[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1997 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1997

  To provide flexibility to States in the administration of the food 
 stamp program, consolidation of the commodity distribution programs, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 1995

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

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide flexibility to States in the administration of the food 
 stamp program, consolidation of the commodity distribution programs, 
                        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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Flexibility and Commodity 
Distribution Consolidation Act of 1995''.

                      TITLE I--FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

                     Subtitle A--State Flexibility

SEC. 101. CERTIFICATION PERIOD.

    Section 3(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(c)) is 
amended by striking ``authorization cards. Except as provided'' and all 
that follows and inserting the following: ``benefits. The certification 
period shall not exceed 24 months. A State agency shall have at least 1 
contact with each certified household every 12 months.''.

SEC. 102. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCE.

    Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)) is 
amended in the fourteenth sentence by striking ``and up to one 
additional time during each twelve-month period''.

SEC. 103. COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCIES.

    Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(i) Cooperation With Child Support Agencies.--
            ``(1) Custodial parent.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the option of a State agency, 
                subject to paragraph (3) and subparagraph (B), a 
                natural or adoptive parent or other individual who is 
                living with and exercising parental control over a 
                child under the age of 18 who has an absent parent 
                shall not be eligible to participate in the food stamp 
                program if such individual refuses to cooperate with 
                the State agency administering the program established 
                under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
                U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
                            ``(i) in establishing the paternity of the 
                        child (if the child is born out of wedlock); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in obtaining support for--
                                    ``(I) the child; or
                                    ``(II) the individual and the 
                                child.
                    ``(B) Good cause for noncoop eration.--
                Subparagraphs (A) shall not apply to the individual if 
                good cause is found for refusing to cooperate, as 
                determined by the State agency in accordance with 
                standards prescribed by the Secretary in consultation 
                with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. The 
                standards shall take into consideration circumstances 
                under which cooperation may be against the best 
                interests of the child.
            ``(2) Non-custodial parent.--
                    ``(A) In general.--At the option of a State agency, 
                subject to paragraph (3) and subparagraph (B), a non-
                custodial parent, including a
                 putative non-custodial parent, of a child under the 
age of 18 shall not be eligible to participate in the food stamp 
program if such individual refuses to cooperate with the State agency 
administering the program established under part D of title IV of the 
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
                            ``(i) in establishing the paternity of the 
                        child (if the child is born out of wedlock); 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in providing support for the child.
                    ``(B) Refusal to cooperate.--
                            ``(i) Guidelines.--The Secretary, in 
                        consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
                        Human Services, shall develop guidelines on 
                        what constitutes a refusal to cooperate under 
                        subparagraph (A).
                            ``(ii) Procedures.--The State agency shall 
                        develop procedures, using guidelines developed 
                        under clause (i), for determining whether an 
                        individual is refusing to cooperate under 
                        subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Fees.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not require the 
        payment of a fee or other cost for services provided under part 
        D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et 
        seq.).
            ``(4) Privacy.--The State agency shall provide safeguards 
        to restrict the use of information collected by a State agency 
        administering the program established under part D of title IV 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).''.

SEC. 104. CHARGING FOR ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CARD REPLACEMENT.

    Section 7(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
            ``(7) Charging for electronic benefit transfer card 
        replacement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--A State agency may charge a 
                household for the cost of replacing an electronic 
                benefit transfer card.
                    ``(B) Reducing allotment.--A State agency may 
                collect a charge imposed under subparagraph (A) by 
                reducing the benefit of the household of which the 
                individual is a member.''.

SEC. 105. OPTIONAL COMBINED ALLOTMENT.

    Section 8(c)(3) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017(c)(3)) 
is amended to read as follows:
            ``(3) Optional combined allotment for expedited 
        households.--A State agency may provide to an eligible 
        household applying after the 15th day of a month, in lieu of 
        the initial allotment of the household and the regular 
        allotment of the household for the following month, an 
        allotment that is the aggregate of the initial allotment and 
        the first regular allotment, which shall be provided in 
        accordance with section 11(e)(3) in the case of a household 
        that is not entitled to expedited service or in accordance with 
        paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 11(e) in the case of a 
        household that is entitled to expedited service.''.

SEC. 106. OPERATION OF FOOD STAMP OFFICES.

    Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
            ``(2)(A) that the State agency shall establish procedures 
        governing the operation of food stamp offices that the State 
        agency determines best serve households in the State, including 
        households with special needs, such as households with elderly 
        or disabled members, households in rural areas with low-income 
        members, homeless individuals, households residing on 
        reservations, and households in which a language other than 
        English is spoken.
            ``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), a State agency--
                    ``(i) shall develop applications containing the 
                information necessary to comply with the provisions of 
                this Act;
                    ``(ii) shall permit an applicant household to apply 
                to participate in the program on the same day that the 
                household first contacts a food stamp office in person 
                during office hours;
                    ``(iii) shall consider an application filed on the 
                date the applicant submits an application that contains 
                the name, address, and signature of the applicant;
                    ``(iv) shall require that an adult representative 
                of each applicant household certify in writing, under 
                penalty of perjury, that--
                            ``(I) the information contained in the 
                        application is true; and
                            ``(II) all members of the household are 
                        either citizens or are aliens eligible to 
                        receive food stamps under section 6(f);
                    ``(v) shall provide a method of certifying and 
                issuing coupons to
                 eligible households that do not reside in permanent 
dwellings or who do not have fixed mailing addresses, ensuring that 
participation in the food stamp program is limited to eligible 
households; and
                    ``(vi) may establish operating procedures that vary 
                for local food stamp offices to reflect regional and 
                local differences within the State.
            ``(C) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prohibit the 
        use of signatures provided and maintained electronically, 
        storage of records using automated information retrieval 
        systems only, or any other feature of a State agency's 
        application system that does not rely exclusively on the 
        collection and retention of paper applications or other 
        records;'';
                    (B) in paragraph (3)--
                            (i) by striking ``shall--'' and all that 
                        follows through ``provide each'' and inserting 
                        ``shall provide each''; and
                            (ii) by striking ``(B) assist'' and all 
                        that follows through the end; and
                    (C)(i) by striking paragraphs (14) and (25); and
                    (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (24) 
                as paragraphs (14) through (23), respectively; and
            (2) in subsection (i)--
                    (A) by striking ``(i) Notwithstanding'' and all 
                that follows through ``(2)'' and inserting the 
                following:
    ``(i) Application and Denial Procedures.--
            ``(1) Application procedures.--Notwithstanding any other 
        provision of law,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``; (3) households'' and all that 
                follows through ``title IV of the Social Security Act. 
                No'' and inserting a period and the following:
            ``(2) Denial and termination.--Other than in a case of 
        disqualification as a penalty for failure to comply with a 
        public assistance program rule or regulation, no''.

SEC. 107. STATE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING STANDARDS.

    Section 11(e)(6) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2020(e)(6)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``(C) the State agency'' and all that 
        follows; and
            (2) by inserting ``and'' before ``(B) the State agency''.

SEC. 108. EXPEDITED COUPON SERVICE.

    Section 11(e)(9) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2020(e)(9)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                    (A) by striking ``five days'' and inserting ``7 
                days''; and
                    (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end;
            (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
            (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B); 
        and
            (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
        by striking ``, (B), or (C)''.

SEC. 109. INCOME AND ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION SYSTEMS.

    Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is 
amended--
            (1) in paragraph (18), as amended by section 106(2)(C)--
                    (A) by striking ``that in information is'' and 
                inserting ``at the option of the State agency, that 
                information may be''; and
                    (B) by striking ``shall'' before ``be requested'' 
                and inserting ``may''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(p) State Verification Option.--Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, a State agency shall not be required to use an income 
and eligibility or an immigration status verification system 
established under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b-7).''.

SEC. 110. COLLECTION OF OVERISSUANCES.

