volunteer positions) 
                        to ensure information, counseling, referral, 
                        and assistance regarding pension and other 
                        retirement benefits;
                            ``(vii) provides training programs for 
                        staff members, including volunteer staff 
                        members of the programs described in subsection 
                        (a)(1);
                            ``(viii) makes recommendations to the 
                        Administration, the Department of Labor, and 
                        other Federal, State, and local agencies 
                        concerning issues for older individuals related 
                        to pension and other retirement benefits; and
                            ``(ix) establishes or continues to provide 
                        projects to provide outreach, information, 
                        counseling, referral, and other assistance 
                        regarding pension and other retirement 
                        benefits, with particular emphasis on outreach 
                        to women, minorities, and low-income retirees.
    ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance Program.--
            ``(1) Use of funds.--In carrying out the projects described 
        in subsection (b), the Assistant Secretary shall award a grant 
        to an eligible entity to establish a training and technical 
        assistance program to provide--
                    ``(A) information and technical assistance to the 
                staffs of entities operating pension counseling 
                programs; and
                    ``(B) assistance to the entities, including 
                assistance in designing program evaluation tools.
            ``(2) Eligible entity.--Entities eligible to receive grants 
        under this subsection include nonprofit private organizations 
        with records of providing national information, referral, and 
        advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement 
        benefits.
            ``(3) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an entity shall submit an application to the 
        Assistant Secretary at such time, in such manner, and 
        containing such information as the Assistant Secretary may 
        require.
    ``(e) Pension Assistance Hotline and Interagency Coordination.--The 
Assistant Secretary shall enter into interagency agreements for the 
establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, 
a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, 
counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other 
retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits. The Assistant 
Secretary shall also enter into agreements with the Secretary of Labor 
and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the 
provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as the Assistant 
Secretary determines to be appropriate, in order to carry out this 
subsection and to develop a nationwide public-private pension 
assistance system.
    ``(f) Report to Congress.--
            ``(1) Preparation.--The Assistant Secretary shall prepare a 
        report that--
                    ``(A) summarizes the distribution of funds 
                authorized for grants under this section and the 
                expenditure of such funds;
                    ``(B) summarizes the scope and content of training 
                and assistance provided under a program carried out 
                under this section and the degree to which the training 
                and assistance can be replicated;
                    ``(C) outlines the problems that individuals 
                participating in programs funded under this section 
                encountered concerning rights related to pension and 
                other retirement benefits; and
                    ``(D) makes recommendations regarding the manner in 
                which services provided in programs funded under this 
                section can be incorporated into the ongoing programs 
                of State agencies, area agencies on aging, multipurpose 
                senior centers, and other similar entities.
            ``(2) Submission.--Not later than 30 months after the date 
        of enactment of this section, the Assistant Secretary shall 
        submit the report described in paragraph (1) to the Committee 
        on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of 
        the Senate.
    ``(g) Administrative Expenses.--Of the funds appropriated under 
subsection (h) to carry out this section for a fiscal year, not more 
than $100,000 may be used by the Administration for administrative 
expenses in carrying out this section.
    ``(h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary 
for each of fiscal years 2000 through 2003.''.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Repealer.--Section 429J of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
U.S.C. 3035r) is repealed.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 794 of the 
Older Americans Act of 1965 (as redesignated in section 2(2)) is 
amended by striking ``entities described in section 751(c)'' and 
inserting ``persons and entities described in section 793(b)''.
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Specifies that such grants shall be awarded to: (1) State agencies or area agencies on aging; (2) nonprofit organizations with a proven record of providing services related to retirement of older individuals or specific pension counseling; and (3) an eligible entity to establish a training and technical assistance program to provide information and technical assistance to the staffs of entities operating pension counseling programs and assistance to such entities, including assistance in designing program evaluation tools. Makes nonprofit private organizations with records of providing national information, referral, and advocacy in matters related to pension and other retirement benefits eligible to receive training and technical assistance grants.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to enter into: (1) interagency agreements for the establishment and operation of, and dissemination of information about, a telephone hotline for individuals seeking outreach, information, counseling, referral, and assistance regarding pension and other retirement benefits, and rights related to such benefits; and (2) agreements with the Secretary of Labor and with the heads of other Federal agencies that regulate the provision of pension and other retirement benefits, as appropriate, in order to carry out this Act and to develop a nationwide public-private pension assistance system.
Authorizes appropriations.
Repeals provisions of the Act that establish pension rights demonstration projects.


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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997''.

SEC. 2. STANDARD DEDUCTION.

