,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #biif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bb1 #bjag,mr4 
,graves of ,louisiana introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to modify the  
work requirement applicable to          
able-bodied adults without dependents4  
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,supplemental ,nutrition        
,assistance ,program ,reform ,act of    
#bjag4  #b4 ,work requirements for      
able-bodied adults without dependents   
7a7 ,declaration of policy ,section #b  
of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of     
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa7 is amended by
 adding at the end the following3       
,congress further finds that it should  
also be the purpose of the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program to increase
 employment1 to encourage healthy       
marriage1 and to promote prosperous     
self-sufficiency1 which means the       

ability of households to maintain an    
income above the poverty level without  
services and benefits from the ,federal 
,government44  7b7 ,definitions  7#a7   
,food ,section #c7k7 of the ,food and   
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab7k77 is amended by inserting before
 the period at the end the following3 1 
except that a food1 food product1 meal1 
or other item described in this         
subsection shall be considered a food   
under this ,act only if it is an        
essential 7as determined by the         
,secretary74  7#b7 ,supervised job      
search ,section #c of the ,food and     
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjab7 is amended-- 7,a7 by             
redesignating subsections 7t7 through   
7v7 as subsections 7u7 through 7w71     
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after subsection 7s7 the following3  7t7
 ,supervised job search ,the term       
supervised job search means a job search
 program that has the following         
characteristics3  7#a7 ,the job search  

occurs at an official location where the
 presence and activity of the recipient 
can be directly observed1 supervised1   
and monitored4  7#b7 ,the entry1 time   
onsite1 and exit of the recipient from  
the official job search location are    
recorded in a manner that prevents      
fraud4  7#c7 ,the recipient is expected 
to remain and undertake job search      
activities at the job search center4    
7#d7 ,the quantity of time the recipient
 is observed and monitored engaging in  
job search at the official location is  
recorded for purposes of compliance with
 the work and work activation           
requirements of sections #f7o7 and #cj4 
4  7c7 ,work requirement for            
able-,bodied adults without dependents  
,section #f7o7 of the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjae7o77 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph
 7#b7--  7,a7 in the matter preceding   
subparagraph 7,a7 by striking not less  
than #c months 7consecutive or          
otherwise7 and inserting more than #a   

month2  7,b7 in subparagraph 7,c7 by    
striking or at the end2  7,c7 in        
subparagraph 7,d7 by striking the period
 at the end and inserting 2 or2 and     
7,d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,e7 participate in supervised job    
search for at least #h hours per week4  
2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#d71 by adding at 
the end the following3  7,c7            
,termination ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall   
not apply with respect to any fiscal    
year that begins after the date of the  
enactment of the ,supplemental          
,nutrition ,assistance ,program ,reform 
,act of #bjag4  2  7#c7 in paragraph    
7#f7-- 7,a7 in the paragraph heading by 
striking #ae-,,percent and inserting    
#e-,,percent2  7,b7 in subparagraph     
7,a77ii77,,iv7 by striking #c months and
 inserting #a month2 and  7,c7 in       
subparagraph 7,d7 by striking #ae       
percent and inserting #e percent2 and   
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#h7 ,promoting work ,as a condition  
of receiving supplemental nutrition     

assistance program funds under this     
,act1 a ,state agency shall provide each
 individual subject to the work         
requirement of this subsection with the 
opportunity to participate in an        
activity selected by the ,state from    
among the options described in          
subparagraphs 7,b71 7,c71 and 7,e7 of   
paragraph 7#b74  7#i7 ,penalties for    
inadequate state performance ,if a      
,state agency fails to fully comply with
 this section1 including the requirement
 to terminate the benefits of           
individuals who fail to fulfill the work
 requirements described in paragraph    
7#b7 during a fiscal quarter1 the       
funding allotment of the ,state for the 
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program shall be reduced by #aj percent 
for the quarter that begins #ahj days   
after the first day of the quarter in   
which the noncompliance occurred4  4