,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bdgg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #a1     
#bjah,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4
 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,markey1   
,ms4 ,hirono1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7        
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   
modify the exception to the work        
requirement4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,,snap ,work   
,opportunities and ,veteran ,protection 
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,amendments to the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh  7a7 
,work requirement ,section #f7o77#c7 of 
the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7o77#c77 is amended--
  7#a7 by redesignating subparagraphs   
7,a7 through 7,e7 as clauses 7i7 through
 7v71 respectively1 and indenting       
appropriately2  7#b7 by striking the    
paragraph designation and heading and   

all that follows through ,paragraph 7#b7
 and inserting the following3  7#c7     
,exceptions  7,a7 ,in general ,paragraph
 7#b7  2  7#c7 in clause 7iv7 of        
subparagraph 7,a7 7as so redesignated71 
by striking or at the end2  7#d7 in     
clause 7v7 of subparagraph 7,a7 7as so  
redesignated71 by striking the period at
 the end and inserting 2 or2 and  7#e7  
by adding at the end the following3     
7vi7 not offered a position in a program
 described in subparagraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 
of paragraph 7#b74  7,b7 ,work          
requirements for certain veterans  7i7  
,in general ,the work requirements under
 paragraph 7#b7 shall not apply to a    
veteran 7as defined in section #aja of  
title #ch1 ,united ,states ,code7 if the
 veteran--  7,i7 is participating in a  
program administered by the ,secretary  
of ,veterans ,affairs or a ,state to    
further employment or rehabilitation    
goals1 including--  7aa7 an employment  
program2  7bb7 a compensated work       
therapy program2  7cc7 a mental or      

physical rehabilitation program2  7dd7 a
 nonemployment-focused program2 and     
7ee7 a program designed to help veterans
 transition to full- or part-time       
employment2 and  7,,ii7 demonstrates    
participation1 if participation is less 
than #bj hours per week1 in the program 
to the fullest extent that--  7aa7 the  
veteran is physically able2 and  7bb7   
the program allows4  7ii7 ,exemption    
from #c-month limit ,the #c-month limit 
under paragraph 7#b7 shall not apply to 
a veteran who meets the requirements    
described in clause 7i74  4  7b7        
,funding of employment and training     
programs ,section #af7;h77#a77;,e7 of   
the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;h77#a77;,e77 is    
amended--  7#a7 in clause 7i77,i71 by   
striking section #f7o77#c7 and inserting
 any of clauses 7i7 through 7v7 of      
section #f7o77#c77;,a7 or under section 
#f7o77#c77;,b72 and  7#b7 in clause     
7ii77,,ii71 by striking section         
#f7o77#c7 and inserting any of clauses  

7i7 through 7v7 of section              
#f7o77#c77;,a7 or under section         
#f7o77#c77;,b74  #c4 ,effective date    
,this ,act and the amendments made by   
this ,act shall take effect on the first
 day of the first fiscal year that      
begins after the date of enactment of   
this ,act4