[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 284 Committee Discharged Senate (CDS)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session S. 284 To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit a State agency to require households residing on reservations to file periodic reports of income and household circumstances, and to remove the requirement that a State agency establish a procedure for staggered issuance of coupons for eligible households residing on reservations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 3 (legislative day, January 5), 1993 Mr. Pressler introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs March 9 (legislative day, March 3), 1993 Committee discharged; referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry March 29 (legislative day, March 3), 1993 Committee discharged _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit a State agency to require households residing on reservations to file periodic reports of income and household circumstances, and to remove the requirement that a State agency establish a procedure for staggered issuance of coupons for eligible households residing on reservations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REPORTING AND STAGGERED ISSUANCE FOR HOUSEHOLDS ON RESERVATIONS. (a) Budgeting and Monthly Reporting on Reservations.--Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)(A)) is amended-- (1) by striking clause (ii); and (2) by redesignating clauses (iii) and (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively. (b) Staggered Issuances on Reservations.--Section 7(h)(1) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(1)) is amended by striking the second sentence. (c) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Subtitle A of title IX of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102- 237) is amended by repealing section 908. (2) Section 5(f)(2)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(f)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``(iii), and (iv)'' and inserting ``and (iii)''. <all>