; (B) a consolidated block grant for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or American Samoa under section 19(a) of that Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2028(a) ); or (C) a block grant for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or any other territory of the United States provided by the Secretary pursuant to section 601(c) of Public Law 96–597 ( 48 U.S.C. 1469d(c) ). (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (5) State; State agency; thrifty food plan The terms State , State agency , and thrifty food plan have the meanings given those terms in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 ). (b) Inclusion of determination in monthly employment situation reports Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics shall include in each monthly employment situation report published by the Commissioner a specific determination of whether an elevated unemployment period is in existence in the United States. (c) Waiver of work requirements Notwithstanding any other provision of law (including regulations), during an elevated unemployment period, for purposes of the distribution of, receipt of, or eligibility for Federal nutrition assistance— (1) no work requirement under section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) ) shall apply to any eligible individual or household; and (2) no other, similar work requirement with respect to any eligible individual or household shall be established or applied by— (A) the Secretary; (B) any State, as a condition of receipt from the Secretary of assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program