I 111th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3048 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2009 Mr. Baca introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to remove the ineligibility of individuals who participate in a strike.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Worker Eligibility Fairness Act of 2009.

2.

Amendments

(a)

Eligibility disqualifications

Section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended— (1)in paragraph (1)(D) by striking clause (iv), (2)by striking paragraph (3), and (3)by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3). (b)

Conforming amendments

(1)

Eligible households

Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— (A)in subsection (d)(14) by striking section 6(d)(4)(I) and inserting section 6(d)(3)(I), and (B)in subsection (e)(3)(B)(iii) by striking section 6(d)(4) and inserting section 6(d)(3). (2)

Administration

Section 11(e)(19) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(19)) is amended by striking section 6(d)(4) and inserting section 6(d)(3). (3)

Administrative cost-sharing and quality control

Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) by is amended— (A)in paragraph (3)— (i)by striking section 6(d)(4) and inserting section 6(d)(3), and (ii)by striking section 6(d)(4)(I)(i)(II) and inserting section 6(d)(3)(I)(i)(II), (B)in paragraph (4) by striking section 6(d)(4) and inserting section 6(d)(3), and (C)in paragraph (5) by striking section 6(d)(4) and inserting section 6(d)(3). (4)

Minnesota Family Investment Project

Section 22(b)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2032(b)(4)) is amended by striking section 6(d)(4) and inserting section 6(d)(3).

3.

Effective date; application of amendments

(a)

Effective date

Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the Act's passage into law. (b)

Application of amendments

The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the Act's passage into law.