,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fgbb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,may #e1 #bjbj,mr4    
,neguse introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
& 9 addition to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor1 = a p]iod to be    
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to /r5g!n ,f$]al   
nutrition assi/ance programs z automatic
 /abiliz]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort
 title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,food =
 ,families 9 ,crisis ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 
,/r5g!n+ ,f$]al nutrition assi/ance     
programs z automatic /abiliz]s  7a7     
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7        
,elevat$ unemploym5t p]iod ,! t]m       
elevat$ unemploym5t p]iod means1 z      
det]m9$ by ! ,commission] ( ! ,bureau ( 
,labor ,/ati/ics 9 accordance )         
subsection 7b71 a p]iod-- 7,a7 beg9n+ on
 ! fir/ day ( ! la/ mon? dur+ ! mo/     
rec5t #c-mon? p]iod = :i* data = all    

,/ates are publi%$ be=e ! close ( a giv5
 week1 ! av]age rate ( total unemploym5t
 = all ,/ates 7seasonally adju/$1 z     
applicable7 is n less ?an #j4e p]c5tage 
po9ts high] ?an ! l[e/ av]age rate (    
total unemploym5t = all ,/ates 7z       
seasonally adju/$7 = any #c-mon? p]iod  
dur+ ! prec$+ #ab mon?s2 &  7,b7 end+ on
 ! date on :i* ! av]age rate ( total    
unemploym5t = all ,/ates 7seasonally    
adju/$1 z applicable7 = ! mo/ rec5t     
#c-mon? p]iod = :i* data = all ,/ates   
are publi%$ be=e ! close ( a giv5 week--
 7i7 has decreas$ = n less ?an #b       
consecutive mon?s2  7ii7 is less ?an    
#e4e p]c5t2 &  7iii7 is less ?an #a4e   
p]c5tage po9ts above ! #c-mon? av]age   
rate ( total unemploym5t = all ,/ates 7z
 seasonally adju/$7 report$ = ! #c-mon? 
p]iod end+ on ! la/ day ( ! mon?        
imm$iately prec$+ ! mon? dur+ :i* !     
applicable beg9n+ date describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,a7 occurs4  7#b7 ,eligible
 individual or h\sehold ,! t]m eligible 
individual or h\sehold means an         

individual or h\sehold t is eligible to 
receive ,f$]al nutrition assi/ance4     
7#c7 ,f$]al nutrition assi/ance ,! t]m  
,f$]al nutrition assi/ance means        
nutrition assi/ance provid$ "u-- 7,a7 ! 
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
"u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472  7,b7 a      
consolidat$ block grant = ! ,commonweal?
 ( ,pu]to ,rico or ,am]ican ,samoa "u   
section #ai7;a7 ( t ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjbh7;a772 or  7,c7 a block grant = !  
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
or any o!r t]ritory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
provid$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to      
section #fja7;c7 ( ,public ,law #if-eig 
7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #adfi;d7c774  7#d7       
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture4  7#e7 ,/ate2  
,/ate ag5cy2 ?rifty food plan ,! t]ms   
,/ate1 ,/ate ag5cy1 & ?rifty food plan h
 ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #c ( ! 
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab74  7b7 ,inclusion (     
det]m9ation 9 mon?ly employm5t situation

 reports ,not)/&+ any o!r provision (   
law1 ! ,commission] ( ! ,bureau ( ,labor
 ,/ati/ics %all include 9 ea* mon?ly    
employm5t situation report publi%$ by ! 
,commission] a specific det]m9ation (   
:e!r an elevat$ unemploym5t p]iod is 9  
exi/5ce 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7c7 ,waiv] (
 "w requirem5ts ,not)/&+ any o!r        
provision ( law 7includ+ regulations71  
dur+ an elevat$ unemploym5t p]iod1 =    
purposes ( ! di/ribution (1 receipt (1  
or eligibility = ,f$]al nutrition       
assi/ance-- 7#a7 no "w requirem5t "u    
section #f7o7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition    
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7o77    
%all apply to any eligible individual or
 h\sehold2 &  7#b7 no o!r1 simil> "w    
requirem5t ) respect to any eligible    
individual or h\sehold %all be e/abli%$ 
or appli$ by-- 7,a7 ! ,secret>y2  7,b7  
any ,/ate1 z a condition ( receipt f !  
,secret>y ( assi/ance "u ! supplem5tal  
nutrition assi/ance program2 or  7,c7 ! 
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 or ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn   

