S.Amdt. 3140Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)

S.Amdt. 3140

Submitted June 26, 2018

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Senate amendment submitted

June 26, 2018

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SA 3140. Mr. SANDERS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed
by him 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:

At the appropriate place in title IV, insert the following:

SEC. 4__. SENIORS FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 4402(e) of the Farm Security and
Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 3007(e)) is amended--
(1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting the
following:
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the
Secretary''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Maximum amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law (including regulations), the maximum amount of
benefits an individual is eligible to receive under the
program under this section shall be $100 per year.''.
(b) Regulation Limitation Invalid.--Effective beginning on
the date of enactment of this Act, the $50 maximum Federal
benefit limitation contained in section 249.8(b) of title 7,
Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on that date of
enactment), shall have no force or effect.
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