,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhji  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #af1 #bjai,ms4  
,lee of ,california 7for herself1 ,ms4  
,moore1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mrs4 ,kirkpatrick1
 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 
,omar1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mrs4 ,napolitano1 
,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4
 ,pressley1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4
 ,engel1 ,mr4 ,blumenauer1 ,ms4         
,haaland1 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4
 ,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
and ,mr4 ,correa7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to repeal the  
particular work requirement that        
disqualifies able-bodied adults for     
eligibility to participate in the       
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,improving ,access  
to ,nutrition ,act of #bjai4  #b4       

,amendments  7a7 ,work requirement      
,section #f of the ,food and ,nutrition 
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7 is   
amended--  7#a7 in subsections          
7d77#d77;,b77ii77,i77bb71               
7d77#d77,n77iii77,i77bb71               
7d77#d77,n77iv77,,ii71 and              
7d77#d77,n77v77,,iv7 by striking or     
subsection 7o71 and  7#b7 by striking   
subsection 7o74  7b7 ,additional        
allocations for states that ensure      
availability of work opportunities      
,section #af7;h77#a7 of the ,food and   
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjbe7;h77#a77 is amended by striking   
subparagraph 7,e74  7c7 ,technical      
amendments  7#a7 ,section #g7;i77#a7 of 
the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh  
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7;i77#a77 is amended 
by striking section #f7o77#b7 of this   
,act or4  7#b7 ,section #af7;h7 of the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;h77 is amended--  7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 
7,b7--  7,i7 by striking that-- and all 

that follows through 7i71 and  7,,ii7 by
 striking 2 and and all that follows    
through #f7o71 and  7ii7 in subparagraph
 7,f77ii77,,iii77ee77,,aa7 by striking 1
 individuals subject to the requirements
 under section #f7o711 and  7,b7 in     
paragraph 7#e77;,c7--  7i7 in clause    
7ii7 by inserting and at the end1 and   
7ii7 in clause 7iii7 by striking 2 and  
and all that follows through            
appropriate4  #c4 ,conforming amendments
  7a7 ,internal ,revenue ,code ,section 
#ea7;d77#h77;,a77ii7 of the ,internal   
,revenue ,code of #aihf 7#bf ,u4,s4,c4  
#ea7;d77#h77;,a77ii77 is amended--  7#a7
 by striking family-- and all that      
follows through 7,i7 and inserting      
family1 and  7#b7 by striking 1 or and  
all that follows through of #bjjh4  7b7 
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act ,the ,workforce ,innovation and    
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caja  
et seq47 is amended-- 7#a7 in section   
#ajc7;a77#b7 by striking subparagraph   
7,d71 and  7#b7 in section              

#aba7;b77#b77;,b7 by striking clause    
7iv74  #d4 ,effective date2 application 
of amendments  7a7 ,effective date      
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
this ,act and the amendments made by    
this ,act shall take effect #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
,act4  7b7 ,application of amendments   
7#a7 ,the amendments made by section #b 
shall not apply with respect to an      
allotment issued under the ,food and    
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq47 before the effective date
 of this ,act4  7#b7 ,the amendments    
made by section #c7;a7 shall not apply  
to individuals hired before the         
expiration of the #ij-;day period that  
begins on the effective date of this    
,act4