    Section 5(e)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``Such standard deductions shall be adjusted on October 1, 
        2001, and each October 1 thereafter to the nearest lower dollar 
        increment to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for 
        All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
        for items other than food for the 12-month period ending on 
        June 30 preceding the date of the adjustment.''.

SEC. 3. EXCESS SHELTER DEDUCTION.

    Section 5(e)(7)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)(7)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (ii) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
        ``1997'',
            (2) in clause (iii) by striking ``1999 and 2000'' and 
        inserting ``1998 and 1999'', and
            (3) in clause (iv) by striking ``year 2001 and each 
        subsequent fiscal year'' and inserting ``years 2000 and 2001''.

SEC. 4. VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

    Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is 
amended--
            (1) by moving the left margin of paragraph (2), and of each 
        designated subdivision of such paragraph, 2 ems to the left; 
        and
            (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(iv)--
                    (A) by striking ``and'' the first place it appears; 
                and
                    (B) by inserting before the semicolon the 
                following:
                ``, and $5,000 beginning on October 1, 1997, and as 
                adjusted on each October 1 thereafter, to reflect 
                changes in the new car component of the Consumer Price 
                Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau 
                of Labor Statistics for the 12-month period ending on 
                June 30 preceding the date of the adjustment, and 
                rounded to the nearest $50''.

SEC. 5. WORK REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``, other than a job 
        search program or job search training program'', and
            (2) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) by striking ``preceding 36-month period'' and 
                all that follows through ``3 months'', and inserting 
                ``preceding 12-month period, the individual received 
                food stamp benefits for not less than 6 months'', and
                    (B) in subparagraph (D) by inserting before the 
                period at the end the following: ``or is not offered an 
                opportunity to participate in a program that allows an 
                individual to satisfy the requirements of subparagraph 
                (B) or (C)''.
    (b) Enhanced Employment and Training Program.--Section 16(h)(1) of 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``through (C)'' and 
        inserting ``through (D)'',
            (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (D) as 
        subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively,
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following:
                    ``(B) To carry out employment and training 
                programs, and in addition to amounts reserved under 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall reserve 
                $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1998 through 
                2002 for allocation to State agencies from funds made 
                available under section 18(a)(1) for such fiscal 
                years.'', and
            (4) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated--
                    (i) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``Alloca-tion--'';
                    (ii) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
                ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'', and
                    (iii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following:
                ``who are ineligible under section 6(o)(2) to receive 
                food stamp benefits.
                    ``(ii) To be eligible to receive funds allocated 
                under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year, the State 
                agency shall agree to expend for such fiscal year, to 
                provide to individuals who compose such population 
                opportunities to participate in programs that allow 
                such individuals to satisfy the requirements of 
                subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 6(o)(2)--
                            ``(I) the funds the State agency receives 
                        from funds allocated under subparagraph (B); 
                        and
                            ``(II) of the funds the State agency 
                        receives from funds allocated under 
                        subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year, an 
                        amount that is not less than the amount the 
                        State agency received under subparagraph (A)(i) 
                        and expended for the benefit of similar 
                        individuals, as determined by the Secretary.''.

SEC. 6. LEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

    (a) Protecting Elderly and Child Legal Immigrants Who Have Been in 
the United States for at Least 5 Years, and Legal Immigrants Who Become 
Disabled After Entry.--
            (1) Eligibility for food stamp benefits.--Section 402(a)(2) 
        of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
        Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended by 
        adding at the end the following:
                    ``(E) Legal immigrants becoming disabled after 
                entering the united states.--In the case of the program 
                specified in paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall not 
                apply to a qualified alien who becomes disabled after 
                the date of entry of such immigrant into the United 
                States.
                    ``(F) Legal immigrant children and elderly 
                individuals.--In the case of the program specified in 
                paragraph (3)(B), paragraph (1) shall not apply to a 
                qualified alien who is under 18 years of age or over 75 
                years of age and who has been a legal permanent 
                resident of the United States for not less than 5 
                years.''.
            (2) Eligibility limitation.--Section 403(b) of the Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
        (8 U.S.C. 1613(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
        following:
            ``(3) Legal immigrants who become disabled after entering 
        the united states and seek food assistance.--In the case of the 
        program specified in section 402(a)(3)(B), a qualified alien 
        who becomes disabled after the date of entry of such alien into 
        the United States.''.
    (b) Protecting Refugees and Asylees During Their First 7  Years in 
the United States.--Section 402(a)(2)(A) of the Personal Responsibility 
and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 
1612(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``(or 7 years in the case of the 
program specified in paragraph (3)(B))'' after ``5 years''.
    (c) Repealing Deeming Requirements and Protecting Legal Immigrants 
Who Become Disabled After Entry.--
            (1) Generic rules.--Section 421(a) of the Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 
        (8 U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended by inserting ``(except in the 
        case of the program specified in section 402(a)(3)(B))'' after 
        ``of law''.
            (2) Food stamp act of 1977.--
                    (A) Section 5(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
                U.S.C. 2014(i)) is repealed.
                    (B) The amendment made by subparagraph (A) shall 
                not apply with respect to any alien who entered the 
                United States before August 22, 1996.

