S.Amdt. 2444

SA 2444. Mr. SCHIFF submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2360 proposed by Mr. Thune (for Mr. Graham) to the bill
H.R. 1, to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con.
Res. 14; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. CONDITIONAL EFFECTIVENESS.

Sections 10101 through 10108, and the amendments made by
such sections, shall only take effect upon the Administrator
of the Food and Nutrition Service and the Administrator of
the Economic Research Service of the Department of
Agriculture, and all State agencies (as defined in section 3
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012)),
issuing reports evaluating and certifying that any changes
made by sections 10101 through 10108, or the amendments made
by such sections, to the supplemental nutrition assistance
program will not result in a decrease in benefits to eligible
individuals who are part of households with children under
the age of 18, or a decrease in participation due to changes
in eligibility impacting individuals who are part of
households with children under the age of 18, in comparison
to what would have occurred in the absence of sections 10101
through 10108, and the amendments made by such sections.
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