,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #deh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #e1 #bjac ,mr4 ,roberts 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,thune1 and ,mr4 ,johanns7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to improve and extend certain nutrition programs4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,improve ,nutrition ,program ,integrity and ,deficit ,reduction ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,restoring program integrity to categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program 7a7 ,in general ,the second sentence of section #e7;a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;a77 is amended by striking receives benefits under a ,state program and inserting receives assistance 7as defined in section #bfj4ca of title #de1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on ,january #a1 #bjac7 under a ,state program4 7b7 ,resources ,section #e7;j7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;j77 is amended by striking receives benefits under a ,state program and inserting receives assistance 7as defined in section #bfj4ca of title #de1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 as in effect on ,january #a1 #bjac7 under a ,state program4 #c4 ,eliminating the low-income home energy assistance loophole 7a7 ,in general ,section #e of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d77#aa77;,a71 by striking 7other than and all that follows through et seq477 and inserting 7other than payments or allowances made under part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 or any payments under any other ,state program funded with qualified ,state expenditures 7as defined in section #dji7;a77#g77;,b77i7 of that ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fji7;a77#g77;,b77#a77772 7#b7 in subsection 7e77#f77;,c71 by striking clause 7iv72 and 7#c7 in subsection 7k7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking subparagraph 7,c72 7ii7 by redesignating subparagraphs 7,d7 through 7,g7 as subparagraphs 7,c7 through 7,f71 respectively2 and 7iii7 by striking paragraph 7#d74 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #bfje7;f7 of the ,low-,income ,home ,energy ,assistance ,act of #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hfbd7;f77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking 7#a72 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b74 #d4 ,eliminating inflation adjustments for countable resources ,section #e7;g77#a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking 7#a7 ,total amount4-- and all that follows through ,the ,secretary in subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7#a7 ,total amount ,the ,secretary 2 7#b7 by striking 7as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph 7,b77 both places it appears2 and 7#c7 by striking subparagraph 7,b74 #e4 ,ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery or gambling winners 7a7 ,in general ,section #f of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7r7 ,ineligibility for benefits due to receipt of substantial lottery or gambling winnings 7#a7 ,in general ,any household in which a member receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings1 as determined by the ,secretary1 shall lose eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of the winnings4 7#b7 ,duration of ineligibility ,a household described in paragraph 7#a7 shall remain ineligible for participation until the household meets the allowable financial resources and income eligibility requirements under subsections 7c71 7d71 7e71 7f71 7g71 7i71 7k71 7l71 7m71 and 7n7 of section #e4 7#c7 ,agreements ,as determined by the ,secretary1 each ,state agency1 to the maximum extent practicable1 shall establish agreements with entities responsible for the regulation or sponsorship of gaming in the ,state to determine whether individuals participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program have received substantial lottery or gambling winnings4 4 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #e7;a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;a77 is amended in the second sentence by striking sections #f7;b71 #f7;d77#b71 and #f7;g7 and inserting subsections 7b71 7d77#b71 7g71 and 7r7 of section #f4 #f4 ,eliminating ,state bonuses 7a7 ,in general ,section #af of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7 is amended by striking subsection 7d74 7b7 ,conforming amendments ,section #af of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in the first sentence of paragraph 7#d71 by striking payment error rate and all that follows through subsection 7d7 and inserting liability amount or new investment amount under paragraph 7#a7 or payment error rate2 and 7,b7 in the first sentence of paragraph 7#e71 by striking payment error rate and all that follows through subsection 7d7 and inserting liability amount or new investment amount under paragraph 7#a7 or payment error rate2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7i77#a71 by striking subsection 7d77#a7 and inserting subsection 7c77#b74 #g4 ,eliminating duplicative employment and training 7a7 ,funding of employment and training programs ,section #af of ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7 is amended by striking subsection 7h74 7b7 ,administrative cost-,sharing 7#a7 ,in general ,section #af7;a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;a77 is amended in the first sentence1 in the matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7other than a program carried out under section #f7;d77#d77 after supplemental nutrition assistance program4 7#b7 ,conforming amendments 7,a7 ,section #ag7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77hh7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbf7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77hh77 is amended by striking 7g71 7h77#b71 or 7h77#c7 and inserting or 7g74 7,b7 ,section #bb7;d77#a77;,b77ii7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjca7;d77#a77;,b77ii77 is amended by striking 1 7g71 7h77#b71 and 7h77#c7 and inserting and 7g74 7c7 ,workfare 7#a7 ,in general ,section #bj of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbi7 is amended by striking subsection 7g74 7#b7 ,conforming amendment ,section #ag7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77jj7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbf7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77jj77 is amended by striking or 7g77#a74 #h4 ,eliminating inflation adjustments for emergency food assistance resources ,section #bg7;a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#a71 by striking #bjjh through #bjab and inserting #bjad through #bjah2 and 7#b7 by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,amounts ,the ,secretary shall use to carry out paragraph 7#a7 #bfj1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal years #bjad through #bjah4 4 #i4 ,eliminating the nutrition education grant program ,section #bh of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf;a7 is repealed4 #aj4 ,terminating an increase in benefits ,section #aja7;a7 of division ,a of the ,american ,recovery and ,reinvestment ,act of #bjji 7,public ,law #aaa-e2 #abc ,stat4 #abj2 #abd ,stat4 #bcid2 #abd ,stat4 #cbfe7 is amended by striking paragraph 7#b7 and inserting the following3 7#b7 ,termination ,the authority provided by this subsection shall terminate after ,february #a1 #bjac4 4