    (a) Collection of Overissuances.--Section 13 of the Food Stamp Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2022) is amended--
            (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
    ``(b) Collection of Overissuances.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
        subsection, a State agency shall collect any overissuance of 
        coupons issued to a household by--
                    ``(A) reducing the allotment of the household;
                    ``(B) recovering unemployment compensation from a 
                member of the household under subsection (c);
                    ``(C) recovering from Federal pay or a Federal 
                income tax refund under subsection (d); or
                    ``(D) any other means.
            ``(2) Cost effectiveness.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
        the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
        Secretary that all of the collection methods referred to in 
        paragraph (1) are not cost effective.
            ``(3) Maximum reduction absent fraud.--If a household 
        received an overissuance of coupons without any member of the 
        household being found ineligible to participate in the program 
        under section 6(b)(1) and a State agency elects to reduce the 
        allotment of the household under paragraph (1)(A), to avoid a 
        hardship on the household the State agency shall not reduce the 
        monthly allotment of the household under paragraph (1)(A) by an 
        amount in excess of the greater of--
                    ``(A) 10 percent of the monthly allotment of the 
                household; or
                    ``(B) $10.
            ``(4) Procedures.--A State agency shall collect an 
        overissuance of coupons issued to a household under paragraph 
        (1) in accordance with the requirements established by the 
        State agency for providing notice, electing a means of payment, 
        and establishing a time schedule for payment.''; and
            (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``as determined under 
        subsection (b) and except for claims arising from an error of 
        the State agency,'' and inserting ``, as determined under 
        subsection (b)(1),''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 11(e)(8) of the Food Stamp Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended by striking ``and excluding 
claims'' and all that follows through ``such section,''.
    (c) Retention Rate.--Section 16(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended by striking ``25 percent during the period 
beginning October 1, 1990'' and all that follows through ``error of a 
State agency.'' and inserting the following: ``25 percent of the 
overissuances collected by the State agency under section 13, except 
those overissuances arising from an error of the State agency.''.

SEC. 111. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Section 6(d)(4)(M).--Section 6(d)(4)(M) of the Food Stamp Act 
of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(M)) is amended by striking ``(22)'' and 
inserting ``(21)''.
    (b) Section 7(f).--Section 7(f) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2016(f)) is 
amended by striking ``(20)'' and inserting ``(19)''.
    (c) Section 21(b)(2)(G).--Section 21(b)(2)(G) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
2030(b)(2)(G)) is amended by striking ``(19)'' and inserting ``(18)''.

                   Subtitle B--Vitamins and Minerals

SEC. 121. VITAMINS AND MINERALS.

    Section 3(g)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(g)(1)) 
is amended by striking ``or food product'' and inserting ``food 
product, or vitamins and minerals''.

                    Subtitle C--Technical Amendments

SEC. 131. HOUSEHOLD INCOME.

    Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is 
amended to read as follows:
    ``(d) Household Income.--Household income for purposes of the food 
stamp program shall include all income from whatever source excluding 
only--
            ``(1) any gain or benefit which is not in the form of money 
        payable directly to a household (notwithstanding its conversion 
        in whole or in part to direct payments to households pursuant 
        to any demonstration project carried out or authorized under 
        Federal law including demonstration projects created by the 
        waiver of provisions of Federal law), except as provided in 
        subsection (k);
            ``(2) any income in the certification period which is 
        received too infrequently or irregularly to be reasonably 
        anticipated, but not in excess of $30 in a quarter, subject to 
        modification by the Secretary under subsection (f);
            ``(3) all educational loans on which payment is deferred, 
        grants, scholarships, fellowships, veterans' educational 
        benefits, and the like--
                    ``(A) awarded to a household member enrolled at a 
                recognized institution of post-secondary education, at 
                a school for the handicapped, in a vocational education 
                program, or in a program that provides for completion 
                of a secondary school diploma or obtaining the 
                equivalent thereof;
                    ``(B) to the extent that they do not exceed the 
                amount used for or made available as an allowance 
                determined by such school, institution, program, or 
                other grantor, for tuition and mandatory fees 
                (including the rental or purchase of any equipment, 
                materials, and supplies related to the pursuit of the 
                course of study involved), books, supplies, 
                transportation, and other miscellaneous personal 
                expenses (other than living expenses), of the student 
                incidental to attending such school, institution, or 
                program; and
                    ``(C) to the extent loans include any origination 
                fees and insurance premiums;
            ``(4) all loans other than educational loans on which 
        repayment is deferred;
            ``(5)(A) reimbursements which do not exceed expenses 
        actually incurred and which do not represent a gain or benefit 
        to the household; and
            ``(B) any allowance a State agency provides no more 
        frequently than annually to families with children on the 
        occasion of those children's entering or returning to school or 
        child care for the purpose of obtaining school clothes (except 
        that no such
         allowance shall be excluded if the State agency reduces 
monthly assistance under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in the month for which the allowance is 
provided): Provided, That no portion of benefits provided under title 
IV of the Social Security Act, to the extent it is attributable to an 
adjustment for work-related or child care expenses (except for payments 
or reimbursements for such expenses made under an employment, 
education, or training program initiated under such title after the 
date of enactment of the Hunger Prevention Act of 1988, and no portion 
of any educational loan on which payment is deferred, grant, 
scholarship, fellowship, veterans' benefits, and the like that are 
provided for living expenses, shall be considered such reimbursement;
            ``(6) moneys received and used for the care and maintenance 
        of a third-party beneficiary who is not a household member;
            ``(7) income earned by a child who is a member of the 
        household, who is an elementary or secondary school student, 
        and who is 21 years of age or younger;
            ``(8) moneys received in the form of nonrecurring lump-sum 
        payments, including, but not limited to, income tax refunds, 
        rebates, or credits, cash donations based on need that are 
        received from one or more private nonprofit charitable 
        organizations (but not in excess of $300 in the aggregate in a 
        quarter), retroactive lump-sum social security or railroad 
        retirement pension payments and retroactive lump-sum insurance 
        settlements: Provided, That such payments shall be counted as 
        resources, unless specifically excluded by other laws;
            ``(9) the cost of producing self-employed income, but 
        household income that otherwise is included under this 
        subsection shall be reduced by the extent that the cost of 
        producing self-employment income exceeds the income derived 
        from self-employment as a farmer;
            ``(10) any income that any other Federal law specifically 
        excludes from consideration as income for purposes of 
        determining eligibility for the food stamp program except as 
        otherwise provided in subsection (k) of this section;
            ``(11) any payments or allowances made for the purpose of 
        providing energy assistance--
                    ``(A) under any Federal law; or
                    ``(B) under any State or local laws--
                            ``(I) designated by the State or local 
                        legislative body authorizing such payments or 
                        allowances as energy assistance; and
                            ``(II) determined by the Secretary to be 
                        calculated as if provided by the State or local 
                        government involved on a seasonal basis for an 
                        aggregate period not to exceed six months in 
                        any year even if such payments or allowances 
                        (including tax credits) are not provided a 
                        seasonal basis because it would be 
                        administratively infeasible or impracticable to 
                        do so;
            ``(12) through September 30 of any fiscal year, any 
        increase in income attributable to a cost-of-living adjustment 
        made on or after July 1 of such fiscal year under title II or 
        XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), section 
        3(a)(1) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
        231b(a)(1)), or section 3112 of title 38, United States Code, 
        if the household was certified as eligible to participate in 
        the food stamp program or received an allotment in the month 
        immediately preceding the first month in which the adjustment 
        was effective;
            ``(13) at the option of a State agency and subject to 
        subsection (m), child support payments that are excluded under 
        section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
        602(a)(8)(A)(vi));
            ``(14) any payment made to the household under section 3507 
        of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to advance 
        payment of earned income credit);
            ``(15) any payment made to the household under section 
        6(d)(4)(I) for work related expenses or for dependent care; and
            ``(16) any amounts necessary for the fulfillment of a plan 
        for achieving self-support of a household member as provided 
        under subparagraph (A)(iii) or (B)(iv) of section 1612(b)(4) of 
        the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382a(b)(4)).''.

SEC. 132. STATE PLAN.

