[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4669]
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  SA 3305. Mr. HELLER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. 
Stabenow) 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:

       Beginning on page 360, strike line 23 and all that follows 
     through page 363, line 9, and insert the following:
       (c) State Performance Indicators.--Section 16(d) of the 
     Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``State Performance Indicators.--'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B)(ii), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' 
     and inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
       (3) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``and 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``through 2017'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 2005 
     through 2017''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``fiscal year 2005 and each fiscal year thereafter'' and 
     inserting ``each of fiscal years 2005 through 2017''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)'';
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and
       (5) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal year 2018 and thereafter.--With respect to 
     fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter, the 
     Secretary shall establish, by regulation, performance 
     criteria relating to--
       ``(A) actions taken to correct errors, reduce rates of 
     error, and improve eligibility determinations; and
       ``(B) other indicators of effective administration 
     determined by the Secretary.''.
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