This amendment would not affect three classes of grant programs. First. grants for payments to individuals. which account for 44 percent of the grants. are exempted. These grants include such programs as medicaid. student financial assistance. food stamps. subsidized housing. health services. unemployment trust fund. SSI. AFDC. child nutrition. and refugee assistance. Second. the more flexible block grants and general purpose fiscal assistance programs. such as community development block grants and title XX social services. would not be cut. Third. categorical grant programs about which the Budget Committee made specific funding assumptions are exempted from the 10 percent cut proposed by this amendment.