,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #biif  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bb1 #bjag,mr4  
,graves ( ,l\isiana introduc$ ! foll[+  
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh to      
modify ! "w requirem5t applicable to    
able-bodi$ adults )\t dep5d5ts4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,supplem5tal ,nutrition ,assi/ance      
,program ,re=m ,act ( #bjag4  #b4 ,"w   
requirem5ts = able-bodi$ adults )\t     
dep5d5ts  7a7 ,decl>ation ( policy      
,section #b ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 
( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa7 is am5d$ by
 add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 ,congress fur!r
 f9ds t x %\ld also be ! purpose ( !    
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
to increase employm5t1 to enc\rage      
heal?y m>riage1 & to promote prosp]\s   
self-suffici5cy1 :i* means ! ability (  
h\seholds to ma9ta9 an income above !   
pov]ty level )\t s]vices & b5efits f !  
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t44  7b7 ,def9itions     

7#a7 ,food ,section #c7k7 ( ! ,food &   
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjab7k77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ be=e !     
p]iod at ! end ! foll[+3 1 except t a   
food1 food product1 meal1 or o!r item   
describ$ 9 ?is subsection %all be       
consid]$ a food "u ?is ,act only if x is
 an ess5tial 7z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y74
  7#b7 ,sup]vis$ job se>* ,section #c ( 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by     
r$esignat+ subsections 7t7 ?r\gh 7v7 z  
subsections 7u7 ?r\gh 7w71 respectively2
 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ aft] subsection 7s7 !
 foll[+3  7t7 ,sup]vis$ job se>* ,! t]m 
sup]vis$ job se>* means a job se>*      
program t has ! foll[+ *>act]i/ics3     
7#a7 ,! job se>* occurs at an (ficial   
location :]e ! pres5ce & activity ( !   
recipi5t c be directly obs]v$1 sup]vis$1
 & monitor$4  7#b7 ,! entry1 "t onsite1 
& exit ( ! recipi5t f ! (ficial job se>*
 location are record$ 9 a mann] t       
prev5ts fraud4  7#c7 ,! recipi5t is     
expect$ to rema9 & und]take job se>*    

activities at ! job se>* c5t]4  7#d7 ,! 
quantity ( "t ! recipi5t is obs]v$ &    
monitor$ engag+ 9 job se>* at ! (ficial 
location is record$ = purposes (        
compliance ) ! "w & "w activation       
requirem5ts ( sections #f7o7 & #cj4  4  
7c7 ,"w requirem5t = able-,bodi$ adults 
)\t dep5d5ts ,section #f7o7 ( ! ,food & 
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjae7o77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 p>agraph    
7#b7--  7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+           
subp>agraph 7,a7 by /rik+ n less ?an #c 
mon?s 7consecutive or o!rwise7 & ins]t+ 
m ?an #a mon?2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph 7,c7 
by /rik+ or at ! end2  7,c7 9           
subp>agraph 7,d7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !  
end & ins]t+ 2 or2 &  7,d7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7,e7 p>ticipate 9        
sup]vis$ job se>* = at lea/ #h h\rs p]  
week4  2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#d71 by add+ 
at ! end ! foll[+3  7,c7 ,t]m9ation     
,subp>agraph 7,a7 %all n apply ) respect
 to any fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ! ,supplem5tal ,nutrition 
,assi/ance ,program ,re=m ,act ( #bjag4 

2  7#c7 9 p>agraph 7#f7-- 7,a7 9 !      
p>agraph head+ by /rik+ #ae-,,p]c5t &   
ins]t+ #e-,,p]c5t2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph  
7,a77ii77,,iv7 by /rik+ #c mon?s &      
ins]t+ #a mon?2 &  7,c7 9 subp>agraph   
7,d7 by /rik+ #ae p]c5t & ins]t+ #e     
p]c5t2 &  7#d7 by add+ at ! end !       
foll[+3  7#h7 ,promot+ "w ,z a condition
 ( receiv+ supplem5tal nutrition        
assi/ance program funds "u ?is ,act1 a  
,/ate ag5cy %all provide ea* individual 
subject to ! "w requirem5t ( ?is        
subsection ) ! opportunity to p>ticipate
 9 an activity select$ by ! ,/ate f     
among ! options describ$ 9 subp>agraphs 
7,b71 7,c71 & 7,e7 ( p>agraph 7#b74     
7#i7 ,p5alties = inadequate /ate        
p]=mance ,if a ,/ate ag5cy fails to     
fully comply ) ?is section1 includ+ !   
requirem5t to t]m9ate ! b5efits (       
individuals :o fail to fulfill ! "w     
requirem5ts describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7    
dur+ a fiscal qu>t]1 ! fund+ allotm5t ( 
! ,/ate = ! supplem5tal nutrition       
assi/ance program %all be r$uc$ by #aj  

p]c5t = ! qu>t] t beg9s #ahj days aft] !
 fir/ day ( ! qu>t] 9 :i* !             
noncompliance occurr$4  4