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GAO-06-882R 1 (2006-06-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwpg0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-298406 June 27, 2006 The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Chairman The Honorable Tom Harkin Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable Bob Goodlatte Chairman The Honorable Collin C. Peterson Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: Food Stamp Program: Employment and Training Program Pro visions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), entitled Food Stamp Program: Employment and Training Program Provisions of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (RIN: 0584-AD32). We received the rule on June 12, 2006. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on June 9, 2006. 71 Fed. Reg. 33376. The final rule amends the Food Stamp Program and, among other provisions, establishes a reasonable formula for allocating the 100 percent federal grant authorized to carry out the Food Stamp Employment and Training Program each fiscal year. The final rule also makes available up to $20 million a year in additional unmatched federal E&T funds for state agencies that commit to offer an education/training or workfare opportunity to every applicant and recipient who is an able-bodied adult without dependents, limited to 3 months of food stamp eligibility in a 36-month period, who would otherwise be terminated. The final rule has an announced effective date of August 8, 2006. The Congressional Review Act requires a 60-day delay in the effective date of a major rule from the date GAO-06-882R

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