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 104 STAT. 3804 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995."; and (B) in the last sentence, by striking "reductions in the value of allotments issued to households certified to participate in the food stamp program will be necessary under subsection (b) of this section" and inserting "supplemental appropriations will be needed to support the operation of the program through the end of the fiscal year"; and (2) in subsection (b), by striking "amount authorized in subsection (a)(D". SEC. 1761. NUTRITION EDUCATION IMPROVEMENTS. Section 18(a) (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)) (as amended by section 1760 of this Act) is amended— (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(D, by inserting before the period at the end the following: ", subject to paragraph (3)"; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(3)(A) Qf the amounts made available under the second sentence of paragraph (1), not more than $2,000,000 in any fiscal year may be used by the Secretary to make 2-year competitive grants that will— "(i) enhance interagency cooperation in nutrition education activities; and "(ii) develop cost effective ways to inform people eligible for food stamps about nutrition, resource management, and community nutrition education programs, such as the expanded food and nutrition education program. "(B) The Secretary shall make awards under this paragraph to one or more State cooperative extension services (as defined in section 1404(5) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103(5))) who shall administer the grants in coordination with other State or local agencies serving low-income people. "(C) Each project shall include an evaluation component and shall develop an implementation plan for replication in other States. "(D) The Secretary shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the results of the projects and shall disseminate the results through the cooperative extension service system and to State human services and health department offices, local food stamp program offices, and other entities serving low-income households. ". 7 USC 2028 note. SEC. 1762. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IN PUERTO RICO. (a) PoucY OF CONGRESS. — It is the policy of Congress that citizens of the United States who reside in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico should be safeguarded against hunger and treated on an equitable and fair basis with other citizens under Federal nutritional programs. (b) FUNDING LEVELS. — Subparagraph (A) of section 19(a)(l) (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(l)(A)) is amended to read as follows: "(A) From the sums appropriated under this Act, the Secretary shall, subject to the provisions of this section, pay to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico $974,000,000 for fiscal year 1991, $1,013,000,000 for fiscal year 1992, $1,051,000,000 for fiscal year 1993, $1,091,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, and $1,133,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, to finance 100 percent of the expenditures for food assistance Cooperatives. Grant programs. Disadvantaged persons. Inter - governmental relations. Reports.

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