,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #a1 #bjag,ms4    
,adams 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4 
,fudge1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,evans1    
,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,ms4    
,norton1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,ms4 ,lee1 ,mr4  
,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4  
,ha/+s1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,moore1    
,mr4 ,cony]s1 ,ms4 ,%ea-,port]1 ,mr4    
,deut*1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,mr4 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4
 ,butt]field1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1   
,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,coh51   
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,lewis ( 
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 & ,mr4         
,langev97 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to require t supplem5tal  
nutrition assi/ance program b5efits be  
calculat$ ) ref]5ce to ! co/ ( ! l[-co/ 
food plan z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   

,clos+ ! ,meal ,gap ,act ( #bjag4  #b4  
,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,calculation ( program   
b5efits ,! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (    
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq47 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 section #c 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjab7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ subsection 7u71 
7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7n7 ?r\gh
 7t7 z subsections 7o7 ?r\gh 7u71       
respectively1 &  7,c7 by ins]t+ aft]    
subsection 7m7 ! foll[+3  7n7 ,l[-co/   
food plan means ! diet requir$ to fe$ a 
family ( f\r p]sons1 consi/+ ( a man & a
 woman n9ete5 ?r\gh fifty1 a *ild six   
?r\gh eight1 & a *ild n9e ?r\gh elev5   
ye>s ( age1 det]m9$ 9 accordance ) !    
,secret>y's calculations4 ,! co/ ( su*  
diet %all be ! basis = uni=m allotm5ts =
 all h\seholds reg>dless ( _! actual    
composition1 except t ! ,secret>y %all--
  7#a7 make h\sehold-size adju/m5ts     
7bas$ on ! unr\nd$ co/ ( su* diet7 tak+ 
into acc\nt economies ( scale2  7#b7    
make co/ adju/m5ts 9 ! l[-co/ food plan 
= ,hawaii & ! urban & rural p>ts (      
,alaska to reflect ! co/ ( food 9       

,hawaii & urban & rural ,alaska2  7#c7  
make co/ adju/m5ts 9 ! sep>ate l[-co/   
food plans = ,guam1 & ! ,virg9 ,isl&s ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to reflect ! co/ ( food
 9 ^? ,/ates1 b n to exce$ ! co/ ( food 
9 ! #ej ,/ates & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia2
 &  7#d7 on ,octob] #a1 #bjag1 & ea*    
,octob] #a !reaft]1 adju/ ! co/ ( ! diet
 to reflect ! co/ ( ! diet 9 ! prec$+   
,june1 & r\nd ! result to ! ne>e/ l[]   
doll> increm5t = ea* h\sehold size4  1  
7#b7 9 section #h7;a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#bjag7;a77-- 7,a7 by /rik+ ?rifty food  
plan ea* place x appe>s1 & ins]t+ l[-co/
 food plan1 &  7,b7 by /rik+ #h p]c5t & 
ins]t+ #aj p]c5t1  7#c7 9 section       
#af7;c77#a77;,a77ii7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
#bjbe7;c77#a77;,a77ii77--  7,a7 9       
subclause 7,i7 by /rik+ = fiscal ye>    
#bjad1 at an am\nt n great] ?an #cg &   
ins]t+ = fiscal ye> #bjag1 at an am\nt n
 great] ?an #ej1 &  7,b7 9 subclause    
7,,ii7--  7i7 by /rik+ ,june #cj1 #bjac 
& ins]t+ ,june #cj1 #bjag1 &  7ii7 by   
/rik+ ?rifty food plan & ins]t+ l[-co/  

food plan1 &  7#d7 9 section            
#ai7;a77#b77;,a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4          
#bjbh7;a77#b77;,a77-- 7,a7 9 clause 7i7 
by /rik+ & at ! end1  7,b7 9 clause     
7ii7-- 7i7 by /rik+ ea* fiscal ye>      
!reaft] & ins]t+ ea* ( ! fiscal ye>s    
#bjjd ?r\gh #bjag1 &  7ii7 by /rik+ !   
p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ a semicolon1 &  
7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7iii7 =
 fiscal ye> #bjah1 #b1fej1jjj1jjj2 &    
7iv7 subject to ! availability (        
appropriations "u section #ah7;a71 =    
fiscal ye> #bjah & ea* fiscal ye>       
!reaft]1 ! am\nt det]m9$ "u clause      
7iii71 z adju/$ by ! p]c5tage by :i* !  
l[-co/ food plan has be5 adju/$ "u      
section #c7n77#d7 betwe5 ,june #cj1     
#bjah1 & ,june #cj ( ! imm$iately prec$+
 fiscal ye>4  4  7b7 ,/&>d m$ical exp5se
 d$uction ,section #e7;e77#e7 ( ! ,food 
& ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjad7;e77#e77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ an excess     
m$ical & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at !
 end1 & ins]t+ a /&>d m$ical d$uction or