,m>iana ,isl&s1 z a condition ( receipt 
f ! ,secret>y ( a ,f$]al nutrition      
assi/ance block grant4  7d7 ,preclusion 
( c]ta9 rules ,no funds 7includ+ fees7  
made available "u ?is or any o!r ,act = 
any fiscal ye> may be us$ to f9alize1   
implem5t1 adm9i/]1 en=ce1 c>ry out1 or  
o!rwise give effect to-- 7#a7 ! propos$ 
rule entitl$ ,revision ( ,categorical   
,eligibility 9 ! ,supplem5tal ,nutrition
 ,assi/ance ,program 7,,snap7 7#hd ,f$4 
,reg4 #ceegj 7,july #bd1 #bjai772  7#b7 
! propos$ rule entitl$ ,supplem5tal     
,nutrition ,assi/ance ,program3         
,/&>dization ( ,/ate ,heat+ & ,cool+    
,/&>d ,utility ,all[ances 7#hd ,f$4     
,reg4 #ebhji 7,octob] #c1 #bjai772 or   
7#c7 ! f9al rule entitl$ ,supplem5tal   
,nutrition ,assi/ance ,program3         
,requirem5ts = ,able-,bodi$ ,adults ,)\t
 ,dep5d5ts 7#hd ,f$4 ,reg4 #ffghb       
7,decemb] #e1 #bjai774  7e7 ,increase 9 
,f$]al nutrition assi/ance paym5ts  7#a7
 ,increases  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any 
o!r provision ( law1 subject to p>agraph

 7#b71 effective beg9n+ on ! fir/ day ( 
! fir/ mon? beg9n+ aft] ! date (        
publication ( a mon?ly employm5t        
situation report 9 :i* an elevat$       
unemploym5t p]iod is det]m9$ to exi/ 9  
accordance ) subsection 7b7-- 7i7 !     
value ( ! b5efits det]m9$ "u section    
#h7;a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (    
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjag7;a77 & !      
consolidat$ block grants = !            
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico & ,am]ican  
,samoa det]m9$ "u section #ai7;a7 ( t   
,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7;a77 %all be   
calculat$ us+ #aae p]c5t ( ! value ( !  
?rifty food plan 9 ! mon? imm$iately    
prec$+ ! mon? dur+ :i* ! beg9n+ date ( t
 elevat$ unemploym5t p]iod occurs2  7ii7
 ! value ( ! block grant ref]r$ to 9    
subsection 7a77#c77;,c7 %all be         
calculat$ us+ #aae p]c5t ( ! value ( t  
block grant = ! prec$+ fiscal ye>2 &    
7iii7 ! m9imum value ( ! b5efits det]m9$
 "u section #h7;a7 ( ! ,food &          
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjag7;a77 = a h\sehold ( n m ?an #b    

memb]s %all be #cj 7adju/$ = inflation74
  7,b7 ,,fdpir increase ,not)/&+ any o!r
 provision ( law1 subject to subsection 
7h71 ( ! funds made available "u        
p>agraph 7#c71 ! ,secret>y %all use     
#g1jjj1jjj 7adju/$ = inflation7 =       
facility improvem5ts & equipm5t upgrades
 associat$ ) ! food di/ribution program 
on ,indian res]vations "u section #d7;b7
 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;b774  7#b7            
,limitations  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!          
calculations "u clauses 7i7 & 7ii7 (    
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 %all apply only if ! 
value ( ! b5efit or block grant describ$
 9 ! clause1 z applicable1 w\ld be      
great] "u t calculation ?an 9 ! abs5ce (
 ?is subsection4  7,b7 ,effective p]iod 
( c]ta9 increase ,an increase "u        
p>agraph 7#a77;,a77iii7 %all rema9 9    
effect until ! date on :i* an am\nt     
equal to #h p]c5t ( ! value ( ! ?rifty  
food plan = a h\sehold conta9+ #a memb]1
 r\nd$ to ! ne>e/ :ole doll> increm5t1  
is equal to n less ?an #cj 7adju/$ =    

