S.Amdt. 2249

1. Rewrites page 312, line 2 through page 342, line 10

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   Inserted: Subtitle A--Nutrition Assistance Block Grant Program SEC. 4001. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2014 through 2021, the Secretary shall establish a nutrition assistance block grant program under which the Secretary shall make annual grants to each participating State that establishes a nutrition assistance program in the State and submits to the Secretary annual reports under subsection (d).

   Inserted: (b) Requirements.--As a requirement of receiving grants under this section, the Governor of each participating State shall certify that the State nutrition assistance program includes--

   Inserted: (1) work requirements;

   Inserted: (2) mandatory drug testing; and

   Inserted: (3) limitations on the eligible uses of benefits that are at least as restrictive as the limitations in place for the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) as of May 31, 2012.

   Inserted: (c) Amount of Grant.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make a grant to each participating State in an amount equal to the product of--

   Inserted: (1) the amount made available under section 4002 for the applicable fiscal year; and

   Inserted: (2) the proportion that--

   Inserted: (A) the number of legal residents in the State whose income does not exceed 100 percent of the poverty line (as defined in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2), including any revision required by such section)) applicable to a family of the size involved; bears to

   Inserted: (B) the number of such individuals in all participating States for the applicable fiscal year, based on data for the most recent fiscal year for which data is available.

   Inserted: (d) Annual Report Requirements.--

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   Inserted: (1) In general.--Not later than January 1 of each year, each State that receives a grant under this section shall submit to the Secretary a report that shall include, for the year covered by the report--

   Inserted: (A) a description of the structure and design of the nutrition assistance program of the State, including the manner in which residents of the State qualify for the program;

   Inserted: (B) the cost the State incurs to administer the program;

   Inserted: (C) whether the State has established a rainy day fund for the nutrition assistance program of the State; and

   Inserted: (D) general statistics about participation in the nutrition assistance program.

   Inserted: (2) Audit.--Each year, the Comptroller General of the United States shall--

   Inserted: (A) conduct an audit on the effectiveness of the nutritional assistance block grant program and the manner in which each participating State is implementing the program; and

   Inserted: (B) not later than June 30, submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing--

   Inserted: (i) the results of the audit; and

   Inserted: (ii) the manner in which the State will carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program in the State, including eligibility and fraud prevention requirements.

   Inserted: (e) Use of Funds.--

   Inserted: (1) In general.--A State that receives a grant under this section may use the grant in any manner determined to be appropriate by the State to provide nutrition assistance to the legal residents of the State.

   Inserted: (2) Availability of funds.--Grant funds made available to a State under this section shall--

   Inserted: (A) remain available to the State for a period of 5 years; and

   Inserted: (B) after that period, shall--

   Inserted: (i) revert to the Federal Government to be deposited in the Treasury and used for Federal budget deficit reduction; or

   Inserted: (ii) if there is no Federal budget deficit, be used to reduce the Federal debt in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury considers appropriate.

   Inserted: SEC. 4002. FUNDING.

   Inserted: (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section--

   Inserted: (1) for fiscal year 2014, $44,400,000,000;

   Inserted: (2) for fiscal year 2015, $45,500,000,000;

   Inserted: (3) for fiscal year 2016, $46,600,000,000;

   Inserted: (4) for fiscal year 2017, $47,800,000,000;

   Inserted: (5) for fiscal year 2018, $49,000,000,000;

   Inserted: (6) for fiscal year 2019, $50,200,000,000;

   Inserted: (7) for fiscal year 2020, $51,500,000,000; and

   Inserted: (8) for fiscal year 2021, $52,800,000,000.

   Inserted: (b) Discretionary Cap Adjustment for New Program Spending.--Section 251A(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $554,400,000,000;

   Inserted: (2) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $565,500,000,000;

   Inserted: (3) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $576,600,000,000;

   Inserted: (4) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $588,800,000,000;

   Inserted: (5) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $602,000,000,000;

   Inserted: (6) in subparagraph (G)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $616,200,000,000;

   Inserted: (7) in subparagraph (H)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $629,500,000,000; and

   Inserted: (8) in subparagraph (I)(ii), by striking the figure and inserting $642,800,000,000.

   Inserted: SEC. 4003. REPEAL.

   Inserted: (a) In General.--Effective September 30, 2013, the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is repealed.

   Inserted: (b) Relationship to Other Law.--Any reference in this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or any other Act to the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be considered to be a reference to the nutrition assistance block grant program under this subtitle.

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