,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cbgf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #aa1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,coons 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,mr4    
,book]1 ,mr4 ,durb91 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51  
,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1   
,mr4 ,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,casey7 introduc$ !  
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,f9ance  ,a ,,bill   
,to elim9ate asset limits employ$ by    
c]ta9 f$]ally fund$ means-te/$ public   
assi/ance programs1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title2 table ( cont5ts  7a7   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,all[+ ,/eady ,sav+s by ,elim9at+ ,te/s 
,act or ! ,,asset ,act4  7b7 ,table (   
cont5ts ,! table ( cont5ts = ?is ,act is
 z foll[s3 ,sec4 #a4 ,%ort title2 table 
( cont5ts4,sec4 #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se (      
,congress4,sec4 #c4 ,/ates prohibit$ f  
impos+ asset limits on programs fund$ by
 ,tempor>y ,assi/ance = ,ne$y ,families 
7,,tanf7 grants4,sec4 #d4 ,elim9at+     
asset limits 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition  
assi/ance program 7,,snap74,sec4 #e4    

,elim9at+ asset limit 9 ,l[ ,income     
,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,program        
7,,liheap74,sec4 #f4 ,updat+ & index+ ! 
res\rce limit = supplem5tal security    
income 7,,ssi74,sec4 #g4 ,effective     
date4  #b4 ,f9d+s2 s5se ( ,congress  7a7
 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7   
,_m means-te/$ public assi/ance programs
 limit eligibility = b5efits on ! basis 
( ! assets ( a family1 su* z sav+s & o!r
 res\rces4 ,su* asset limits imp$e !    
ability ( ne$y families to improve _!   
f9ancial circum/ances & !reby r$uce _!  
dep5d5ce on public assi/ance programs4  
7#b7 ,re/rict+ eligibility = public     
assi/ance programs on ! basis ( assets  
negatively affects ! f9ancial security (
 l[-income families4 ,= example1 to     
avoid los+ eligibility = public         
assi/ance "u an asset limit1 a family   
may avoid ma9/ream f9ancial s]vices su* 
z bank acc\nts1 or refra9 f acquir+ &   
sav+ res\rces t w\ld enable ! family to 
wea!r an unanticipat$ exp5se4  7#c7 ,!  
risk t p :o don't ne$ public assi/ance w

 take advantage ( public assi/ance      
programs 9 ! abs5ce ( asset limits is   
l[1 9 "p because mo/ applicants = public
 assi/ance h v few assets1 mu/ meet     
/rict "w requirem5ts1 & usually may only
 p>ticipate 9 a program = a limit$ "t4  
7#d7 ,evid5ce f ,/ates t h elim9at$     
asset limits sugge/s t ! adm9i/rative   
co/ sav+s associat$ ) ! elim9ation (    
asset limits outweigh any increases 9   
paym5ts made to b5efici>ies4  7b7 ,s5se 
( ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t  
c]ta9 f$]ally fund$ means-te/$ public   
assi/ance programs %\ld n utilize asset 
limits to re/rict eligibility =         
assi/ance "u ^? programs4  #c4 ,/ates   
prohibit$ f impos+ asset limits on      
programs fund$ by ,tempor>y ,assi/ance =
 ,ne$y ,families 7,,tanf7 grants  7a7   
,no ,/ate limitation on all[able        
f9ancial res\rces ,section #djh7;a7 ( ! 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fjh7;a77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !   
foll[+ new p>agraph3  7#ac7 ,no asset or
 res\rce limit ,a ,/ate to :i* a grant  

is made "u section #djc %all n apply any
 asset or res\rce limit = eligibility ( 
a family = any b5efit1 assi/ance1 or    
s]vice provid$ "u ! ,/ate program fund$ 
"u ?is "p4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts     
,section #djh7;f7 ( ! ,social ,security 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7;f77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by
 /rik+ or res\rces2 &  7#b7 9 p>agraph  
7#a7-- 7,a7 9 ! p>agraph head]1 by /rik+
 & res\rces2  7,b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 
7,b72  7,c7 by r$esignat+ subp>agraph   
7,c7 z subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,d7 9      
subp>agraph 7,b7 7z s r$esignat$71 by   
/rik+ & res\rces ea* place x appe>s4    
7c7 ,delay p]mitt$ if ,/ate legislation 
requir$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a    
,/ate to :i* a grant is made "u section 
#djc ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #fjc7 t ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &
 ,human ,s]vices det]m9es requires ,/ate
 legislation 7o!r ?an legislation       
appropriat+ funds7 to meet ! requirem5ts
 ( p>agraph 7#ac7 ( section #djh7;a7 (  
su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fjh7;a771 su*  

