S.Amdt. 3140Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)
S.Amdt. 3140
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Sen. Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Submitted June 26, 2018
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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. ______