,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agjh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #b1    
#bjag ,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and      
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to provide that
 certain students who are family        
caregivers are eligible to participate  
in the ,supplemental ,nutrition         
,assistance ,program4  #a4 ,,snap       
eligibility for certain students        
responsible for care of disabled members
 of households ,section #f7;e77#e7 of   
the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;e77#e77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in subparagraph 7,a71 by 
striking or2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,b71
 by adding or at the end2 and  7#c7 by  
adding at the end the following3  7,c7  
an informal provider of in-home and     
community care to-- 7i7 a member of the 
household--  7,i7 who is not less than  

#fj years old2 and  7,,ii7 for whom a   
physician1 physician's assistant1 nurse1
 nurse practitioner1 designated         
representative of the physician's       
office1 licensed or certified           
psychologist1 social worker1 or any     
other health professional determined    
appropriate by the ,state agency        
provides a statement that the member of 
the household--  7aa7 is unable to      
perform without substantial assistance  
from another individual two or more     
activities of daily living described in 
section #ggjb;,b7c77#b77;,b7 of the     
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf2 or   
7bb7 7,,aa7 requires substantial        
supervision to protect the member of the
 household from threats to health and   
safety due to a severe cognitive        
impairment2 and 7,,bb7 is unable to     
perform without reminding or cuing      
assistance one or more activities of    
daily living described in section       
#ggjb;,b7c77#b77;,b7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf2 or  7ii7 a     

disabled member of the household        
described in paragraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 of  
section #c7;j72  4