,/ate %all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to comply
 ) ! requirem5ts ( su* p>agraph be=e !  
fir/ day ( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] t beg9s  
aft] ! close ( ! fir/ regul> session ( !
 ,/ate legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 #b-ye>      
legislative session ,= purposes (       
p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has 
a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> ( 
! session %all be consid]$ to be a      
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
legislature4  #d4 ,elim9at+ asset limits
 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance    
program 7,,snap7  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7    
,eligible h\seholds ,section #e ( !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9      
subsection 7a71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by     
/rik+ & o!r f9ancial res\rces2  7,b7 by 
/rik+ subsections 7g7 & 7j72  7,c7 by   
r$esignat+ subsections 7h71 7i71 7k71   
7l71 7m71 & 7n7 z subsections 7g71 7h71 
7i71 7j71 7k71 & 7l71 respectively2 &   
7,d7 9 subsection 7h7 7z s r$esignat$7--
 7i7 9 p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ &        

res\rces ea* place x appe>s2 &  7ii7 9  
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7,i7 by /rik+           
subp>agraph 7,b72 &  7,,ii7 by          
r$esignat+ subp>agraphs 7,c7 ?r\gh 7,e7 
z subp>agraphs 7,b7 ?r\gh 7,d71         
respectively4  7#b7 ,eligibility        
disqualifications ,section #f ( ! ,food 
& ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjae7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 by /rik+         
subsection 7h72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+   
subsections 7i7 ?r\gh 7s7 z subsections 
7h7 ?r\gh 7r71 respectively4  7#c7      
,rese>*1 demon/ration1 & evaluations    
,section #ag ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act
 ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbf7 is am5d$--
 7,a7 by /rik+ subsections 7h7 & 7i72 & 
7,b7 by r$esignat+ subsections 7j7 ?r\gh
 7n7 z subsections 7h7 ?r\gh 7l71       
respectively4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5ts     
7#a7 ,section #e ( ! ,food & ,nutrition 
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is    
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a71 9 !      
second s5t5ce1 by /rik+ & 7r7 & ins]t+ &
 7q72 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7d7-- 7i7 9  
p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ subsection 7k7 &

 ins]t+ subsection 7i72 &  7ii7 9       
p>agraph 7#aj71 by /rik+ subsection 7k7 
( ?is section & ins]t+ subsection 7i74  
7#b7 ,section #f ( ! ,food & ,nutrition 
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7 is    
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7d77#d71 by   
/rik+ subsection 7o7 ea* place x appe>s 
& ins]t+ subsection 7n72  7,b7 9        
subsection 7f71 9 ! ?ird s5t5ce1 by     
/rik+ & f9ancial res\rces2  7,c7 9      
subsection 7q7 7z r$esignat$ by         
subsection 7a77#b77;,b771 9 p>agraph    
7#a77;,b71 by /rik+ subsection 7k7 &    
ins]t+ subsection 7j72 &  7,d7 9        
subsection 7r7 7z r$esignat$ by         
subsection 7a77#b77;,b771 9 p>agraph    
7#b7-- 7i7 by /rik+ all[able f9ancial   
res\rces &2 &  7ii7 by /rik+ 7g71 7i71  
7k71 7l71 7m71 & 7n7 & ins]t+ 7h71 7i71 
7j71 7k71 & 7l74  7#c7 ,section         
#g7;i77#a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (
 #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7;i77#a77 is  
am5d$ by /rik+ section #f7o77#b7 ( ?is  
,act & ins]t+ section #f7n77#b74  7#d7  
,section #aa7;e77#bb7 ( ! ,food &       

