,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ghii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cartwright 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,moore1  
,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4       
,cicilline1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1 
,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman1 
,ms4 ,roybal-,allard1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4 
,norton1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1  
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,amodei1 ,mr4     
,crdenas1 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 and 
,ms4 ,pingree7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh to provide an incentive for    
households participating in the         
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program to purchase certain nutritious  
fruits and vegetables that are          
beneficial to good health4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,snap ,healthy ,incentives ,act of     
#bjbj4  #b4 ,amendments  7a7 ,definition
 ,section #c of the ,food and ,nutrition

 ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7k7 by     
inserting 1 unless the context specifies
 otherwise1 after means2  7#b7 by       
redesignating subsections 7u7 and 7v7 as
 subsections 7v7 and 7w71 respectively2 
and  7#c7 by inserting after subsection 
7t7 the following3  7u7 ,supplemental   
fruits and vegetables means those fruits
 and vegetables containing nutrients    
that promote the health of the          
population served by the supplemental   
nutrition assistance program1 as        
determined by the ,secretary by rule4  4
  7b7 ,increase in value of allotment   
,section #h of the ,food and ,nutrition 
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjag7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7g7 increase in value of    
allotment ,the value of an allotment1   
determined under this section without   
regard to this subsection and issued to 
a household for a month1 shall be       
increased by #cj percent of the cost of 
supplemental fruits and vegetables      

purchased by such household during such 
month1 but not to exceed an aggregate   
monthly amount determined by the        
,secretary on the basis of household    
size4  4  #c4 ,effective date ,this ,act
 and the amendments made by this ,act   
shall take effect on ,october #a1 #bjbj4