S.Amdt. 1059
What it does: Adds SEC. 40__. BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES EFFORTS BASED ON ADDING INDIVIDUALS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM on page 380, between lines 19 and 20
Sen. David Vitter (R-LA)What it changes
1 change to S. 954
Adds SEC. 40__. BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES EFFORTS BASED ON ADDING INDIVIDUALS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM on page 380, between lines 19 and 20
Adds a sectionPrinted pageInserted: SEC. 40__. BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES EFFORTS BASED ON ADDING INDIVIDUALS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Inserted: Section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Inserted: "(g) Ban on Recruitment Based on Adding Individuals to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations that forbid entities (including contractors of the entities) that receive funds under this Act to compensate any person for conducting outreach activities relating to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the amount of the compensation would be based on the number of individuals who apply to receive the benefits.
Inserted: "(h) Repayment of Benefits Given to Ineligible Individuals.--
Inserted: "(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations that require, except as provided in paragraph (2), that any entity receiving funds under this Act that has been determined in accordance with criteria established by the regulations to have purposefully recruited individuals ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or to have failed to verify the eligibility of individuals recruited to apply to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, to deposit in the general fund of the Treasury an amount equal to 200 percent of the amount of benefits provided by the State agency or benefit issuer to the individual later found to be ineligible to receive benefits under the program.
Inserted: "(2) Exception for fraud.--The amount of benefits provided to ineligible individuals described in paragraph (1) shall not include any benefits received as a result of fraud by the individual.".
Original wording
On page 380, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
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As printed
SA 1059. Mr. VITTER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 954, to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
On page 380, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
SEC. 40__. BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES EFFORTS BASED ON ADDING INDIVIDUALS TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(g) Ban on Recruitment Based on Adding Individuals to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations that forbid entities (including contractors of the entities) that receive funds under this Act to compensate any person for conducting outreach activities relating to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the amount of the compensation would be based on the number of individuals who apply to receive the benefits.
“(h) Repayment of Benefits Given to Ineligible Individuals.--
“(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue regulations that require, except as provided in paragraph (2), that any entity receiving funds under this Act that has been determined in accordance with criteria established by the regulations to have purposefully recruited individuals ineligible for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or to have failed to verify the eligibility of individuals recruited to apply to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, to deposit in the general fund of the Treasury an amount equal to 200 percent of the amount of benefits provided by the State agency or benefit issuer to the individual later found to be ineligible to receive benefits under the program.
“(2) Exception for fraud.--The amount of benefits provided to ineligible individuals described in paragraph (1) shall not include any benefits received as a result of fraud by the individual.”.
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Senate amendment submitted
May 22, 2013