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 PUBLIC LAW 107-171 —MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 305 (1) before the United States Trade Representative negotiates a trade agreement that would reduce tariffs on agricultural commodities or require a change in United States agricultural law, the United States Trade Representative should consult with the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the Committee on Finance of the Senate; (2) not less than 48 hours before initialing an agreement relating to agricultural trade negotiated under the auspices of the World Trade Organization, the United States Trade Representative should consult closely with the committees referred to in paragraph (1) regarding— (A) the details of the agreement; (B) the potential impact of the agreement on United States agricultural producers; and (C) any changes in United States law necessary to implement the agreement; and (3) any agreement or other understanding (whether verbal or in writing) that relates to agricultural trade that is not disclosed to Congress before legislation implementing a trade agreement is introduced in either the Senate or the House of Representatives should not be considered to be part of the agreement approved by Congress and should have no force and effect under Unites States law or in any dispute settlement body. TITLE IV—NUTRITION PROGRAMS Food stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002. SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE. 7 USC 2011 note. This title may be cited as the "Food Stamp Reauthorization Act of 2002". Subtitle A—Food Stamp Program SEC. 4101. ENCOURAGEMENT OF PAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT. (a) EXCLUSION.— Section 5(d)(6) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the following: "and child support payments made by a household member to or for an individual who is not a member of the household if the household member is legally obligated to make the payments,". (b) SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURE.— Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— (1) in subsection (e), by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: "(4) DEDUCTION FOR CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS. — "(A) IN GENERAL. —In lieu of providing an exclusion for legally obligated child support payments made by a household member under subsection (d)(6), a State agency may elect to provide a deduction for the amount of the payments. " (B) ORDER OF DETERMINING DEDUCTIONS.—^A deduction under this paragraph shall be determined before the computation of the excess shelter expense deduction under paragraph (6). "; and

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