,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cicd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #aj1 #bjbj,mr4   
,s&]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4     
,m>key1 ,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,blum5?al1    
,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 ,ms4     
,w>r51 & ,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh  
to provide = ! p>ticipation ( !         
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition
 assi/ance program1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,equitable ,nutrition ,assi/ance = !  
,t]ritories ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4          
,p>ticipation & transition ( ,pu]to     
,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,nor!rn     
,m>iana ,isl&s 9 supplem5tal nutrition  
assi/ance program  7a7 ,def9itions      
,section #c ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 
( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is am5d$-- 

7#a7 9 subsection 7r71 by ins]t+ !      
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,guam12 &  7#b7 9  
subsection 7u77#c71 by ins]t+ !         
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,guam14  7b7       
,eligible h\seholds ,section #e ( !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7b71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 by     
ins]t+ ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1   
,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( !     
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,guam12    
7#b7 9 subsection 7c77#a71 by /rik+ &   
,guam1 & ins]t+ ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( 
,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !      
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana        
,isl&s12 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7e7-- 7,a7
 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 by ins]t+ !      
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,hawaii1 ea* place 
x appe>s2 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,b71 

9 ! matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by ins]t+ !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican  
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,guam14  7c7       
,effective date  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
am5dm5ts made by subsections 7a7 & 7b7  
%all be effective ) respect to !        
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s1 z applicable1 on ! date 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 if ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture submits to ,congress a   
c]tification "u subsection 7f77#b77;,b7 
( section #ai ( ! ,food & ,nutrition    
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh74  7#b7
 ,date describ$ ,! date ref]r$ to 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 is1 ) respect to !        
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    
,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! date e/abli%$ by !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 or ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn   
,m>iana ,isl&s1 respectively1 9 !       
applicable plan ( op]ation submitt$ to !
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture "u subsection 

7f77#a77;,a7 ( section #ai ( ! ,food &  
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbh74  7d7 ,transition ( ,pu]to ,rico1
 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana   
,isl&s to supplem5tal nutrition         
assi/ance program ,section #ai ( ! ,food
 & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjbh7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection    
7a77#a7-- 7,a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by   
/rik+ & at ! end2  7,b7 9 subp>agraph   
7,b71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,c7 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn       
,m>iana ,isl&s4  2 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! 
end ! foll[+3  7f7 ,transition ( ,pu]to 
,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,nor!rn     
,m>iana ,isl&s to supplem5tal nutrition 
assi/ance program  7#a7 ,reque/ =       
p>ticipation ,a gov]nm5tal entity may   
submit to ! ,secret>y a reque/ to       
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program1 :i* %all include a   
plan ( op]ation describ$ 9 section      
#aa7;d71 :i* %all include ! date on :i* 
! gov]nm5tal entity int5ds to beg9      

p>ticipation 9 ! program4  7#b7         
,c]tification by ,secret>y  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all c]tify a        
gov]nm5tal entity t submits a reque/ "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 z qualifi$ to p>ticipate 9
 ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance      
program if ! ,secret>y-- 7i7 approves ! 
plan ( op]ation submitt$ ) ! reque/1 9  
accordance ) ?is subsection2 &  7ii7    
approves ! applications describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#d7 9 accordance ) t p>agraph4
  7,b7 ,submission ( c]tification to    
,congress ,! ,secret>y %all submit ea*  
c]tification "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to     
,congress4  7#c7 ,det]m9ation ( plan (  
op]ation  7,a7 ,approval ,! ,secret>y   
%all approve a plan ( op]ation submitt$ 
) a reque/ "u p>agraph 7#a7 if ! plan   
satisfies ! requirem5ts "u ?is ,act4    
7,b7 ,disapproval ,if ! ,secret>y does n
 approve a plan ( op]ation submitt$ ) a 
reque/ "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,secret>y    
%all provide to ! gov]nm5tal entity a   
/atem5t t describes ea* requirem5t "u   
?is ,act t is n satisfi$ by ! plan4     

7#d7 ,retail food /ores ,if ! ,secret>y 
approves a plan ( op]ation "u p>agraph  
7#c77;,a7 = a gov]nm5tal entity1 !      
,secret>y %all accept applications f    
retail food /ores locat$ 9 t gov]nm5tal 
entity to be au?oriz$ "u section #i to  
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program4  7#e7 ,pu]to ,rico ,9
 ! case ( a reque/ "u p>agraph 7#a7 by !
 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 not)/&+   
subsection 7g71 ! ,secret>y %all all[ ! 
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico to cont9ue  
to c>ry out "u ! supplem5tal nutrition  
assi/ance program ! ,family ,m>ket      
,program e/abli%$ pursuant to ?is       
section4  7#f7 ,au?orization (          
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y su* sums z   
are necess>y to c>ry out ?is subsection 
= fiscal ye> #bjbj1 to rema9 available  
until exp5d$4  7g7 ,te*nical            
infra/ructure implem5tation  7#a7 ,9    
g5]al ,a gov]nm5tal entity may reque/ f 
! ,secret>y a #a-"t grant to pay = ! co/
 ( ! te*nology infra/ructure necess>y to

 implem5t ! supplem5tal nutrition       
assi/ance program1 includ+ ! co/ (      
in=mation te*nology1 in=mation te*nology
 p]sonnel1 & tra9+ relat+ to program    
implem5tation4  7#b7 ,application ,a    
gov]nm5tal entity mak+ a reque/ "u      
p>agraph 7#a7 = a grant %all submit to !
 ,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9  
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+-- 7,a7 a 
description ( ! co/s to be paid = by !  
grant2 &  7,b7 a plan = implem5t+ !     
te*nology infra/ructure describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7i7 )9 #a ye> ( receiv+ 
! grant2 &  7ii7 t is reasonably co/    
effici5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4     
7#c7 ,det]m9ation  7,a7 ,"t limit ,!    
,secret>y %all approve or d5y an        
application submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b7 n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date on :i* ! 
application is submitt$4  7,b7 ,d5ial   
,if ! ,secret>y d5ies an application    
submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#b71 ! gov]nm5tal 
entity may am5d ! plan describ$ 9       
subp>agraph 7,b7 ( t p>agraph1 9        

coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y1 to resubmit  
to ! ,secret>y = approval4  7#d7 ,fund+ 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!re is appropriat$ to !  
,secret>y1 out ( funds 9 ! ,treasury n  
o!rwise appropriat$1 #e1jjj1jjj to c>ry 
out ?is subsection1 to rema9 available  
until #c ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t (  
?is subsection4  7,b7 ,rev]sion ( funds 
,any funds appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y "u
 subp>agraph 7,a7 t rema9 available by !
 date describ$ 9 t subp>agraph %all     
rev]t to ! ,treasury4  7h7 ,t]m9ation ( 
effectiv5ess  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,subsections
 7a7 ?r\gh 7e7 %all cease to be         
effective ) respect to ! ,commonweal? ( 
,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !      
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 z applicable1 on ! date describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7 if ! ,secret>y submits to 
,congress a c]tification "u subsection  
7f77#b77;,b7 = t gov]nm5tal entity4     
7#b7 ,date describ$ ,! date ref]r$ to 9 
p>agraph 7#a7 is1 ) respect to !        
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 & ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn    

,m>iana ,isl&s1 ! date e/abli%$ by !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 or ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn   
,m>iana ,isl&s1 respectively1 9 !       
applicable plan ( op]ation submitt$ to !
 ,secret>y "u subsection 7f77#a77;,a74  
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