,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dedj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1 #bjaf 
,mr4 ,aderholt introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 and in      
addition to the ,committees on ,energy  
and ,commerce and ,education and the    
,workforce1 for a period to be          
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,a ,,bill  ,to provide clarity regarding
 ,states' ability to manage the         
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program 7,,snap7 and to provide ,states 
with funding to treat drug addiction in 
the ,,snap population4  #a4 ,short title
 ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,snap  
,empowerment and ,accountability ,act of
 #bjaf4  #b4 ,drug testing  7a7         
,amendment to the ,food and ,nutrition  
,act of #bjjh ,section #e7;b7 of the    
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  

,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;b77 is amended by      
striking the period at the end by       
inserting the following3  but a ,state  
agency1 in its sole discretion1 may     
impose a standard of eligibility based  
on the results of testing for use of    
controlled substances4 ,the ,secretary  
shall not disapprove a plan of operation
 due solely to the fact that a ,state   
agency imposes a standard of eligibility
 based on the results of testing for    
controlled substances4 4  7b7 ,amendment
 to the ,personal ,responsibility and   
,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act 
of #aiif ,section #ijb of the ,personal 
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #hfb;b7 is amended--  7#a7 by 
inserting 1 including supplemental      
nutrition assistance program benefit    
recipients1 after recipients the #ast   
place it appears1 and  7#b7 by striking 
welfare the last place it appears4  #c4 
,treatment for individuals tested for   
drug use for eligibility determination  

under the supplemental nutrition        
assistance program  7a7 ,in general ,the
 ,administrator of the ,substance ,abuse
 and ,mental ,health ,services          
,administration shall award grants to   
,states to defray the costs of providing
 treatment to individuals who test      
positive for a controlled substance     
under section #e7;b7 of the ,food and   
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjad7;b77 and who are identified by the
 ,states as needing treatment for the   
abuse of such substance4  7b7           
,definition ,in this section1 the term  
,state has the meaning given to that    
term in section #c of the ,food and     
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab74  7c7 ,authorization of          
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #fjj1jjj1jjj for each of   
fiscal years #bjag through #bjba4  #d4  
,standard utility allowances based on   
the receipt of energy assistance        
payments  7a7 ,standard utility         

allowance ,section #e of the ,food and  
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7e77#f77;,c77iv77,i7 by striking #bj and
 inserting #ej1 and  7#b7 in subsection 
7k7 by striking paragraph 7#d7 and      
inserting the following3  7#d7          
,third-party energy assistance payments 
,for purposes of subsection 7d77#a71 a  
payment made under a ,state law 7other  
than a law referred to in paragraph     
7#b77;,g77 to provide energy assistance 
to a household shall be considered money
 payable directly to the household4  4  
7b7 ,energy assistance threshold amount 
,section #bfje7;f77#b77;,a7 of the      
,low-,income ,home ,energy ,assistance  
,act of #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4            
#hfbd7;f77#b77;a77 is amended by        
striking #bj and inserting #ej4  #e4    
,effective date2 ,application of        
,amendments  7a7 ,effective date ,except
 as provided in subsection 7b71 this    
,act shall take effect on the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  7b7        

,application of amendments ,the         
amendments made by this ,act shall not  
apply with respect to certification     
periods that begin before the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4