12 2 STA T . 11 0 1 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 34—M A Y 22 , 200 8‘ ‘ (B)DISCRET I ONA R Y E X C LU SIONS .—TheS e cr e ta r ym ay e x c lud e f r o mf in ancial re s ources under this su b section the v alue of any other retirement p lans , contracts, or accounts (as determined by the Secretary). ’ ’. (c) E XCLUSION O F E D UCATION A CCOUNTS F RO M ALLO W A B LE FINANCIAL R ESOURCES.—Section 5 ( g ) of the Food and N utrition Act of 20 0 8 ( 7U .S. C . 20 14 (g)) (as amended by subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the follo w ing
‘‘(8) EXCLUSION OF EDUCATION ACCOUNTS FROM ALLOWABLE FINANCIAL RESOURCES.— ‘‘(A) M ANDATORY EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary shall exclude from financial resources under this subsection the value of any funds in a q ualified tuition program described in section 52 9 of the I nternal Revenue Code of 198 6 or in a Coverdell education savings account under section 5 3 0 of that Code. ‘‘(B) DISCRETIONARY EXCLUSIONS.—The Secretary may exclude from financial resources under this subsection the value of any other education programs, contracts, or accounts (as determined by the Secretary).’’. SEC.4105 . FA C IL I T ATI NG SI MP LIFIE DR EP O RTING. Section 6(c)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)(A)) is amended— (1) by stri k ing ‘‘reporting by’’ and inserting ‘‘reporting’’
(2) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘for periods shorter than 4 months by’’ before ‘‘migrant’’; (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘for periods shorter than 4 months by’’ before ‘‘households’’; and (4) in clause (iii), by inserting ‘‘for periods shorter than 1 year by’’ before ‘‘households’’. SEC. 410 6 . TRANSITIONAL B ENEFITS OPTION. Section 11(s)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(s)(1)) is amended— (1) by striking ‘‘benefits to a household’’; and inserting ‘‘benefits— ‘‘(A) to a household’’; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(B) at the option of the State, to a household with children that ceases to receive cash assistance under a State - funded public assistance program.’’. SEC. 410 7 . INCREASING T H E MINIM U M BENEFIT. Section 8(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘ $ 10 per month’’ and inserting ‘‘8 percent of the cost of the thrifty food plan for a household containing 1 member, as determined by the Secretary under section 3, rounded to the nearest whole dollar increment’’. SEC. 410 8 . EMPLO Y MENT , TRAINING, AND J OB RETENTION. Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (B)— (A) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause (viii); and (B) by inserting after clause (vi) the following:
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