Sec. 101. Temporary Increase in Benefits Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.—1
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## Sec. 101 Temporary Increase in Benefits Under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.—1 ###
(a)Maximum Benefit Increase 1The em dash following the period at the end of section heading has been editorially included. ####
(1)In general Beginning the first month that begins not less than 25 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the value of benefits determined under section 8(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa determined under section 19(a) of such Act shall be calculated using 113.6 percent of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan as specified under section 3(o) of such Act, if the value of the benefits and block grants would be greater under that calculation than in the absence of this subsection. ####
(2)Termination The authority provided by this subsection shall terminate after October 31, 2013. ###
(b)Requirements for the Secretary In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall— ####
(1)consider the benefit increases described in subsection
(a)to be a “mass change”; ####
(2)require a simple process for States to notify households of the increase in benefits; ####
(3)consider section 16(c)(3)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(3)(A)) to apply to any errors in the implementation of this section, without regard to the 120-day limit described in that section; ####
(4)disregard the additional amount of benefits that a household receives as a result of this section in determining the amount of overissuances under section 13 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2022); and ####
(5)set the tolerance level for excluding small errors for the purposes of section 16(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)) at $50 through September 30, 2009. ###
(c)Administrative Expenses ####
(1)In general For the costs of State administrative expenses associated with carrying out this section and administering the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary shall make available $145,000,000 in fiscal year 2009 and $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2010, of which $4,500,000 is for necessary expenses of the Food and Nutrition Service for management and oversight of the program and for monitoring the integrity and evaluating the effects of the payments made under this section. ####
(2)Timing for fiscal year 2009 Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make available to States amounts for fiscal year 2009 under paragraph (1). ####
(3)Allocation of funds Except as provided for management and oversight, funds described in paragraph
(1)shall be made available as grants to State agencies for each fiscal year as follows: #####
(A)75 percent of the amounts available for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States based on the share of each State of households that participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as reported to the Department of Agriculture for the most recent 12-month period for which data are available, adjusted by the Secretary (as of the date of enactment) for participation in disaster programs under section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)); and #####
(B)25 percent of the amounts available for each fiscal year shall be allocated to States based on the increase in the number of households that participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as reported to the Department of Agriculture over the most recent 12-month period for which data are available, adjusted by the Secretary (as of the date of enactment) for participation in disaster programs under section 5(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(h)). ###
(d)Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations For the costs relating to facility improvements and equipment upgrades associated with the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, as established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)), the Secretary shall make available $5,000,000: *Provided,* That administrative cost-sharing requirements are not applicable to funds provided in accordance with this provision. ###
(e)Treatment of Jobless Workers ####
(1)Remainder of fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2010 Beginning with the first month that begins not less than 25 days after the date of enactment of this Act and for each subsequent month through September 30, 2010, eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits shall not be limited under section 6(o)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 unless an individual does not comply with the requirements of a program offered by the State agency that meets the standards of subparagraphs
(B)or
(C)of that paragraph. ####
(2)Fiscal year 2011 and thereafter Beginning on October 1, 2010, for the purposes of section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)), a State agency shall disregard any period during which an individual received benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program prior to October 1, 2010. ###
(f)Funding There are appropriated to the Secretary out of funds of the Treasury not otherwise appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. ## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
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