    Section 11(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(d)) is 
amended--
            (1) by striking ``(d) The State agency'' and inserting 
        ``(d)(1) State Plan.--The State agency'';
            (2) in the second sentence by striking ``may'' after 
        ``Secretary'' and inserting ``shall''; and
            (3) by striking the third sentence and all that follows 
        through the end of the subsection and inserting the following:
            ``(2) Indian reservations.--
                    ``(A) In the case of all or part of an Indian 
                reservation, the State agency (as defined in section 
                3(n)(1)) shall be responsible for conducting such 
                program on such reservation and submitting for approval 
                a plan of operation specifying the manner in
                 which such program will be conducted unless the 
Secretary determines that--
                            ``(i) the State agency (as defined in 
                        section 3(n)(1)) is failing to properly 
                        administer such program on such reservation in 
                        accordance with the purposes of this Act; and
                            ``(ii) the State agency (as defined in 
                        section 3(n)(2)) is capable of effectively and 
                        efficiently conducting such program 
                        considering--
                                    ``(I) the distance of the 
                                reservation from State agency-operated 
                                (as defined in section 3(n)(1)) 
                                certification and issuance centers;
                                    ``(II) the previous experience of 
                                Indian tribal organization in the 
                                operation of programs authorized under 
                                the Indian Self-Determination Act (25 
                                U.S.C. 450) and similar Acts of 
                                Congress;
                                    ``(III) the Indian tribal 
                                organization's management and fiscal 
                                capabilities; and
                                    ``(IV) the adequacy of measures 
                                taken by the Indian tribal organization 
                                to ensure that there shall be no 
                                discrimination in the operation of the 
                                program on the basis of race, color, 
                                sex, or national origin.
                    ``(B) The Secretary, upon the request of a tribal 
                organization, shall provide the designees of such 
                organization with appropriate training and technical 
                assistance to enable them to qualify as expeditiously 
                as possible as a State agency pursuant to section 
                3(n)(2) of this Act.
                    ``(C) The State agency (as defined in section 
                3(n)(1)), before submitting a plan of operation to the 
                Secretary for the administration of the food stamp 
                program on all or part of an Indian reservation, shall 
                consult in good faith with the tribal organization 
                about that portion of the State's plan of operation 
                pertaining to the implementation of the program for 
                members of the tribe, and shall implement the program 
                in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the 
                Indians on the reservation as determined by ongoing 
                consultation with the tribal organization.''.

SEC. 133. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

    (a) Section 5(j).--Section 5(j) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(j)) is amended by striking ``II,''.
    (b) Section 9(c).--Section 9(c) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2018(c)) is 
amended by striking ``any'' before ``used by Federal law enforcement'' 
and inserting ``and''.
    (c) Section 10.--Section 10 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2019) is amended 
by striking ``or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation'' 
in both places where it appears.
    (d) Section 16(g).--Section 16(g) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(g)) is 
amended by striking ``an amount'' and all that follows through ``1991, 
of'' and inserting ``the amount provided under subsection (a)(6) for''.

                       Subtitle D--Authorization

SEC. 141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

    Section 18(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2027(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``such sums as are necessary for 
each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995'' and inserting the 
following: ``$26,396,300,000 for fiscal year 1996, $25,756,300,000 for 
fiscal year 1997, $26,507,300,000 for fiscal year 1998, $27,430,300,000 
for fiscal year 1999, and $28,416,300,000 for fiscal year 2000''.

SEC. 142. AUTHORIZATION OF PUERTO RICO BLOCK GRANT.

    The first sentence of section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 
1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``$974,000,000'' 
and all that follows through ``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting the 
following: ``$1,143,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $1,182,000,000 for 
fiscal year 1997, $1,223,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,266,000,000 
for fiscal year 1999, and $1,310,000,000 for fiscal year 2000''.

SEC. 143. AMERICAN SAMOA.

    The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:

                     ``territory of american samoa

    ``Sec. 24. From the sums appropriated under this Act, the Secretary 
is authorized to pay to the Territory of American Samoa not more than 
$5,300,000 each fiscal year 1996 through 2000 to finance 100 percent of 
the expenditures for each fiscal year for a nutrition assistance 
program extended under Public Law 96-597.''.