SEC. 7. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that $45,000,000 should be 
appropriated for fiscal year 1998 under section 204(a)(1) of the 
Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7508(a)(1) to assist in 
the provision of short-term emergency food assistance to low-income 
individuals in need and to continue the efficient distribution of 
commodities under such Act.

SEC. 8. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FULL FUNDING FOR SPECIAL 
              SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND 
              CHILDREN.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) the Congress should include in any supplemental 
        appropriations bill for fiscal year 1997 a provision 
        appropriating not less than $76,000,000 for the special 
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) 
under section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786) in 
order to meet the expected year-end caseload of approximately 7,400,000 
participants; and
            (2) the Congress should appropriate not less $4,008,000,000 
        for fiscal year 1998 for the special supplemental nutrition 
        program for women, infants, and children (WIC) under section 17 
        of such Act in order to allow the expected year-end caseload in 
        such program to increase to 7,500,000 participants.

SEC. 9. ADEQUATE FUNDING FOR SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

    (a) In General.--Section 13(b)(1)(B)(i) of the National School 
Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(b)(1)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``$1.97'' 
and inserting ``$2.23''.

SEC. 10. OUTREACH AND START-UP FUNDING FOR SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND SUMMER 
              FEEDING PROGRAMS.

    Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Expansion of Program.--(1)(A) As a national nutrition and 
health policy, it is the purpose and intent of the Congress that the 
school breakfast program be made available in all schools where it is 
needed to provide adequate nutrition for children in attendance. The 
Secretary is hereby directed, in cooperation with State educational 
agencies, to carry out a program of information in furtherance of this 
policy.
    ``(B) In cooperation with State educational agencies, the Secretary 
shall promote the school breakfast program by--
            ``(i) marketing the program in a manner that expands 
        participation in the program by schools and students; and
            ``(ii) improving public education and outreach efforts in 
        language appropriate materials that enhance the public image of 
        the program.
    ``(C) As used in this paragraph, the term `language appropriate 
materials' means materials using a language other than the English 
language in a case in which the language is dominant for a large 
percentage of individuals participating in the program.
    ``(2)(A) Each State educational agency--
            ``(i) shall provide information to school boards and public 
        officials concerning the benefits and availability of the 
        school breakfast program; and
            ``(ii) shall select each year, for additional informational 
        efforts concerning the program, schools in the State--
                    ``(I) in which a substantial portion of school 
                enrollment consists of children from low-income 
                families; and
                    ``(II) that do not participate in the school 
                breakfast program.
    ``(B) Not later than October 1, 2000, the Secretary shall report to 
the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate concerning the efforts of the Secretary and the 
States to increase the participation of schools in the program.
    ``(g) Startup and Expansion Costs.--(1) Out of any moneys in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury 
shall provide to the Secretary $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999 and each 
subsequent fiscal year to make payments under this subsection. The 
Secretary shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall accept the 
funds. The Secretary shall use the funds to make payments on a 
competitive basis and in the following order of priority (subject to 
other provisions of this subsection), to--
            ``(A) State educational agencies in a substantial number of 
        States for distribution to eligible schools to assist the 
        schools with nonrecurring expenses incurred in--
                    ``(i) initiating a school breakfast program under 
                this section; or
                    ``(ii) expanding a school breakfast program; and
            ``(B) a substantial number of States for distribution to 
        service institutions to assist the institutions with 
        nonrecurring expenses incurred in--
                    ``(i) initiating a summer food service program for 
                children; or
                    ``(ii) expanding a summer food service program for 
                children.
    ``(2) Payments received under this subsection shall be in addition 
in payments to which State agencies are entitled under subsection (b) 
of this section and section 13 of the National School Lunch Act (42 
U.S.C. 1761).
    ``(3) To be eligible to receive a payment under this subsection, a 
State educational agency shall submit to the Secretary a plan to 
initiate or expand school breakfast programs conducted in the State, 
including a description of the manner in which the agency will provide 
technical assistance and funding to schools in the State to initiate or 
expand the programs.
    ``(4) In making payments under this subsection for any fiscal year 
to initiate or expand school breakfast programs, the Secretary shall 
provide a preference to State educational agencies that--
            ``(A) have in effect a State law that requires the 
        expansion of the programs during the year;
            ``(B) have significant public or private resources that 
