,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ca1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and      
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to require     
consideration of the assets of a        
household for broad-based categorical   
eligibility for the supplemental        
nutrition assistance program4  #a4      
,assets as income for categorical       
eligibility for the supplemental        
nutrition assistance program  7a7 ,in   
general ,section #e7;a7 of the ,food and
 ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjad7;a77 is amended-- 7#a7 in the     
fourth sentence1 by striking ,assistance
 and inserting the following3  7#d7     
,availability of assistance ,assistance 
2  7#b7 in the third sentence1 by       
striking ,except and inserting the      
following3  7#c7 ,general assistance    

programs ,except  2  7#c7 in the second 
sentence--  7,a7 by striking            
,notwithstanding and inserting the      
following3  7#b7 ,categorical           
eligibility  7,a7 ,in general ,subject  
to subparagraph 7,b71 and               
notwithstanding  2 and  7,b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7,b7         
,consideration of assets  7i7           
,definition of nonincome asset ,in this 
subparagraph1 the term nonincome asset  
means available cash 7including in a    
savings account or checking account71 a 
stock1 a savings bond1 a mutual fund1 a 
pension fund1 and a real estate holding 
7other than a primary home74  7ii7      
,consideration of assets ,a household   
described in subparagraph 7,a7 shall not
 be eligible to participate in the      
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program if the total nonincome assets of
 the household are valued at not less   
than--  7,i7 #b1bej2 or  7,,ii7 in the  
case of a household that includes an    
elderly or disabled member1 #c1ejj4  2  

and  7#d7 by striking 7a7 ,participation
 and inserting the following3  7a7 ,in  
general  7#a7 ,eligible households      
,participation  4  7b7 ,conforming      
amendments  7#a7 ,section #aa7;i77#b7 of
 the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7;i77#b77 is amended 
by striking the second sentence of      
section #e7;a7 and inserting section    
#e7;a77#b74  7#b7 ,section              
#ag7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77bb7 of the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c                                
#bjbf7;b77#a77;,b77iv77,,iii77bb77 is   
amended by striking the last sentence of
 section #e7;a7 and inserting section   
#e7;a77#d74