,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bdgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #a1 #bjah,mr4     
,blum5?al 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4  
,murphy1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 &   
,mr4 ,s&]s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to modify ! exception to !
 "w requirem5t4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,"w         
,opportunities & ,vet]an ,protection    
,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to ! ,food 
& ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh  7a7 ,"w      
requirem5t ,section #f7o77#c7 ( ! ,food 
& ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjae7o77#c77 is am5d$--  7#a7 by       
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh 7,e7 
z clauses 7i7 ?r\gh 7v71 respectively1 &
 ind5t+ appropriately2  7#b7 by /rik+ ! 
p>agraph designation & head+ & all t    
foll[s ?r\gh ,p>agraph 7#b7 & ins]t+ !  
foll[+3  7#c7 ,exceptions  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,p>agraph 7#b7  2  7#c7 9 clause 7iv7 (

 subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s r$esignat$71 by  
/rik+ or at ! end2  7#d7 9 clause 7v7 ( 
subp>agraph 7,a7 7z s r$esignat$71 by   
/rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+ 2 or2 & 
7#e7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7vi7 n 
(f]$ a position 9 a program describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,b7 or 7,c7 ( p>agraph     
7#b74  7,b7 ,"w requirem5ts = c]ta9     
vet]ans  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! "w requirem5ts 
"u p>agraph 7#b7 %all n apply to a      
vet]an 7z def9$ 9 section #aja ( title  
#ch1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 if ! vet]an-- 
7,i7 is p>ticipat+ 9 a program adm9i/]$ 
by ! ,secret>y ( ,vet]ans ,affairs or a 
,/ate to fur!r employm5t or             
rehabilitation goals1 includ+--  7aa7 an
 employm5t program2  7bb7 a comp5sat$ "w
 !rapy program2  7cc7 a m5tal or        
physical rehabilitation program2  7dd7 a
 nonemploym5t-focus$ program2 &  7ee7 a 
program design$ to help vet]ans         
transition to full- or "p-"t employm5t2 
&  7,,ii7 demon/rates p>ticipation1 if  
p>ticipation is less ?an #bj h\rs p]    
week1 9 ! program to ! fulle/ ext5t t-- 

7aa7 ! vet]an is physically able2 &     
7bb7 ! program all[s4  7ii7 ,exemption f
 #c-mon? limit ,! #c-mon? limit "u      
p>agraph 7#b7 %all n apply to a vet]an  
:o meets ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 clause
 7i74  4  7b7 ,fund+ ( employm5t & tra9+
 programs ,section #af7;h77#a77;,e7 ( ! 
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;h77#a77;,e77 is am5d$--
  7#a7 9 clause 7i77,i71 by /rik+       
section #f7o77#c7 & ins]t+ any ( clauses
 7i7 ?r\gh 7v7 ( section #f7o77#c77;,a7 
or "u section #f7o77#c77;,b72 &  7#b7 9 
clause 7ii77,,ii71 by /rik+ section     
#f7o77#c7 & ins]t+ any ( clauses 7i7    
?r\gh 7v7 ( section #f7o77#c77;,a7 or "u
 section #f7o77#c77;,b74  #c4 ,effective
 date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 ,act %all take effect on ! fir/ day ( !
 fir/ fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! date (  
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4