[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4415]
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  SA 3090. Mrs. ERNST submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
her to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of 
agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to 
lie on the table; as follows:

       In paragraph (2) of section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition 
     Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) (as added by section 
     4103(a)(1)(B)), strike subparagraph (D) and insert the 
     following:
       ``(D) Waiver.--
       ``(i) Definition of area.--In this subparagraph, the term 
     `area' means--

       ``(I) a State;
       ``(II) a county; and
       ``(III) a city that is located in more than 1 county.

       ``(ii) Waiver by secretary.--On the request of a State 
     agency, the Secretary may waive the applicability of 
     subparagraph (B) to any group of individuals in the State if 
     the Secretary makes a determination that the area in which 
     the individuals reside--

       ``(I) has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent;
       ``(II) has a State `on' indicator for extended compensation 
     under the Federal-State Extended Unemployment Compensation 
     Act of 1970 (26 U.S.C. 3304 note; Public Law 91-373); or
       ``(III) has--

       ``(aa) an unemployment rate that is greater than 7 percent; 
     and
       ``(bb) an average unemployment rate for the most recent 12-
     month period that is not less than 120 percent of the 
     national average unemployment rate for that period.
       ``(iii) Report.--The Secretary shall report the basis for a 
     waiver under clause (ii) to the Committee on Agriculture of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.''.
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