PUBLIC LAW 105-185-JUNE 23, 1998 112 STAT. 575 scab, including the establishment of a regional advanced breeding material evaluation nursery and a germplasm introduction and evaluation system. (5) Development and deployment of alternative fungicide application systems and formulations to control wheat scab and consideration of other chemical control strategies to assist farmers until new more resistant wheat and barley varieties are available. (c) COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.—Funds provided under this section shall be available for efforts to concentrate, integrate, and disseminate research, extension, and outreach-orientated information regarding wheat scab. (d) MANAGEMENT. —To oversee the use of a grant made under this section, the Secretary may establish a committee composed of the directors of the agricultural experiment stations in the States in which land-grant colleges and universities that are members of the consortium are located. (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,200,000 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002. TITLE V—AGRICULTURAL PROGRAM ADJUSTMENTS Subtitle A—Food Stamp Program SEC. 501. REDUCTIONS IN FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 16(h)(l)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended— (1) in clause (iv)(II), by striking "$131,000,000" and inserting "$31,000,000 "; and (2) in clause (v)(II), by striking "$131,000,000" and inserting "$86,000,000 ". SEC. 502. REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. (a) IN GENERAL. —Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking "The Secretary" and inserting "Subject to subsection (k), the Secretary'; and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(k) REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.— "(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: " (A) AFDC PROGRAM.—The term *AFDC program' means the program of aid to families with dependent children established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq. (as in effect, with respect to a State, during the base period for that State)). "(B) BASE PERIOD.—The term 'base period' mesins the period used to determine the amount of the State family assistance grant for a State under section 403 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603). "(C) MEDICAID PROGRAM.—The term 'medicaid program' means the program of medical assistance under a
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