1、 P.L.104-193 made major revisions to eligibility and benefits under the food stamp, child1and adult care food and summer food service programs. For the food stamp program alone,spending was estimated to fall by a net total of $23.3 billion through FY2002. The 1997 balancedbudget Act (P.L.105-33) mod
2、erated some of the food stamp provisions in the 1996 law, at a CBOprojected additional program cost of $217 million in FY1998. This increase is not explicitlyincluded in the FY1998 appropriation. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS We
3、b97-927 ENRUpdated November 18, 1997FY1998 USDA Budget and Appropriations:Domestic Food Programs Jean Yavis JonesSpecialist, Food and Agriculture PolicyEnvironment and Natural Resources Policy DivisionSummaryThe conference agreement on FY1998 agriculture appropriations (H.R. 2160)provides a total of
4、 $37.2 billion in budget authority for domestic food assistanceprograms. These include the food stamp program, child nutrition programs, the specialnutrition program for women, infants and children (WIC) and commodity donationprograms. Conference agreement funding for these programs is $2.6 billion