,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbga  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbj ,mr4
 ,rush introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
permit supplemental nutrition assistance
 program benefits to be used to purchase
 additional types of items and to       
increase the amount of such benefits4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the #8,,snap ,provisions to ,lower  
,undue ,struggle ,act of #bjbj or the   
,,snap ,,plus ,act of #bjbj4  #b4       
,amendments ,the ,food and ,nutrition   
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et    
seq47 is amended--  7#a7 in section #c--
 7,a7 in subsection 7k7--  7i7 in       
paragraph 7#a7 by striking hot foods or 
hot food products ready for immediate   
consumption other than those authorized 
pursuant to clauses 7#c71 7#d71 7#e71   
7#g71 7#h71 and 7#i7 of this            
subsection12  7ii7 by striking and 7#i7 

the last place it appears and inserting 
7#i72 and  7iii7 by inserting before the
 period at the end the following3 1 and 
7#aj7 vitamins1 7including supplements71
 medicines1 prepared foods fit for      
immediate consumption1 hot foods1       
cleaning supplies1 paper products1 other
 household supplies1 and personal       
hygiene items 2  7,b7 by inserting after
 subsection 7o7 the following3  7o-#a7  
,personal hygiene items means items     
identified in rules prescribed by the   
,secretary designed to help encourage   
personal germ control and cleanliness1  
and including toothbrushes1 toothpaste1 
soap1 shampoo1 deodorant1 and menstrual 
hygiene products4  2 and  7,c7 by       
inserting after subsection 7m7 the      
following3  7m-#a7 ,menstrual hygiene   
products means menstrual cups1 and      
sanitary napkins and tampons1 that      
conform to applicable industry          
standards4  2 and  7#b7 in section      
7#h77;a7 by adding at the end the       
following3  ,the value of the allotment 

shall be increased by #bj per day       
annually beginning on ,october #a1      
adjusted to reflect changes for the     
#ab-month period ending the preceding   
,november #cj in the ,consumer ,price   
,index for ,all ,urban ,consumers       
published by the ,bureau of ,labor      
,statistics of the ,department of       
,labor4 4