Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

1. 7 U.S.C. 2012(r)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 2(a)

   (r) "State" means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and the reservations of an Indian tribe whose tribal organization meets the requirements of this chapter for participation as a State agency.

   The bill says: in subsection (r) by inserting "Puerto Rico," after "Guam,", and

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2012)

2. 7 U.S.C. 2012(u)(2)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 2(a)

   (2) make cost adjustments in the thrifty food plan for Hawaii , Puerto Rico, and the urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect the cost of food in Hawaii and urban and rural Alaska;

   The bill says: in subsection (u)(2) by inserting ", Puerto Rico," after "Hawaii".

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2012)

3. 7 U.S.C. 2014(b)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 2(b)

   (b) Eligibility standards. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Secretary shall establish uniform national standards of eligibility (other than the income standards for Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands of the United States established in accordance with subsections (c) and (e) of this section) for participation by households in the supplemental nutrition assistance program in accordance with the provisions of this…

   The bill says: in subsection (b) by inserting "Puerto Rico," after "Guam,",

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2014)

4. 7 U.S.C. 2014(c)(1)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 2(b)

   (1) the household's income (after the exclusions and deductions provided for in subsections (d) and (e)) exceeds the poverty line, as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), for the forty-eight contiguous States and the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, the Virgin Islands of the United States, and GuamGuam, and Puerto Rico, respectively; and

   The bill says: in subsection (c)(1) by striking "and Guam" and inserting "Guam, and Puerto Rico", and

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2014)

5. 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1)(A)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 2(b)

   The bill says: in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting "Puerto Rico," after "Hawaii," each place it appears, and

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2014)

6. 7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(B)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 2(b)

   The bill says: in paragraph (6)(B) by inserting "Puerto Rico," after "Guam,".

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2014)

7. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

   (A) until the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; and

   The bill says: in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting "until the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act," after "(A)",

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

8. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(i)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

   The bill says: in clause (i) by striking "and" at the end, and

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

9. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

   The bill says: by inserting ", and ending at the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act" after "thereafter",

   Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

10. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

    The bill says: by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and", and

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

11. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)added (iii)by H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

    (iii) subject to the availability of appropriations under section 18(a), for each fiscal year beginning after the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, 0.4 percent of the aggregate amount specified in clause (i) and adjusted under clause (ii), as further adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) between June 30 of the penultimate fiscal year preceding such effective date and June 30 of the fiscal year for which the adjustment is made under this clause.

    The bill says: by adding at the end the following:

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

12. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)(i)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

    The bill says: in subparagraph (B)(i) by inserting "ending at the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act" after "thereafter", and

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

13. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(C)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

    The bill says: by striking "For" and inserting the following:

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

14. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(C)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

    The bill says: by inserting "ending at the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act" after "thereafter", and

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

15. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(C)added (ii)by H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

    (ii) For each fiscal year beginning after the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, the Secretary shall use 100 percent of the funds made available under subparagraph (A) for payment to American Samoa to pay 100 percent of the expenditures by American Samoa for a nutrition assistance program extended under section 601(c) of Public Law 96–597 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(c)).

    The bill says: by adding at the end, the following:

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

16. 7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(3)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(1)

    (3) Time and manner of payments to Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (b), pay to the Commonwealth for the applicable fiscal year year ending at the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, and, at such times and in such manner as the Secretary may determine, the amount estimated by the Commonwealth pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(A)(iv), reduced or increased to the extent of any prior overpayment or current underpayment which the Secretary determines has been made under this section and with respect to which adjustment has not already been made under this subsection.

    The bill says: in paragraph (3) by striking "year," and inserting "year ending at the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, and" after "year", and

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

17. 7 U.S.C. 2028(b)(1)(A)changedby H.R. 5168 Sec. 5(2)

    (1)(A) In order to receive payments under this chapter for any fiscal year and ending at the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, the Commonwealth shall have a plan for that fiscal year approved by the Secretary under this section. By July 1 of each year, if the Commonwealth wishes to receive payments, it shall submit a plan for the provision of the assistance…

    The bill says: in subsection (b)(1)(A) by inserting "and ending at the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act" after "year" the first place it appears.

    Bill text · Current law (7 U.S.C. 2028)

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