,,ii #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #bgbc ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,april #ai1 #bjah ,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,ms4 ,warren1 and ,ms4 ,harris7 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 require that supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for children be calculated with reference to the cost of the low-cost food plan1 as determined by the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,snap for ,kids ,act of #bjah4 #b4 ,calculation of program benefits with reference to low-cost food plan 7a7 ,definitions ,section #c of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating subsections 7n7 through 7v7 as subsections 7o7 through 7w71 respectively2 and 7#b7 by inserting after subsection 7m7 the following3 7n7 ,low-,cost food plan 7#a7 ,in general ,the term low-cost food plan means the diet required to feed a family of #d persons1 consisting of a man and a woman #ai through #ej years old1 a child #f through #h years old1 and a child #i through #aa years old1 at a cost that is in the second quartile of food expenditures for those families in the ,united ,states1 as determined by the ,secretary4 7#b7 ,uniform use for small households including children ,subject to paragraph 7#c71 the ,secretary shall use the cost of the diet determined under paragraph 7#a7 as the basis for uniform allotments for all small households that include one or more children not less than #e and not greater than #ag years old 7as determined on the first day of each month71 regardless of the composition of such a household4 7#c7 ,adjustments ,in determining the diet under paragraph 7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 make household-size adjustments 7based on the unrounded cost of the diet71 taking into account economies of scale2 7,b7 make cost adjustments in the diet for the ,state of ,hawaii and the urban and rural parts of the ,state of ,alaska to reflect the cost of food in the ,state of ,hawaii and urban and rural parts of the ,state of ,alaska2 7,c7 make cost adjustments in the separate low-cost food plans for ,guam and the ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands to reflect the cost of food in those ,states1 which shall not exceed the cost of food in the #ej ,states and the ,district of ,columbia2 and 7,d7 on ,october #a1 #bjah1 and each ,october #a thereafter-- 7i7 adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the cost of the diet in the preceding ,june2 and 7ii7 round the cost determined under clause 7i7 to the nearest lower dollar increment4 4 7b7 ,value of allotment ,section #h of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjag7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the section heading and all that follows through 7a7 ,the value and inserting the following3 #h4 ,value of allotment 7a7 ,in general 7#a7 ,determination of allotment ,subject to paragraphs 7#b7 and 7#c71 the value 2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7 7as so designated71 by striking dollar3 ,provided1 ,that for households and inserting the following3 8dollar4 7#b7 ,minimum allotment 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to subparagraph 7,b71 for a household 2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7 7as so designated71 by adding at the end the following3 7,b7 ,small households including children ,for a household of #a or #b persons1 not fewer than one of which is a child not less than #e and not greater than #ag years old 7as determined on the first day of each month71 the minimum allotment shall be #h percent of the cost of the low-cost food plan for a household containing #a member1 as determined by the ,secretary under section #c1 rounded to the nearest whole dollar increment4 2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#c7 ,additional allotment for certain households including children 7,a7 ,in general ,subject to paragraph 7#b77;,b71 in the case of a household that includes one or more children not less than #e and not greater than #ag years old 7as determined on the first day of each month71 a ,state agency shall issue an additional allotment to the household in an amount 7rounded to the nearest lower whole dollar7 equal to the sum of each of the amounts determined under subparagraph 7,b74 7,b7 ,calculation of allotment ,the amount of an additional allotment determined by the ,secretary under subparagraph 7,a7 shall be an amount equal to the difference 7rounded to the nearest lower whole dollar7 between-- 7i7 the product obtained by multiplying-- 7,i7 the amount determined under paragraph 7#a71 except by substituting thrifty food plan in that paragraph with low-cost food plan2 and 7,,ii7 the quotient obtained by dividing-- 7aa7 the number of children described in subparagraph 7,a72 by 7bb7 the number of members of the household2 and 7ii7 the product obtained by multiplying-- 7,i7 the amount determined under paragraph 7#a72 and 7,,ii7 the quotient obtained by dividing-- 7aa7 the number of children described in subparagraph 7,a72 by 7bb7 the number of members of the household4 4 7c7 ,tolerance level for excluding small errors ,section #af7;c77#a77;,a77ii7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;c77#a77;,a77ii77 is amended-- 7#a7 in subclause 7,i71 by striking for fiscal year #bjad1 at an amount not greater than #cg and inserting for fiscal year #bjah1 at an amount not greater than #ej2 and 7#b7 in subclause 7,,ii71 by striking #c7u77#d7 between ,june #cj1 #bjac and inserting #c7v77#d7 between ,june #cj1 #bjah2 7d7 ,consolidated block grants for ,puerto ,rico and ,american ,samoa ,section #ai7;a77#b77;,a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7;a77#b77;,a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7i7 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 by striking each fiscal year thereafter and inserting each of fiscal years #bjjd through #bjah2 7,b7 by striking #c7u77#d7 and inserting 7#c77v77#d72 and 7,c7 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 for fiscal year #bjai1 #b1jaa1iib1gaf2 and 7iv7 subject to the availability of appropriations under section #ah7;a71 for fiscal year #bjbj and each fiscal year thereafter1 the amount determined under clause 7iii71 as adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty plan has been adjusted under section #c7v77#d7 between ,june #cj1 #bjai1 and ,june #cj of the immediately preceding fiscal year4 4 7e7 ,conforming amendment ,section #bg7;a77#b7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf7;a77#b77 is amended in subparagraphs 7,c7 and 7,e7 by striking #c7u77#d7 each place it appears and inserting #c7v77#d74 #c4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act take effect on ,october #a1 #bjah4