,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cegg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,costa 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1   
,ms4 ,michelle ,lujan ,grisham of ,new  
,mexico1 and ,ms4 ,del,bene7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to establish a 
competitive grant program to provide    
grants to ,states to carry out targeted 
employment and training projects4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,results ,through ,innovation ,act  
of #bjag4  #b4 ,targeted employment and 
training projects ,section #af7;h77#a7  
of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of     
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;h77#a77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7,g7 targeted employment and
 training projects  7i7 ,establishment  
of program ,the ,secretary shall        
establish and carry out a program that  
provides grants1 on a competitive basis1

 to ,states to carry out #c-year        
projects as determined by the ,secretary
 to provide targeted employment and     
training services designed--  7,i7 to   
raise short-term and long-term          
employment and increase earnings for    
members of households that receive      
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program benefits by using innovative    
approaches to remove barriers to        
employment and training2  7,,ii7 to     
support a holistic1 #b-;generation      
approach to serving households2  7,,iii7
 to explore alternative integrated      
models for providing supportive         
services2 or  7,,iv7 to target          
hard-to-serve populations such as       
homeless individuals1 recently          
incarcerated individuals1 or individuals
 with other substantial barriers to     
employment4  7ii7 ,eligibility          
,requirements for applicants ,to be     
eligible to receive in a fiscal year a  
grant under clause 7i7 to carry out a   
project1 a ,state shall submit to the   

,secretary a separate application for   
such project that--  7,i7 contains such 
terms and conditions as the ,secretary  
may require2  7,,ii7 except as provided 
in this subparagraph1 proposes to carry 
out a project that satisfies the        
requirements of sections #f7;d7 and #bj2
  7,,iii7 proposes to carry out a       
project that provides at least one of   
the following-- 7aa7 services or        
benefits authorized under section       
#f7;d77#d7 or #bj2  7bb7 other services 
or benefits designed to remove barriers 
or provide enhanced case management     
for-- 7,,aa7 members of households      
participating in the supplemental       
nutrition assistance program who are    
employed or participating in an         
allowable employment and training       
activity2 7,,bb7 members of households  
participating in the supplemental       
nutrition assistance program who        
formerly participated in employment and 
training and who are employed for a     
period of up to #ahj days after an      

individual who received employment and  
training services under the program     
gains employment1 or #ij days after the 
household has exceeded the gross income 
limit for program eligibility1 whichever
 occurs first2 or 7,,cc7 household      
members of individuals described in     
subitem 7,,aa7 or 7,,bb7 if such        
benefits or services are necessary for  
supporting the employment or employment 
and training activities of an individual
 described in subitem 7,,aa7 or 7,,bb72 
and  7cc7 technical assistance for other
 ,states1 local governments1 or         
employment and training providers to    
assist in expanding or replicating      
proven approaches2  7,,iv7 specifies    
that such project will provide for the  
voluntary participation in employment   
and training programs by members of     
households that do not include an       
individual who receives cash assistance 
under part ,a of title ,,iv of the      
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja et seq472  7,v7 provides that such 

project will be carried out by the      
,state agency directly1 or through a    
,state or local government entity or a  
nonprofit private entity2 and  7,,vi7   
provides that the ,state agency may use 
not more than #e percent of such grant  
for activities associated with          
administering the project1 such as      
oversight and data reporting4  7iii7    
,selection criteria ,in selecting for   
approval on a competitive basis         
applications for grants under this      
subparagraph1 the ,secretary shall--    
7,i7 consider the capacity and relevant 
experience of the ,state agency 7and the
 ,state or local government entity or   
the nonprofit private entity 7if any77  
that is proposed to carry out the       
project to achieve the goals of such    
project specified in the application1 in
 providing effective employment and     
training programs 7including employment 
and training programs under this ,act   
and part ,a of title ,,iv of the ,social
 ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et  

seq477 for low-skill individuals2       
7,,ii7 consider whether such project has
 relevance for and could be replicated  
in other ,states2  7,,iii7 consider the 
capacity of the applicant to measure the
 outcomes of such project2  7,,iv7      
ensure that the projects1 when          
considered as a group1 will be carried  
out in a range of rural and urban areas1
 including those with high levels of    
poverty2 and  7,v7 in order to expand   
the number of households served or      
replicate successful strategies in other
 areas1 give priority to--  7aa7        
projects with proven results under the  
pilot projects authorized by            
subparagraph 7,f72 and  7bb7 other      
successful programs1 as measured by     
increased employment and earnings under 
the reporting requirements in paragraph 
7#e74  7iv7 ,reporting  7,i7            
,performance reports by grant recipients
 ,states that receive grants made under 
this subparagraph shall-- 7aa7 measure  
and report the performance of their     

projects in accordance with paragraph   
7#e72  7bb7 include a cost-benefit      
analysis that shows the benefits to     
project participants and to taxpayers   
under this ,act2 and  7cc7 satisfy any  
other reporting requirements the        
,secretary considers to be appropriate4 
7,,ii7 ,annual ,report by the ,secretary
 ,the ,secretary shall submit to the    
,committee on ,agriculture of the ,house
 of ,representatives and the ,committee 
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and        
,forestry of the ,senate an annual      
report that includes a description of   
the outcomes measured by each ,state    
operating a project 7during the project 
period and any subsequent evaluation    
period as determined by the ,secretary7 
and of the extent to which such ,state  
achieved the goals of the project4  7v7 
,funding  7,i7 ,authorization of        
,appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to carry out this      
subparagraph-- 7aa7 #cjj1jjj1jjj for    
fiscal year #bjai2  7bb7 #cej1jjj1jjj   

for fiscal year #bjbj2  7cc7            
#cjj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal     
years #bjba and #bjbb2  7dd7            
#djj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal     
years #bjbc and #bjbd2  7ee7            
#ejj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal     
years #bjbe and #bjbf2 and  7ff7        
#fjj1jjj1jjj for each of the fiscal     
years #bjbg and each fiscal year        
thereafter4  7,,ii7 ,maintenance of     
effort ,funds made available under this 
subparagraph may be used by ,states only
 to supplement1 not to supplant1        
,federal or non-,federal funds used to  
provide current employment and training 
activities and services4  4