,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbj7;e77#bb77 is am5d$ by /rik+       
section #f7;i7 & ins]t+ section #f7;h74 
7#e7 ,section #af ( ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7 is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7a77#i71 by   
/rik+ section #ag7n7 & ins]t+ section   
#ag7l72 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7h7-- 7i7 9
 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,i7 9 subp>agraph     
7,b77ii71 by /rik+ section #f7o7 &      
ins]t+ section #f7n72  7,,ii7 9         
subp>agraph 7,e7-- 7aa7 by /rik+ section
 #f7o77#c7 ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+  
section #f7n77#c72  7bb7 by /rik+       
section #f7o77#b7 ea* place x appe>s &  
ins]t+ section #f7n77#b72 &  7cc7 9     
clause 7ii7-- 7,,aa7 9 subclause        
7,,iii71 by /rik+ section #f7o77#d7 &   
ins]t+ section #f7n77#d72 & 7,,bb7 9    
subclause 7,,iv71 by /rik+ section      
#f7o77#f7 & ins]t+ section #f7n77#f72 & 
7,,iii7 9 subp>agraph                   
7,f77ii77,,iii77ee77,,aa71 by /rik+     
section #f7o7 & ins]t+ section #f7n72 & 
7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#e77;,c77iv77,i71 by   

/rik+ section #f7o77#b7 & ins]t+ section
 #f7n77#b74  7#f7 ,section #ag ( ! ,food
 & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjbf7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subsection 7k7
 7z r$esignat$ by subsection            
7a77#c77;,b77-- 7i7 by /rik+ subsections
 7l7 ?r\gh 7n7 ea* place x appe>s &     
ins]t+ subsections 7k7 ?r\gh 7m72 &     
7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,e71 by /rik+     
section #f7l77#b7 & ins]t+ section      
#f7k77#b72 &  7,b7 9 subsection 7l7 7z  
r$esignat$ by subsection 7a77#c77;,b771 
9 p>agraph 7#d77;,a77i77,,ii71 by /rik+ 
& f9ancial res\rces 7z describ$ 9       
section #e7;g774  7#g7 ,section         
#ah7;g77#b7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 
( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbg7;g77#b77 is 
am5d$ by /rik+ section #e7;h7 & ins]t+  
section #e7;g74  7#h7 ,section          
#ajc7;a77#b77;,d7 ( ! ,work=ce          
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #caac7;a77#b77;,d77 is am5d$  
by /rik+ section #f7o7 ( ! ,food &      
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjae7o77 & ins]t+ section #f7n7 ( !    

,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7n774  7#i7 ,section     
#aba7;b77#b77;,b77iv7 ( ! ,work=ce      
,innovation & ,opportunity ,act 7#bi    
,u4,s4,c4 #caea7;b77#b77;,b77iv77 is    
am5d$ by /rik+ section #f7o7 ( ! ,food &
 ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjae7o77 & ins]t+ section #f7n7 ( !    
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7n774  7#aj7 ,section    
#ded ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #fed7 is am5d$-- 7,a7 9       
p>agraph 7#d77;,a77i71 by /rik+ section 
#f7l77#a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( 
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7l77#a77 &     
ins]t+ section #f7k77#a7 ( ! ,food &    
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjae7k77#a772  7,b7 9 p>agraph         
7#f77;,b77i71 by /rik+ subsection 7l7 or
 7m7 ( section #f ( ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh & ins]t+ subsection 7k7 or
 7l7 ( section #f ( ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae72 &   
7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#bi77;,a77ii71 by /rik+
 section #f7l77#b7 ( ! ,food &          

,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjae7l77#b77 & ins]t+ section #f7k77#b7
 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7k77#b774  7c7 ,delay   
p]mitt$ if ,/ate legislation requir$    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan  
"u section #aa ( ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7 t !   
,secret>y ( ,agriculture det]m9es       
requires ,/ate legislation 7o!r ?an     
legislation appropriat+ funds7 9 ord] = 
! plan to meet ! additional requirem5ts 
impos$ by ! am5dm5ts made by ?is        
section1 ! ,/ate plan %all n be reg>d$ z
 fail+ to comply ) ! requirem5ts (      
section #aa ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 
( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7 solely on !
 basis ( ! failure ( ! plan to meet ^?  
additional requirem5ts be=e ! fir/ day (
 ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] t beg9s aft] !     
close ( ! fir/ regul> session ( ! ,/ate 
legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 ,legislative 
session ,= purposes ( p>agraph 7#a71 9 !
 case ( a ,/ate t has a #b-ye>          

