On the recordMay 22, 2013
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent to set aside the pending amendment and call up Senate amendment No. 960 and ask for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection to setting aside the pending amendment? Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk will report. The assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. Inhofe], for himself and Mr. Graham, proposes an amendment numbered 960. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To repeal the nutrition entitlement programs and establish a nutrition assistance block grant program) On page 351, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following: PART I--REAUTHORIZATION OF THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM On page 390, between line 17 and 18, insert the following: PART II--NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM SEC. 4001A. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2015 through 2022, the Secretary shall establish a nutrition assistance block grant program under which the Secretary shall make annual grants to each participating State that establishes a nutrition assistance program in the State and submits to the Secretary annual reports under subsection (d).…





