,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #hj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se   
,,( ,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #cj1    
#bjae ,ms4 ,adams 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,fudge1 ,ms4 ,mi*elle ,lujan ,gri%am (  
,new ,mexico1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4  
,norton1 ,mr4 ,ryan ( ,ohio1 ,mr4       
,nadl]1 & ,mr4 ,mc,govern7 submitt$ !   
foll[+ concurr5t resolution2 :i* 0      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees
 on ,agriculture & ,ways & ,means1 = a  
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,,concurr5t         
,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( !      
,congress on ,hung] 9 our ,communities4 
,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 nationally #ad
 p]c5t ( h\seholds report$ be+ food     
insecure1 :i* equates to #a 9 #g        
h\seholds /ruggl+ to put safe &         
nutriti\s food on ! table2 ,:]eas1      
accord+ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,dep>tm5t (  

,agriculture1 ! ,/ates ( ,mississippi1  
,l\isiana1 ,we/ ,virg9ia1 ,t5nessee1    
,k5tucky1 ,alabama1 ,arkansas1 ,montana1
 ,ma9e1 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,ohio1 ,oklahoma1
 & ,texas h food insecurity rates ov]   
#af p]c5t2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ,fe$+     
,am]ica1 #ba4d p]c5t ( *ildr5 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates did n h suffici5t access to food
 at "s po9t dur+ ! previ\s ye>2 ,:]eas  
_m families simply d n h adequate       
res\rces 7f wages1 ,social ,security &  
o!r retirem5t b5efits1 income supports1 
! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance       
program 7,,snap71 & ! special           
supplem5tal nutrition program = wom51   
infants1 & *ildr5 7,,wic77 to pur*ase   
en\gh food2 ,:]eas income support       
programs su* z ,tempor>y ,assi/ance =   
,ne$y ,families 7,,tanf71 ,unemploym5t  
,insurance1 & ,work]'s ,comp5sation are 
inadequate & increas+ly difficult to    
apply = & ma9ta9 b5efits2 ,:]eas1 :ile !
 supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program
 7,,snap7 is critical 9 provid+         
nutrition assi/ance to bo? work+ &      

non-work+ h\seholds by supplem5t+ wages1
 ,social ,security b5efits1 or o!r      
s\rces ( income1 ,,snap b5efits j are n 
en\gh = mo/ families to make x ?r\gh !  
mon?2 ,:]eas #a ( ! factors contribut+  
to food h>d%ip is an individual liv+ too
 f> away f a groc]y /ore or an af=dable 
heal?y-food retail outlet2 ,:]eas       
community bas$ organizations su* z food 
banks & o!r nonpr(it organizations h to 
op]ate ! ,*ild & ,adult ,c>e ,food      
,program 7,,cacfp7 aft] s*ool & ! ,summ]
 ,food ,s]vice ,program 7,,sfsp7 dur+ ! 
summ]1 ev5 ?\gh !y are s]v+ ! same kids1
 (t5 at ! same sites1 !reby compell+    
community-bas$ organizations to use a   
duplicative adm9i/rative process to     
receive fund+ = bo? programs to s]ve !  
same gr\p ( *ildr51 increas+            
adm9i/rative co/s on organizations )    
already limit$ res\rces2 ,:]eas _m      
l[-income *ildr5 /ruggle ) hung] ov] !  
summ]1 b communities h limit$ ability to
 support !m because ( rigid program     
requirem5ts t require kids to consume   

meals on-site2 & ,:]eas food h>d%ip     
rates are too high across ! ,nation3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t--  7#a7 ! ,congress 
%\ld increase support = programs t w    
/r5g!n wages & move ! ,nation t[>d full 
employm5t1 includ+ 9 und]s]v$ areas2    
7#b7 ,congressional fund+ = programs su*
 z ,unemploym5t ,insurance1 ,tempor>y   
,assi/ance = ,ne$y ,families 7,,tanf71  
refundable tax cr$its1 & ! supplem5tal  
nutrition assi/ance program 7,,snap71   
%\ld be increas$2  7#c7 ! ,congress %\ld
 appropriate funds = ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,agriculture to op]ate & manage programs
 t are au?oriz$ z "p ( ! ,heal?y ,food  
,f9anc+ ,initiative "u ,public ,law     
#aac-gi1 ! ,agricultural ,act ( #bjad2  
7#d7 ! ,congress %\ld p]mit nonpr(it    
organizations t s]ve *ildr5 ?r\gh !     
,*ild & ,adult ,c>e ,food ,program & !  
,summ] ,food ,s]vice ,program to op]ate 
#a program ye>-r\nd1 elim9at+           
duplicative adm9i/rative processes &    
align+ inconsi/5t program requirem5ts2 &
  7#e7 ! on-site requirem5t = aft]-s*ool

 & summ] meals programs %\ld be waiv$ to
 all[ communities to develop m effective
 ways to s]ve *ildr5 outside ( ! s*ool  
day1 includ+ by exp&+ curr5t ,unit$     
,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture programs
 su* z ! ,summ] ,electronic ,b5efits    
,transf] = ,*ildr5 demon/ration4