7 U.S.C. 2012(r)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 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
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7 U.S.C. 2012(u)(3)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 2(a)
The bill says: in subsection (u)(3), by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
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7 U.S.C. 2014(b)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 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), in the first sentence, by inserting "Puerto Rico," after "Guam,";
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7 U.S.C. 2014(c)(1)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 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
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7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1)(A)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 2(b)
The bill says: in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting "Puerto Rico," after "Hawaii," each place it appears; and
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7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(B)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 2(b)
The bill says: in paragraph (6)(B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting "Puerto Rico," after "Guam,".
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 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," before "the Commonwealth";
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(i)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 5(1)
The bill says: in clause (i), by striking "and" at the end, and
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 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";
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 5(1)
The bill says: by striking the period at the end and inserting "; and"; and
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(A)(ii)a new sectionadded (iii)by S. 3958 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)(3) 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:
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)(i)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 5(1)
The bill says: in subparagraph (B)(i), in the matter preceding subclause (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
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(C)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 5(1)
The bill says: by striking "For" and inserting the following:
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(C)(i)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 5(1)
The bill says: in clause (i) (as so designated), 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
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(C)a new sectionadded (ii)by S. 3958 Sec. 5(1)
(ii) Full use of funds.— 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:
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7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(3)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 5(1)
(3) Time and manner of payments to Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of subsection (b), until the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, pay to the Commonwealth for the applicable fiscal year, 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 inserting "until the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act," before "pay to"; and
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7 U.S.C. 2028(b)(1)(A)a new sectionchangedby S. 3958 Sec. 5(2)
The bill says: in subsection (b)(1)(A), in the first sentence, by striking "In order to receive payments under this Act for any fiscal year" and inserting "Until the end of the period described in section 4(a) of the Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act, to receive payments under this Act for a fiscal year".
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