STRENGTHENING THE FOOD PURCHASING POWER OF LOW-INCOME AMERICANS.

SEC. 4102. STRENGTHENING THE FOOD PURCHASING POWER OF LOW-INCOME AMERICANS. Section 5(e)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(1)) is amended—(1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking “not less than $134” and all that follows through the end of the clause and inserting the following: “not less than—“(I) for fiscal year 2009, $144, $246, $203, and $127, respectively; and“(II) for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount that is equal to the amount from the previous fiscal year adjusted to the nearest lower dollar increment to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for items other than food.”;(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking “not less than $269” and all that follows through the end of the clause and inserting the following: “not less than—“(I) for fiscal year 2009, $289; and“(II) for fiscal year 2010 and each fiscal year thereafter, an amount that is equal to the amount from the previous fiscal year adjusted to the nearest lower dollar increment to reflect changes for the 12-month period ending on the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for items other than food.”; and(3) by adding at the end the following:“(C) Requirement.—Each adjustment under subparagraphs (A)(ii)(II) and (B)(ii)(II) shall be based on the unrounded amount for the prior 12-month period.”.