[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6651 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6651

 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to decrease the period of 
   benefit ineligibility of certain adults during their unemployment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 30, 2008

Ms. Velazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to decrease the period of 
   benefit ineligibility of certain adults during their unemployment.

    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 Security Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

            (1) Modification of ineligibility.--Section 6(o) of the 
        Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
                    (A) in paragraph (2) by striking ``3 months'' and 
                inserting ``12 months'',
                    (B) in paragraph (5)(C) by striking ``3-month'' 
                each place it appears and inserting ``12-month'', and
                    (C) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)(IV) by striking ``3 
                months'' and inserting ``12 months''.
            (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(I) is 
        amended by striking ``3-month'' and inserting ``12-month''.
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