[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 176 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 176

To remove inappropriate limitations on work requirements and to enhance 
waiver authority for welfare reform demonstration projects for the Food 
                             Stamp Program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 1993

 Mr. Emerson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To remove inappropriate limitations on work requirements and to enhance 
waiver authority for welfare reform demonstration projects for the Food 
                             Stamp Program.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Employment and 
Flexibility Amendments of 1993''.

SEC. 2. REMOVAL OF LIMITATIONS ON DURATION OF JOB SEARCH.

    (a) Section 6(d)(4)(B)(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(d)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``with terms and conditions'' 
and all that follows through ``the State agency'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``. The State agency shall establish the duration of job search 
periods subject to any minimum period established by the Secretary in 
regulations and''.
    (b) Section 20(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2029(e)) 
is amended by striking ``of up to thirty days'' and inserting in lieu 
thereof ``for a period established by the agency''.

SEC. 3. REVISION OF PROHIBITION AGAINST DISPLACING EMPLOYEES.

    (a) Section 6(d)(4)(B)(iv) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(d)(4)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking clause (III) and inserting in 
lieu thereof the following: ``(III) not result in the impairment of 
existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements or 
the dismissal of an employee with the intent of replacing that employee 
with a participant in the employment or training experience program; 
and''.
    (b) Section 20(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2029(d)) 
is amended by striking clause (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
following: ``(1) not provide any work that results in the impairment of 
existing contracts for services or collective bargaining agreements or 
the dismissal of an employee with the intent of replacing that employee 
with a participant in the workplace program;''.

SEC. 4. AUTHORITY FOR STATE AGENCIES TO INCREASE HOURS OF PARTICIPATION 
              IN COMMUNITY WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAMS AND WORKFARE.

    (a) Section 20(b)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2029(b)(2)) is amended by--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), striking ``409'' and inserting in 
        lieu thereof ``482(f)'';
            (2) in subparagraph (A), striking ``(42 U.S.C. 609)'' and 
        inserting in lieu thereof ``(42 U.S.C. 682(f))'';
            (3) in clause (i) of subparagraph (A), inserting 
        immediately before the semicolon the following: ``and the 
        Federal housing assistance provided to such household for such 
        month, determined in accordance with guidelines established by 
        the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development, and the average monthly cost of providing 
        medical assistance under the State's plan approved under title 
        XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.) to a 
        family of the same size as such household''; and
            (4) in subparagraph (B), striking ``120 hours per month'' 
        and inserting in lieu thereof ``forty hours a week''.
    (b) Section 20(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2029(c)) 
is amended by--
            (1) striking ``thirty'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
        ``forty''; and
            (2) inserting after ``entitled'' the following: ``and the 
        Federal housing assistance provided to such household for such 
        month, determined in accordance with guidelines established by 
        the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and 
        Urban Development, and, for households receiving aid under 
        title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), 
        the average monthly cost of providing medical assistance under 
        the State's plan to a family of the size corresponding to the 
        number of members of the household which receives such 
        assistance,''.

SEC. 5. ENHANCED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR WELFARE REFORM 
              DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

    The second sentence of section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``, except that no 
project'' and all that follows through ``this Act''.

SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by this Act shall become effective 60 days 
after enactment of this Act.

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