 to a m$ical exp5se d$uction ( actual   
co/s = ! all[able m$ical exp5ses incurr$
 by ! eld]ly or disabl$ memb]1 exclusive
 ( special diets41 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7,d7 ,! /&>d m$ical      
exp5se d$uction %all be equal to #adj = 
fiscal ye> #bjah1 & = ea* subsequ5t     
fiscal ye> %all be equal to ! applicable
 am\nt = ! prec$+ fiscal ye> z adju/$ to
 reflect *anges = ! #ab-mon? p]iod end+ 
! prec$+ ,june #cj 9 ! ,consum] ,price  
,index = ,all ,urban ,consum]s3 ,m$ical 
,c>e publi%$ by ! ,bureau ( ,labor      
,/ati/ics ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 except
 t = any su* fiscal ye> ! ,/ate ag5cy   
may e/abli% a great] /&>d m$ical exp5se 
d$uction t satisfies co/ neutrality     
/&>ds e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y = su*     
fiscal ye>4  4  7c7 ,elim9ation ( cap ( 
excess %elt] exp5ses ,section #e7;e77#f7
 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;e77#f77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b71 &  7#b7 
by r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,c7 & 7,d7 z
 subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c71 respectively4

  7d7 ,"w requirem5t ,section #f7o77#c7 
( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7o77#c77 is am5d$--  7#a7
 9 subp>agraph 7,d7 by /rik+ or at !    
end1  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 7,e7 by /rik+ !
 p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or1 &  7#c7  
by add+ at end ! foll[+3  7,f7 n (f]$ a 
position 9 a program describ$ 9         
subp>agraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 ( p>agraph     
7#b74  4  7e7 ,fund+ ( employm5t & tra9+
 programs ,section                      
#af7;h77#a77;,e77ii77,,ii7 ( ! ,food &  
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbe7;h77#a77;,e77ii77,,ii77 is am5d$  
by ins]t+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 (
 aft] "u4  7f7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts  7#a7   
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh ,! ,food
 & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjaa et seq47 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9       
section #aj 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjai7 by     
/rik+ #c7p7 & ins]t+ #c7q71  7,b7 9     
section #aa 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7-- 7i7 9
 subsection 7a77#b7 by /rik+ #c7t77#a7 &
 ins]t+ #c7u77#a71 &  7ii7 9 subsection 
7d7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ #c7t77#a7 ea* place 

x appe>s & ins]t+ #c7u77#a71 &  7,,ii7  
by /rik+ #c7t77#b7 ea* place x appe>s & 
ins]t+ #c7u77#b71  7,c7 9 section       
#ai7;a77#b77;,a77ii7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4      
7a77#b77;,a77ii77 by /rik+ #c7u77#d7 &  
ins]t+ #c7n77#d71 &  7,d7 9 section     
#bg7;a77#b7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4               
#bjcf7;a77#b77-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 
by /rik+ #c7u77#d7 & ins]t+ #c7n77#d71 &
  7ii7 9 subp>agraph 7,e7 by /rik+      
#c7u77#d7 & ins]t+ #c7n77#d74  7#b7     
,l[-,income ,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act
 ( #aiha ,section #bfje7;f77#b77;,a7 ( !
 ,l[-,income ,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance    
,act ( #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#hfbd7;f77#b77;,a77 is am5d$--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ #e7;e77#f77;,c77iv77,i7 & ins]t+  
#e7;e77#f77;,b77iv77#a71 &  7,b7 by     
/rik+ 7#g ,u4,s4,c4                     
#bjad7;e77#f77;,c77iv77,i77 & ins]t+ 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;e77#f77;,b77iv77,i774 
7g7 ,te*nical corrections ,! ,food &    
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjaa et seq47 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 section
 #e7;a7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;a77 by     

/rik+ #c7n77#d7 ea* place x appe>s &    
ins]t+ #c7m77#d71  7#b7 9 section       
#h7;f77#a77;,a77i7 7#g ,u4,s4,c4        
#bjag7;f77#a77;,a77i77 by /rik+         
#c7n77#e7 & ins]t+ #c7m77#e71 &  7#c7 9 
section #ag7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77aa7 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4                           
#bjaf7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77aa77 by   
/rik+ #c7n7 & ins]t+ #c7m74  #c4        
,effective date2 application ( am5dm5ts 
7a7 ,effective date ,except z provid$ 9 
subsection 7b71 ?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts   
made by ?is ,act %all take effect on    
,octob] #a1 #bjag4  7b7 ,application (  
am5dm5ts ,! am5dm5ts made by subsections
 7b71 7c71 & 7f77#b7 %all n apply )     
respect to c]tification p]iods t beg9   
be=e ,octob] #a1 #bjag4