[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3290 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3290

 To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the amount payable to 
 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide nutrition assistance under 
                               such Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 15, 2003

 Mr. Acevedo-Vila introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to increase the amount payable to 
 the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to provide nutrition assistance under 
                               such Act.

    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 ``Fair Nutrition for American Citizens 
Act of 2003''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 19(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2028(a)(1)(A)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``the sum of 2 percent and'' 
after ``adjusted by''.
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