,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #g1  
#bjag ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself and ,ms4 
,collins7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,agriculture and ,consumer
 ,protection ,act of #aigc to streamline
 application processes and reduce the   
administrative burden for the commodity 
supplemental food program1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,nourishing ,our   
,golden ,years ,act4  #b4 ,commodity    
,supplemental ,food ,program            
certification ,section #e7;g7 of the    
,agriculture and ,consumer ,protection  
,act of #aigc 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #fab;c note7
 is amended--  7#a7 by striking ,except 
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,except  2 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#b7         
,certification  7,a7 ,definition of     

certification period ,in this paragraph1
 the term certification period means the
 period that a participant in the       
commodity supplemental food program may 
continue to receive benefits under that 
program without a formal review of the  
eligibility of the participant4  7,b7   
,minimum certification period ,subject  
to subparagraph 7,c71 a ,state shall    
establish a certification period of not 
less than #a year4  7,c7 ,extensions ,on
 the request of a ,state1 the ,secretary
 shall approve a ,state certification   
period of more than #a year on the      
condition that1 on an annual basis1 the 
local agency in the ,state administering
 the commodity supplemental food        
program--  7i7 verifies the address and 
continued interest of each participant  
in receiving program benefits2 and  7ii7
 has sufficient reason to determine that
 the participant still meets the income 
eligibility standards1 which may include
 a determination that the participant   
has a fixed income4  4