Sec. 850. WAIVER AUTHORITY
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## SEC. 850 WAIVER AUTHORITY Section 17(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)) is amended— ####
(1)by redesignating subparagraph
(B)as subparagraph (C); and ####
(2)in subparagraph (A)— #####
(A)in the first sentence, by striking “ benefits to eligible households, including ” and inserting the following: ``benefits to eligible households, and may waive any requirement of this Act to the extent necessary for the project to be conducted. > > ##### “(B) Project requirements > > > ###### “(i) Program goal > > The Secretary may not conduct a project under subparagraph
(A)unless— > > > ###### “(I) > > the project is consistent with the goal of the food stamp program of providing food assistance to raise levels of nutrition among low-income individuals; and > > > ###### “(II) > > the project includes an evaluation to determine the effects of the project. > > > ###### “(ii) Permissible projects > > The Secretary may conduct a project under subparagraph
(A)to— > > > ###### “(I) > > improve program administration; > > > ###### “(II) > > increase the self-sufficiency of food stamp recipients; > > > ###### “(III) > > test innovative welfare reform strate-gies; or > > > ###### “(IV) > > allow greater conformity with the rules of other programs than would be allowed but for this paragraph. > > > ###### “(iii) Restrictions on permissible projects > > If the Secretary finds that a project under subparagraph
(A)would reduce benefits by more than 20 percent for more than 5 percent of households in the area subject to the project (not including any household whose benefits are reduced due to a failure to comply with work or other conduct requirements), the project— > > > ###### “(I) > > may not include more than 15 percent of the State's food stamp households; and > > > ###### “(II) > > shall continue for not more than 5 years after the date of implementation, unless the Secretary approves an extension requested by the State agency at any time. > > > ###### “(iv) Impermissible projects > > The Secretary may not conduct a project under subparagraph
(A)that— > > > ###### “(I) > > involves the payment of the value of an allotment in the form of cash, unless the project was approved prior to the date of enactment of this subparagraph; > > > ###### “(II) > > has the effect of substantially transferring funds made available under this Act to services or benefits provided primarily through another public assistance program, or using the funds for any purpose other than the purchase of food, program administration, or an employment or training program; > > > ###### “(III) > > is inconsistent with— > > > ###### “(aa) > > the last 2 sentences of section 3(i); > > > ###### “(bb) > > the last sentence of section 5(a), insofar as a waiver denies assistance to an otherwise eligible household or individual if the household or individual has not failed to comply with any work, behavioral, or other conduct requirement under this or another program; > > > ###### “(cc) > > section 5(c)(2); > > > ###### “(dd) > > paragraph (2)(B), (4)(F)(i), or (4)(K) of section 6(d); > > > ###### “(ee) > > section 8(b); > > > ###### “(ff) > > section 11(e)(2)(B); > > > ###### “(gg) > > the time standard under section 11(e)(3); > > > ###### “(hh) > > subsection (a), (c), (g), (h)(2), or (h)(3) of section 16; > > > ###### “(ii) > > this paragraph; or > > > ###### “(jj) > > subsection (a)(1) or (g)(1) of sec-tion 20; > > > ###### “(IV) > > modifies the operation of section 5 so as to have the effect of— > > > ###### “(aa) > > increasing the shelter deduction to households with no out-of-pocket housing costs or housing costs that consume a low percentage of the household's income; or > > > ###### “(bb) > > absolving a State from acting with reasonable promptness on substantial reported changes in income or household size (except that this subclause shall not apply with regard to changes related to food stamp deductions); > > > ###### “(V) > > is not limited to a specific time period; or > > > ###### “(VI) > > waives a provision of section 26. > > > ###### “(v) Additional included projects > > A pilot or experimental project may include” > ; #####
(B)by striking “to aid to families with dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act” and inserting “are receiving assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)”; and #####
(C)by striking “ coupons. The Secretary ” and all that follows through “ Any pilot ” and inserting the following: ``coupons. > > ###### “(vi) Cash payment pilot projects > > Any pilot” > .
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