Sec. 4122. Repeal of denial of benefits for certain drug-related convictions
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Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 21 U.S.C. 862a ) is amended— in the heading by striking , AND BENEFITS in subsection (a)— in paragraph
(1)by striking , or at the end and inserting a period, by striking for— and all that follows through
(1), and inserting for , and by striking paragraph (2), in subsection (b)— by striking and all that follows through and benefits for others , and families by striking paragraph (2), in subsection
(c)by striking or benefits , and in subsection (e)— in paragraph
(1)by striking , and at the end and inserting a period, by striking it— and all that follows through
(1), and inserting it , and by striking paragraph (2). The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 is amended in the table of contents by striking the item relating to section 115 and inserting the following: Sec. 115. Denial of assistance for certain drug-related convictions.’’. . Section 6(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(i) is amended to read as follows: Except as provided in subparagraph (B), if a disqualification is imposed on a household member for a failure of the member to perform an action required under a Federal, State, or local law relating to a means-tested public assistance program, the State agency may impose the same disqualification on the member of the household under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. A State agency may not impose a disqualification under subparagraph
(A)for a felony-drug conviction or for a failure to satisfy an action required under a Federal, State, or local law relating to a means-tested public assistance program that was required as a result of a felony drug conviction. If a disqualification is imposed under paragraph
(1)for a failure of a household member to perform an action required under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. ), the State agency may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of title IV of the Act to impose the same disqualification under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, provided that there may be no disqualification under the supplemental nutrition assistance program for a felony-drug conviction or for a failure to satisfy an action required under a Federal, State, or local law relating to a means-tested public assistance program that was required as a result of a felony drug conviction. A household member disqualified under paragraph
(1)may, after the disqualification period has expires, apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and shall be treated as a new applicant, except that a prior disqualification under subsection
(d)shall be considered in determining eligibility. In this subsection, the term felony drug conviction means a criminal conviction under a Federal or State law that includes an element that is the possession, use, or distribution of a controlled substance as defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ). .
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Sec. 4122
Repeal of denial of benefits for certain drug-related convictions
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