                    TITLE II--COMMUNITY DISTRIBUTION

             Subtitle A--Emergency Food Assistance Program

SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

    Section 201A of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
612c note) is amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 201A. Definitions.--As used in this Act, the term:
            ``(1) `Eligible recipient agency' means--
                    ``(A) a public or nonprofit organization that 
                administers--
                            ``(i) an emergency feeding organization;
                            ``(ii) a charitable institution (including 
                        a hospital and a retirement home, but excluding 
                        a penal institution) to the extent that such 
                        institution serves needy
                         persons;
                            ``(iii) a summer camp for children, or a 
                        child nutrition program providing food service;
                            ``(iv) a nutrition project operating under 
                        the Older Americans Act of 1965, including such 
                        project that operates a congregate nutrition 
                        site and a project that provides home-delivered 
                        meals; or
                            ``(v) a disaster relief program;
                    ``(B) that has been designated by the appropriate 
                State agency, or by the Secretary; and
                    ``(C) that has been approved by the Secretary for 
                participation in the program established under this 
                Act.
            ``(2) `Emergency feeding organization' means a public or 
        nonprofit organization that administers activities and projects 
        (including the activities and projects of a charitable 
        institution, a food bank, a food pantry, a hunger relief 
        center, a soup kitchen, or a similar public or private 
        nonprofit eligible recipient agency) providing nutrition 
        assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress 
        through the provision of food to needy persons, including low-
        income and unemployed persons.
            ``(3) `Food bank' means a public and charitable institution 
        that maintains an established operation involving the provision 
        of food or edible commodities, or the products thereof, to food 
        pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or other food 
        or feeding centers that, as an integral part of their normal 
        activities, provide meals or food to feed needy persons on a 
        regular basis.
            ``(4) `Food pantry' means a public or private nonprofit 
        organization that distributes food to low-income and unemployed 
        households, including food from sources other than the 
        Department of Agriculture, to relieve situations of emergency 
        and distress.
            ``(5) `Soup kitchen' means a public and charitable 
        institution that, as integral part of its normal activities, 
        maintains an established feeding operation to provide food to 
        needy homeless persons on a regular basis.''.

SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE FUNDS.

    Section 204(a)(1) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``1991 through 1995'' and inserting ``1996 
        through 2000''; and
            (2) in the third sentence by striking ``commodities under 
        the program'' and all that follows through ``the distribution 
        of''.

SEC. 203. PURCHASE AND DELIVERY OF COMMODITIES.

    Section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 
612c note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1991 through 1995'' and 
        inserting ``1996 through 2000'';
            (2) in subsection (e)--
                    (A) in the first sentence by striking 
                ``$175,000,000'' and all that follows through ``1993 
                and 1995'' and inserting ``$300,000,000 for each of 
                fiscal years 1996 through 2000''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence by striking ``1991 
                through 1995'' and inserting ``1996 through 2000''; and
            (3) in the second sentence of subsection (h) by striking 
        ``or calculated under subsection (j)'' and all that follows 
        through ``such fiscal year'' and inserting ``before December 31 
        of the following fiscal year''.

SEC. 204. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983.--The Emergency Food 
Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 202A;
            (2) in section 203B(a) by striking ``203 and 203A of this 
        Act'' and inserting ``203A'';
            (3) in section 204(a)--
                    (A) in the first and second sentences of paragraph 
                (1) by striking ``title'' the inserting ``Act''; and
                    (B) in the second sentence of paragraph (2) by 
                striking ``title'' and inserting ``Act'';
            (4) in section 210(e) by striking ``(except as otherwise 
        provided for in section 214(j))'';
            (5) by striking section 212; and
            (6) in section 214--
                    (A) in subsection (g) by striking ``or subsection 
                (j) if applicable,'';
                    (B) in the first sentence of subsection (h) by 
                striking ``or subsection (j) if applicable,''; and
                    (C) by striking subsection (j).
    (b) Food Security Act of 1985.--The Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking section 1571.
    (c) Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act of 1987.--The 
Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
amended by striking section 3.
    (d) Hunger Prevention Act of 1988.--The Hunger Prevention Act of 
1988 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
            (1) by striking section 110;
            (2) by striking subtitle C of title II; and
            (3) by striking section 502.
    (c) Food, Agriculture, Conservation and Trade Act of 1990.--The 
Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 612c 
note) is amended by striking section 1773(f).

            Subtitle B--Commodity Supplemental Food Program

SEC. 211. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAM.

    (a) Purchase and Distribution of Commodities.--Section 4(a) of the 
Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
amended by striking ``1991 through 1995'' and inserting ``1996 through 
2000''.
    (b) Commodity Supplemental Food Program.--Section 5 of the Act (7 
U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1991 through 1995'' and 
        inserting ``1996 through 2000''; and
            (2) in subsection (d)(2) by striking ``1991 through 1995'' 
        and inserting ``1996 through 2000''.

SEC. 212. INCREASED STATE FLEXIBILITY.

    Section 5(g) of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 
(7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking ``, with the approval of 
the Secretary,''.
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