Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 105 Part 2.djvu/937

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PUBLIC LAW 102-237—DEC. 13, 1991 105 STAT. 1889 "(1) determine the amount of, settle, and adjust any claim arising under this Act; and "(2) waive such a claim if the Secretary determines that to do so will serve the purposes of this Act. "(b) LITIGATION.— Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to diminish the authority of the Attorney General of the United States under section 516 of title 28, United States Code, to conduct litigation on behalf of the United States.". (c) COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.— Section 5 of the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(k)(l) The Secretary or a designee of the Secretary shall have the authority to— "(A) determine the amount of, settle, and adjust any claim arising under the commodity supplemental food program; and "(B) waive such a claim if the Secretary determines that to do so will serve the purposes of the program. "(2) Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to diminish the authority of the Attorney General of the United States under section 516 of title 28, United States Code, to conduct litigation on behalf of the United States.". Subtitle C—Indian Subsistence Farming Demonstration Grant SEC. 931. PURPOSES. The purposes of this subtitle are to— (1) provide technical assistance and training through the Extension Service in the Department of Agriculture to Indian tribes and Alaska Natives for the development and operation of subsistence farming programs to improve the nutritional health of Indians living on or near Indian reservations; (2) establish the Indian subsistence farming demonstration grant program within the Department of Agriculture; and (3) provide a supplemental source of fresh produce for Indians and Alaska Natives who— (A) have special dietary needs; (B) are participating in— (i) the food stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); or (ii) the food distribution program on Indian reservations established under section 4(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)); or (C) have income below 185 percent of the poverty line referred to in section 5(c)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(c)(1)). SEC. 932. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this subtitle: (1) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT.—The term "eligible recipient" means an Indian who— (A) is identified by the Secretary as having special dietary needs; (B) is participating in— 7 USC 5930 note.