,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #eiae  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ad1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,cohen 7for himself1 ,ms4     
,norton1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,carson of    
,indiana1 ,ms4 ,adams1 and ,ms4         
,barragn7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture1 and in addition to the   
,committee on ,ways and ,means1 for a   
period to be subsequently determined by 
the ,speaker1 in each case for          
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,personal ,responsibility and 
,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act 
of #aiif to repeal a certain            
disqualification to receive benefits    
under title ,,iv of the ,social         
,security ,act and benefits under the   
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh2 and 
to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act  
of #bjjh to provide that incarcerated   
individuals who are scheduled to be     

released from an institution within #cj 
days shall be considered to be a        
household for purposes of such ,act4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,making ,essentials ,available  
and ,lawful 7,,meal7 ,act of #bjbj4  #b4
 ,tanf assistance and snap benefits  7a7
 ,repeal of ban on assistance ,section  
#aae of the ,personal ,responsibility   
and ,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation  
,act of #aiif 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hfb;a7 is 
repealed4  7b7 ,effect on state         
elections ,to opt out or limit period of
 prohibition  7#a7 ,definitions ,in this
 subsection-- 7,a7 the term ,state has  
the meaning given the term in section   
#aae7;e7 of the ,personal               
,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7#ba      
,u4,s4,c4 #hfb;a7e77 7as in effect on   
the day before the date of enactment of 
this ,act72 and  7,b7 the term ,,tanf   
assistance or ,,snap benefits means     
assistance or benefits referred to in   
section #aae7;a7 of the ,personal       

,responsibility and ,work ,opportunity  
,reconciliation ,act of #aiif 7as in    
effect on the day before the date of    
enactment of this ,act74  7#b7 ,effect  
,a law enacted by a ,state under the    
authority under subparagraph 7,a7 or    
7,b7 of subsection 7d77#a7 of section   
#aae of the ,personal ,responsibility   
and ,work ,opportunity ,reconciliation  
,act of #aiif 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hfb;a7 7as
 in effect on the day before the date of
 enactment of this ,act71 and any ,state
 law or regulation enacted to carry out 
the requirements of such section 7as    
then in effect71 that imposes conditions
 on eligibility for ,,tanf assistance or
 ,,snap benefits shall have no force or 
effect4  #c4 ,modification of definition
 of household for the purpose of        
determining ,,snap benefits ,section    
#c7m77#e7 of the ,food and ,nutrition   
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#bjab7m77#e77 is amended by adding at   
the end the following3  7,h7            
,incarcerated individuals are who       

scheduled to be released from an        
institution within #cj days4  4