[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1777 Considered and Passed Senate (CPS)]

103d CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1777

 To extend the suspended implementation of certain requirements of the 
     food stamp program on Indian reservations, to suspend certain 
eligibility requirements for the participation of retail food stores in 
            the food stamp program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 22, 1993

Mr. Pressler (for himself and Mr. Leahy) introduced the following bill; 
   which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed

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                                 A BILL


 
 To extend the suspended implementation of certain requirements of the 
     food stamp program on Indian reservations, to suspend certain 
eligibility requirements for the participation of retail food stores in 
            the food stamp program, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. REPORTING AND STAGGERED ISSUANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS ON 
              RESERVATIONS.

    Section 908(a) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade 
Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102-237; 7 U.S.C. 2015 note and 7 
U.S.C. 2016 note) is amended by striking ``January 31, 1994'' both 
places it appears and inserting ``March 15, 1994''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN RETAIL FOOD STORES.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on March 15, 
1994, an establishment or house-to-house trade route that is otherwise 
authorized to accept and redeem coupons under the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) on the date of enactment of this Act may 
not be disqualified from participation in the food stamp program solely 
because the establishment or trade route does not meet the definition 
of ``retail food store'' under section 3(k)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
2012(k)(1)).

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