Richard Hudson: “I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is…”

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of subtitle A of title IV (page 346, after line 17), insert the following new section: SEC. 4033. TESTING APPLICANTS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 4009. is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(s) Testing Applicants for Unlawful Use of Controlled Substances.-- ``(1) Nothing in this Act, or in any other Federal law, shall be considered to prevent a State, at the full cost to such State, from-- ``(A) enacting legislation to provide for testing any individual who is a member of a household applying for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits, for the unlawful use of controlled substances as a condition for receiving such benefits; and ``(B) finding an individual ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program on the basis of the positive result of the testing conducted by the State under such legislation. ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, term `controlled substance' has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ((21 U.S.C. 802).''. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to House Resolution 271, the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Hudson) and a Member opposed each will control 5 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from North Carolina.”