legislative session1 ea* ye> ( ! session
 %all be consid]$ a sep>ate regul>      
session ( ! ,/ate legislature4  #e4     
,elim9at+ asset limit 9 ,l[ ,income     
,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,program        
7,,liheap7  7a7 ,elim9ation (           
limitations on all[able f9ancial        
res\rces ,section #bfje7;b77#b7 ( !     
,l[-,income ,home ,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act
 ( #aiha 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #hfbd7;b77#b77  
is am5d$1 9 ! matt] foll[+ subp>agraph  
7,b71 by ins]t+ 1 & agrees t a ,/ate may
 n exclude a h\sehold f eligibility 9 a 
fiscal ye> solely or p>tially on ! basis
 ( ! assets ( #a or m memb]s ( !        
h\sehold be=e ! semicolon4  7b7 ,delay  
p]mitt$ if ,/ate legislation requir$    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ! case ( a ,/ate plan  
"u section #bfje ( ! ,l[-,income ,home  
,en]gy ,assi/ance ,act ( #aiha 7#db     
,u4,s4,c4 #hfbd7 t ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices det]m9es requires     
,/ate legislation 7o!r ?an legislation  
appropriat+ funds7 9 ord] = ! plan to   
meet ! additional requirem5ts impos$ by 

! am5dm5t made by ?is section1 ! ,/ate  
plan %all n be reg>d$ z fail+ to comply 
) ! requirem5ts ( su* section #bfje     
solely on ! basis ( ! failure ( ! plan  
to meet ^? additional requirem5ts be=e !
 fir/ day ( ! fir/ cal5d> qu>t] t beg9s 
aft] ! close ( ! fir/ regul> session ( !
 ,/ate legislature t beg9s aft] ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7#b7 #b-ye>      
legislative session ,= purposes (       
p>agraph 7#a71 9 ! case ( a ,/ate t has 
a #b-ye> legislative session1 ea* ye> ( 
! session %all be consid]$ to be a      
sep>ate regul> session ( ! ,/ate        
legislature4  #f4 ,updat+ & index+ !    
res\rce limit = supplem5tal security    
income 7,,ssi7  7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7      
,update 9 res\rce limit = individuals & 
c\ples ,section #afaa7;a77#c7 ( su* ,act
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb7;a77#c77 is       
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by     
/rik+ #b1bej & all t foll[s ?r\gh ! end 
( ! subp>agraph & ins]t+ #bj1jjj 9      
cal5d> ye> #bjbj1 & %all be increas$ z  
describ$ 9 section #afag7;d7 = ea*      

subsequ5t cal5d> ye>42 &  7,b7 9        
subp>agraph 7,b71 by /rik+ #a1ejj & all 
t foll[s ?r\gh ! end ( ! subp>agraph &  
ins]t+ #aj1jjj 9 cal5d> ye> #bjbj1 &    
%all be increas$ z describ$ 9 section   
#afag7;d7 = ea* subsequ5t cal5d> ye>44  
7#b7 ,inflation adju/m5t ,section #afag 
( su* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #achb;f7 is   
am5d$-- 7,a7 9 ! section head+1 by      
ins]t+ 2 inflation adju/m5t aft]        
b5efits2 &  7,b7 by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7d7 ,9 ! case ( any cal5d> ye> 
aft] #bjbj1 ea* ( ! am\nts specifi$ 9   
section #afaa7;a77#c7 %all be increas$  
by multiply+ ea* su* am\nt by ! quoti5t 
7n less ?an #a7 obta9$ by divid+-- 7#a7 
! av]age ( ! ,consum] ,price ,index =   
,eld]ly ,consum]s 7,,cpi-,e1 z publi%$  
by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor7 = ! #ab-mon? p]iod  
end+ ) ,septemb] ( ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 
by  7#b7 su* av]age = ! #ab-mon? p]iod  
end+ ) ,septemb] #bjai4  4  7b7         
,effective date ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
section %all take effect on ,janu>y #a1 

#bjbj4  #g4 ,effective date ,except z   
o!rwise provid$1 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is 
,act %all apply to b5efits = cal5d>     
mon?s beg9n+ on or aft] ! date t is #cj 
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act4