H0850B1691A01363 NAD:MAC 06/26/23 #90 A01363
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 850
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE GROVE
Printer's No. 1691
Amend Bill, page 1, line 3, by inserting after
"Commonwealth,""
in general powers and duties of the Department of Public
Welfare, further providing for State participation in
cooperative Federal programs; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 8 through 10, by striking out all
of said lines and inserting
Section 1. Section 201 of the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31,
No.21), known as the Human Services Code, is amended by adding a
clause to read:
Section 201. State Participation in Cooperative Federal
Programs.--The department shall have the power and its duties
shall be:
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(7) To request a waiver to the Commonwealth's plan of
operation under 7 CFR Subt. B Ch. II Subch. C (relating to
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance and Food Distribution Program)
to authorize the department to place a limit on the amount of
Supplemental Nutrition and Assistance Program benefits that may
be accumulated in a recipient's account. Subject to Federal
approval, the department shall limit the amount of benefits that
may be accumulated by a recipient to no more than 12 months of
the recipient's allotment and shall recover any money over the
limit amount.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, line 17, by striking out "2" and
inserting
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