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Amend CSSB 1 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) In Article II of the bill, Department of State Health Services, increase appropriations to Strategy D.1.2, Nutrition Services, by $300,000,000 in general revenue.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered rider after the appropriations to the Department of State Health Services:
____. Emergency Food Access Boost. Out of the funds appropriated above in Strategy D.1.2, $300,000,000 in general revenue shall be used to expand emergency food assistance. The funds shall be distributed as follows:
(1) $150 million for direct grants to regional and local food banks;
(2) $100 million to create and operate mobile food distribution units in rural, border, and food desert areas; and
(3) $50 million for SNAP outreach and application support targeting eligible but unenrolled households.
(3) In each of the following Articles of the bill, reduce general revenue appropriations for border security to which Article VII, Section 7.10 (page IX-41) refers, by the following amounts:
(1) in Article I, $200,000,000 in the appropriations to the Trusteed Programs within the Office of the Governor;
(2) in Article V, $50,000,000 in the appropriations to the Department of Public Safety; and
(3) in Article V, $50,000,000 in the appropriations to the Military Department.
(4) Adjust totals and methods of financing accordingly.