110 HR 5802 IH: Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2008 U.S. House of Representatives 2008-04-15 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 15, 2008 Ms. Lee (for herself, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Davis of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to repeal the denial of food stamp eligibility of ex-offenders.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Food Assistance to Improve Reintegration Act of 2008.

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Repeal of denial of benefits

Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (21 U.S.C. 862a) is amended— (1)in subsection (a) by striking paragraph (2); (2)in subsection (b) by striking paragraph (2); and (3)in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (2).