inflation74  7#c7 ,fund+  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,on ! fir/ day ( ! fir/ mon? beg9n+ aft]
 ! date ( publication ( a mon?ly        
employm5t situation report 9 :i* an     
elevat$ unemploym5t p]iod is det]m9$ to 
exi/ 9 accordance ) subsection 7b71 out 
( any funds 9 ! ,treasury n o!rwise     
appropriat$1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury  
%all transf] to ! ,secret>y su* am\nts z
 are necess>y to c>ry out p>agraph 7#a74
  7,b7 ,receipt & acceptance ,!         
,secret>y %all be entitl$ to receive1   
%all accept1 & %all use to c>ry out     
p>agraph 7#a7 ! funds transf]r$ "u      
subp>agraph 7,a71 )\t fur!r             
appropriation4  7f7 ,categorical        
eligibility "u ,,snap ,section #e7;a7 ( 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;a77 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
aft] ! ?ird s5t5ce ! foll[+3 ,ea* ,/ate 
ag5cy %all adm9i/] ! ,/ate option (     
categorical eligibility = ! supplem5tal 
nutrition assi/ance program z describ$ 9
 clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 ( section         
#bgc4b7;j77#b7 ( title #g1 ,code (      

,f$]al ,regulations 7z 9 effect on !    
date ( enactm5t ( ! ,food = ,families 9 
,crisis ,act ( #bjbj744  7g7            
,adm9i/rative exp5ses  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= 
! co/s ( ,/ate adm9i/rative exp5ses     
associat$ ) c>ry+ out ?is section &     
adm9i/]+ ! supplem5tal nutrition        
assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & 
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjaa et seq471 ! ,secret>y %all1 dur+  
an elevat$ unemploym5t p]iod1 make      
available #aej1jjj1jjj 7adju/$ =        
inflation71 9 accordance ) p>agraph     
7#b74  7#b7 ,allocation ,! funds made   
available "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be      
provid$ 9 ! =m ( grants to ,/ate ag5cies
 z foll[s3 7,a7 ,sev5ty-five p]c5t ( !  
am\nts made available %all be allocat$  
to ea* ,/ate ag5cy bas$ on ! proportion 
( h\seholds 9 ! applicable ,/ate t      
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program1 z-- 7i7 report$ to ! 
,secret>y = ! mo/ rec5t #ab-mon? p]iod =
 :i* data are available2 &  7ii7 if     
applicable1 adju/$ by ! ,secret>y1 z ( !

 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 =          
p>ticipation 9 a disa/] program "u      
section #e7;h7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;h774  
7,b7 ,tw5ty-five p]c5t ( ! am\nts       
available %all be allocat$ to ea* ,/ate 
ag5cy bas$ on ! increase 9 ! numb] (    
h\seholds 9 ! applicable ,/ate t        
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program1 z-- 7i7 report$ to ! 
,secret>y = ! mo/ rec5t #ab-mon? p]iod =
 :i* data are available2 &  7ii7 if     
applicable1 adju/$ by ! ,secret>y1 z ( !
 date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 =          
p>ticipation 9 a disa/] program "u      
section #e7;h7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;h774  
7h7 ,,fdpir waiv] ,any activity c>ri$   
out us+ funds provid$ by ! ,coronavirus 
,aid1 ,relief1 & ,economic ,security    
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,/at4 
#bha7 = ! food di/ribution program on   
,indian res]vations "u section #d7;b7 ( 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;b77 %all n be subject  

to ! non-,f$]al %>e requirem5t describ$ 
9 p>agraph 7#d77;,a7 ( t section4  7i7  
,requirem5ts = ,secret>y ,9 c>ry+ out   
?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7    
consid] ! b5efit increases "u subsection
 7e77#a7 to be a mass *ange2  7#b7      
require a simple process by :i* ,/ates1 
! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican 
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s %all notify eligible     
individuals & h\seholds ( ! increase 9  
b5efits "u t subsection2  7#c7 consid]  
section #af7;c77#c77;,a7 ( ! ,food &    
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbe7;c77#c77;,a77 to apply to any     
errors 9 ! implem5tation ( ?is section1 
)\t reg>d to ! #abj-;day limit describ$ 
9 t section2  7#d7 disreg>d ! additional
 am\nt ( b5efits t an eligible          
individual or h\sehold receives z a     
result ( ?is section 9 det]m9+ ! am\nt (
 ov]issuances "u section #ac ( ! ,food &
 ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjbb72 &  7#e7 e/abli% ! tol]ance level
 = exclud+ small errors = purposes (    

section #af7;c7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;c77 at
 #ej4