        have been assembled to carry out the expansion of the programs 
        during the year;
            ``(C) do not have a school breakfast program available to a 
        large number of low-income children in the State; or
            ``(D) serve an unmet need among low-income children, as 
        determined by the Secretary.
    ``(5) In making payments under this subsection for any fiscal year 
to initiate or expand summer food service programs for children, the 
Secretary shall provide a preference to States--
            ``(A)(i) in which the numbers of children participating in 
        the summer food service program for children represent the 
        lowest percentages of the number of children receiving free or 
        reduced price meals under the school lunch program established 
        under the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); 
        or
            ``(ii) that do not have a summer food service program for 
        children available to a large number of low-income children in 
        the State; and
            ``(B) that submit to the Secretary a plan to expand the 
        summer food service programs for children conducted in the 
        State, including a description of--
                    ``(i) the manner in which the State will provide 
                technical assistance and funding to service 
                institutions in the State to expand the programs; and
                    ``(ii) significant public or private resources that 
                have been assembled to carry out the expansion of the 
                programs during the year.
    ``(6) The Secretary shall act in a timely manner to recover and 
reallocate to other States any amounts provided to a State educational 
agency or State under this subsection that are not used by the agency 
or State within a reasonable period (as determined by the Secretary).
    ``(7) The Secretary shall allow States to apply on an annual basis 
for assistance under this subsection.
    ``(8) Each State agency and State, in allocating funds within the 
State, shall give preference for assistance under this subsection to 
eligible schools and service institutions that demonstrate the greatest 
need for a school breakfast program or a summer food service program 
for children, respectively.
    ``(9) Expenditures for funds from State and local sources for the 
maintenance of the school breakfast program and the summer food service 
program for children shall not be diminished as a result of payments 
received under this subsection.
    ``(10) As used in this section:
            ``(A) The term `eligible school' means a school--
                    ``(i) attended by children a significant percentage 
                of whom are members of low-income families;
                    ``(ii)(I) as used with respect to a school 
                breakfast program, that agrees to operate the school 
                breakfast program established or expanded with the 
                assistance provided under this subsection for a period 
                of not less than 3 years; and
                    ``(II) as used with respect to a summer food 
                service program for children, that agrees to operate 
                the summer food service program for children 
                established or expanded with the assistance provided 
                under this subsection for a period of not less than 3 
                years.
            ``(B) The term `service institution' means an institution 
        or organization described in paragraph (1)(B) or (7) of section 
        13(a) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)(1)(B) 
        or (7)).
            ``(C) The term `summer food service program for children' 
        means a program authorized by section 13 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
        1761).''.

SEC. 11. RESTORATION OF ``FOURTH MEAL'' UNDER CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD 
              PROGRAM.

    Section 17(f)(2)(B) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``two meals and one supplement'' 
and inserting ``two meals and two supplements or three meals and one 
supplement''.
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Hunger Has a Cure Act of 1997 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to provide for an annual price-indexed standard deduction adjustment (as of FY 2001). 
(Sec. 3) Revises maximum excess shelter deduction amounts and authorizes such amounts through FY 2001 (currently permanent). 
(Sec. 4) Provides for an annual price-indexed vehicle allowance adjustment. 
(Sec. 5) Revises work requirement provisions.  Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to reserve specified amounts for FY 1998 through 2002 employment and training programs. 
(Sec. 6) Amends the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996 to make legal immigrants who became disabled after U.S. entry and certain elderly and under-18 years of age legal immigrants eligible for the food stamp program (program).  Extends program eligibility for refugees and asylees from five years to seven years. Repeals specified program attribution of (alien) sponsor income provisions. 
(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of the Congress that:  (1) specified funds under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 should be appropriated to provide FY 1998 short-term emergency food assistance; and (2) FY 1997 and 1998 appropriations for the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children (WIC) should meet case load demands. 
(Sec. 9) Amends the National School Lunch Act to:  (1) increase lunch and supper reimbursement rates for the summer food service program for children; and (2) increase the number of meals and-or supplements available under the child and adult food care program. 
(Sec. 10) Amends the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to direct the Secretary to carry out school breakfast and summer feeding program outreach activities.  Obligates specified Treasury funds for State start-up and expansion costs.