S.Amdt. 2536

SA 2536. Mr. WELCH 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:

In section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2012(u)) (as amended by section 10101(a)), strike
paragraph (3) and insert the following:
``(3) Allowable cost adjustments.--The Secretary--
``(A) shall--
``(i) make cost adjustments in the thrifty food plan for
Hawaii and the urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect the
cost of food in Hawaii and urban and rural Alaska;
``(ii) make cost adjustments in the separate thrifty food
plans for Guam and the Virgin Islands of the United States to
reflect the cost of food in those States, but not to exceed
the cost of food in the 50 States and the District of
Columbia; and
``(iii) on October 1, 2025, and on each October 1
thereafter, adjust the cost of the thrifty food plan to
reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the
Department of Labor, for the most recent 12-month period
ending in June; and
``(B) may make yearly cost adjustments to the thrifty food
plan to reflect the cost of food in cities, counties, or
regions where in the most recent year the cost of food at

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home is at least 10 percent higher than the average cost of
food at home based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
Consumers.

Strike section 10301 and insert the following:

SEC. 10301. REFERENCE PRICE.

Section 1111(19) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 U.S.C.
9011(19)) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (O) as
clauses (i) through (xv), respectively, and indenting
appropriately;
(2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so
redesignated), by striking ``The term'' and inserting the
following:
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the term'';
and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Effectiveness.--Effective beginning with the 2025
crop year, the reference prices defined in subparagraph (A)
with respect to a covered commodity shall equal the reference
price defined in that subparagraph multiplied by 1.05.''.
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