,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #fgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #f1 #bjai ,mr4    
,s&]s 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4    
,blum5?al1 ,mrs4 ,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 
,ms4 ,h>ris1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,book]1  
,mr4 ,wyd51 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 & ,mr4 ,durb97
 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
 ( ,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 ( #bjai4  #b4          
,p>ticipation ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican  
,samoa1 & ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 9    
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
7a7 ,9 g5]al  7#a7 ,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  7#b7 ,eligible h\seholds 
,section #e ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 
( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is am5d$-- 
7,a7 9 subsection 7b71 9 ! fir/ s5t5ce1 
by ins]t+ ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1
 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( !    
,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,guam12    
7,b7 9 subsection 7c77#a71 by /rik+ &   
,guam1 & ins]t+ ,guam1 ! ,commonweal? ( 
,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & !      
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana        
,isl&s12 &  7,c7 9 subsection 7e7--  7i7
 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 by ins]t+ !      
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican   
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,hawaii1 ea* place 
x appe>s2 &  7ii7 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,b71 
9 ! matt] prec$+ clause 7i71 by ins]t+ !

 ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican  
,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn      
,m>iana ,isl&s1 aft] ,guam14  7#c7      
,effective date  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
am5dm5ts made by ?is subsection %all be 
effective ) respect to ! ,commonweal? ( 
,pu]to ,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 or !     
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1
 z applicable1 on ! date describ$ 9     
subp>agraph 7,b7 if ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture submits to ,congress a     
c]tification "u subsection 7f77#c7 (    
section #ai ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act 
( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7 7z add$ by 
subsection 7b774  7,b7 ,date describ$ ,!
 date ref]r$ to 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 is1 )
 respect to ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to     
,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 or !            
,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 #bjbh7 7z    
add$ by subsection 7b774  7b7           
,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$  
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 ,submission ( plan by ,pu]to ,rico1
 ,am]ican ,samoa1 & ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana   
,isl&s  7,a7 ,submission & review ( plan
 ( op]ation ,if a ,/ate ag5cy is        
designat$ by ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 or !            
,commonweal? ( ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s 
7ref]r$ to 9 ?is subsection z a         
gov]nm5tal entity7 & submits to !       
,secret>y a reque/ to p>ticipate 9 !    
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
& a plan ( op]ation "u section #aa      
7includ+ a date on :i* ! gov]nm5tal     

entity w beg9 to p>ticipate 9 !         
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance         
program71 ! ,secret>y %all det]m9e :e!r 
t gov]nm5tal entity & ,/ate ag5cy       
satisfy ! requirem5ts t w\ld apply "u   
?is ,act = approval ( t plan if !       
gov]nm5tal entity 7 "o ( ! sev]al       
,/ates4  7,b7 ,det]m9ation by ,secret>y 
7i7 ,approval ,! ,secret>y %all approve 
a plan ( op]ation "u subp>agraph 7,a7 if
 ! gov]nm5tal entity & ,/ate ag5cy      
satisfy ! requirem5ts describ$ 9 t      
subp>agraph4  7ii7 ,disapproval ,if !   
,secret>y does n approve a plan (       
op]ation "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !         
,secret>y %all provide to ! gov]nm5tal  
entity a /atem5t t describes ea*        
requirem5t t is n satisfi$ by ! plan4   
7#b7 ,approval ( retail food /ores ,if !
 ,secret>y approves a plan ( op]ation "u
 p>agraph 7#a77;,b77i71 ! ,secret>y %all
 accept f retail food /ores locat$ 9 !  
applicable gov]nm5tal entity            
applications "u section #i = approval to
 p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition   

assi/ance program4  7#c7 ,submission (  
c]tification to ,congress ,! ,secret>y  
%all submit to ,congress a c]tification 
t a gov]nm5tal entity qualifies to      
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program z if ! gov]nm5tal     
entity 7 a ,/ate if ! ,secret>y--  7,a7 
approves ! plan ( op]ation "u p>agraph  
7#a77;,b77i72 &  7,b7 approves !        
applications "u p>agraph 7#b7 ( a numb] 
( retail food /ores locat$ 9 !          
gov]nm5tal entity reque/+ to p>ticipate 
9 ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance     
program t w\ld be suffici5t to satisfy !
 requirem5ts ( ?is ,act if ! gov]nm5tal 
entity 7 "o ( ! sev]al ,/ates4  7#d7    
,ca% b5efits provid$ 9 ,pu]to ,rico ,z  
"p ( a plan ( op]ation submitt$ "u      
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 ! ,commonweal? (    
,pu]to ,rico may submit to ! ,secret>y a
 reque/ to provide b5efits "u !         
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
9 ! =m ( ca%4  7#e7 ,family ,m>ket      
,program 9 ,pu]to ,rico ,z "p ( a plan (
 op]ation submitt$ "u p>agraph          

7#a77;,a71 not)/&+ subsection 7g71 !    
,secret>y %all all[ ! ,commonweal? (    
,pu]to ,rico to cont9ue to c>ry out1 "u 
! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance       
program1 ! ,family ,m>ket ,program      
e/abli%$ "u ?is section4  7g7 ,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 or ! ,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#c74  7#b7 ,date describ$
 ,! date ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 is1 )
 respect to ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to     
,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 or !            
,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  4  7c7        

,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture to c>ry out ?is
 section & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is       
section su* sums z are necess>y = ea*   
fiscal ye>1 to rema9 available until    
exp5d$4