S.Amdt. 3141

SA 3141. Mr. COTTON 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:

In section 4103(a)(1), redesignate subparagraphs (A) and
(B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively.
In section 4103(a)(1), insert before subparagraph (B) (as
so redesignated) the following:
(A) in paragraph (1)--
(i) in subparagraph (A)--

(I) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
``over the age of 15 and under the age of 60'' and inserting
``over the age of 18 and under the age of 62'';
(II) in clause (iv), by inserting ``, in accordance with
subparagraph (D)(iii)'' before the semicolon;
(III) in clause (v)(II), by striking ``30 hours per week;
or'' and inserting ``80 hours per month for a period of not
fewer than 300 days during a calendar year;''; and
(IV) in clause (vi), by striking ``20.'' and inserting the
following: ``20; or

``(vii) fails to secure income or earnings of at least $736
per month, as indexed for United States dollar inflation from
the date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of
2018 (as measured by the Consumer Price Index), for a period
of not fewer than 300 days during a calendar year.'';
(ii) in subparagraph (C)--

(I) in each of clauses (i) through (iii), by inserting
``during a single, short-term period'' after ``program under
subparagraph (A)'' each place it appears;
(II) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by redesignating
subclauses (I) through (III) as items (aa) through (cc),
respectively, and indenting the items appropriately;
(III) in clause (iii), by redesignating subclauses (I)
through (IV) as items (aa) through (dd), respectively, and
indenting the items appropriately;
(IV) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iii) as
subclauses (II) through (IV), respectively, and indenting the
subclauses appropriately;
(V) by inserting before subclause (II) (as so redesignated)
the following:

``(i) Single, short-term period.--

``(I) Definition of single, short-term period.--In this
clause, the term `single, short-term period' means a period
of not more than 90 consecutive days during any 1 calendar
year.''; and
(VI) by adding at the end the following:

``(ii) Longer-term period.--

``(I) In general.--An individual who becomes ineligible to
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
under subparagraph (A) for a period of longer than 90
consecutive days during a single calendar year shall remain
ineligible to participate in that program for the duration of
that calendar year.
``(II) Reapplication.--An individual who is ineligible to
participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program
under subclause (I) for the duration of a calendar year may
submit an application to participate in the program beginning
on January 1 of the following calendar year.''; and

(iii) in subparagraph (D)(iii)--

(I) in the clause heading, by striking ``Determination by''
and inserting ``Authority of'';
(II) in subclause (II), by striking ``may not use a
meaning'' and inserting the following: ``may not--

``(aa) establish any standard or requirement that is less
stringent than a comparable standard or requirement in effect
under this subsection; or
``(bb) use a meaning''; and

(III) by adding at the end the following:
``(III) Reporting and evaluations.--Each State agency shall
establish procedures by which, not less frequently than once
each month--

``(aa) individuals in the applicable State who are
receiving benefits under the supplemental nutrition
assistance program shall submit to the State agency
documentation sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the
work requirements of this subsection; and
``(bb) the State agency shall evaluate the activities
carried out by individuals to achieve compliance with those
requirements.

``(IV) Effect of subsection.--Nothing in this subsection
prevents a State agency from establishing a standard,
requirement, meaning, procedure, or determination that is
more stringent than a comparable standard, requirement,
meaning, procedure, or determination in effect under this
subsection.'';

In section 4103(a)(1), in subparagraph (B) (as so
redesignated), strike clauses (iii) and (iv) and insert the
following:
(iii) by striking ``(E) employed'' and all that follows
through ``half-time basis.'' and inserting the following:
``(v) for a period of not fewer than 300 days during a
calendar year--

``(I) employed a minimum of 80 hours per month; or
``(II) receiving monthly earnings equal to not less than
$736, as indexed for United States dollar inflation from the
date of enactment of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
(as measured by the Consumer Price Index);

``(vi) an elderly or disabled member of a household;
``(vii) a woman who--

``(I) is pregnant; or
``(II) gave birth during the preceding 60-day period;

``(viii) certified by a medical professional as being--

``(I) incapacitated in the short term, including due to an
acute medical condition; or
``(II) mentally or physically unfit to meet applicable work
requirements; or

``(ix) during the period beginning on the date of enactment
of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 and ending on
December 31, 2018, under the age of 30.'';
In section 4103(a)(1), in subparagraph (B) (as so
redesignated), redesignate clauses (v) through (ix) as
clauses (iv) through (viii), respectively.
In section 4103(a)(1), in subparagraph (C) (as so
redesignated), strike ``(as amended by subparagraph (A))''
and inserting ``(as amended by subparagraphs (A) and (B))''.
In section 4103(b)(2), redesignate subparagraphs (D) and
(E) as subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively.
In section 4103(b)(2), insert after subparagraph (C) the
following:
(D) by inserting after subclause (IX) (as so redesignated)
the following:

``(X) A community service program.'';

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In section 4103(b)(3), strike subparagraph (C) and insert
the following:
(C) adding at the end the following:
``(iii) Application to workforce partnerships.--To the
extent that a State agency requires an individual to
participate in an employment and training program, the State
agency shall consider an individual participating in a
workforce partnership to be in compliance with the employment
and training requirements.
``(iv) E-verify.--The Secretary shall not approve an
employment and training program of a State agency unless the
Secretary determines that the employment and training program
establishes and enforces a requirement that each participant
in the employment and training program shall be permitted to
engage in employment in the United States on the basis of the
status of the participant, as determined under the employment
verification system in effect under section 274A of the
Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a).'';
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