[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4432]
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  SA 3140. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by him 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:

       At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:

     SEC. 4__. SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 4402(e) of the Farm Security and 
     Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Maximum amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law (including regulations), the maximum amount of 
     benefits an individual is eligible to receive under the 
     program under this section shall be $100 per year.''.
       (b) Regulation Limitation Invalid.--Effective beginning on 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the $50 maximum Federal 
     benefit limitation contained in section 249.8(b) of title 7, 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on that date of 
     enactment), shall have no force or effect.
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