,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agba  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #i1 #bjba ,mr4   
,veasey 7= himself & ,ms4 ,blunt        
,ro*e/]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !          
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba
 to au?orize additional funds = !       
,em]g5cy ,broadb& ,connectivity ,fund1  
to provide grants to ,/ates & ,tribal   
,entities to /r5g!n ! ,national ,lifel9e
 ,eligibility ,v]ifi]1 to provide =     
,f$]al coord9ation betwe5 ! ,national   
,lifel9e ,eligibility ,v]ifi] & !       
,national ,accuracy ,cle>+h\se1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,au?orization =          
,additional ,funds = ! ,em]g5cy ,broadb&
 ,connectivity ,fund ,!re are au?oriz$  
to be appropriat$ to ! ,em]g5cy ,broadb&

 ,connectivity ,fund e/abli%$ "u        
subsection 7i7 ( section #ijd ( title   
,,ix ( division ,n ( ! ,consolidat$     
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj7 #f1jjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal  
ye> #bjbb = ! purposes describ$ 9       
p>agraph 7#c7 ( su* subsection1 & su*   
am\nt is au?oriz$ to rema9 available    
until fiscal ye> #bjbf4  #b4 ,grants to 
,/ates to /r5g!n ,national ,lifel9e     
,eligibility ,v]ifi]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n   
lat] ?an #de days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
e/abli% a program to provide a grant1 f 
am\nts appropriat$ "u subsection 7d71 to
 ea* eligible entity = ! purpose        
describ$ "u subsection 7b74  7b7        
,purpose ,! ,commission %all make a     
grant to ea* eligible entity = ! purpose
 ( e/abli%+ or am5d+ a connection betwe5
 ! databases ( su* entity t conta9      
in=mation conc]n+ ! receipt by a        
h\sehold1 or a memb] ( a h\sehold1 (    
b5efits "u a program adm9i/]$ by su*    
entity 7includ+ any b5efit provid$ "u ! 

supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
"u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq477 & ! ,national
 ,lifel9e ,eligibility ,v]ifi] s t !    
receipt by a h\sehold1 or a memb] ( a   
h\sehold1 ( b5efits "u su* b5efits      
program-- 7#a7 is reflect$ 9 ! ,national
 ,lifel9e ,eligibility ,v]ifi]2 &  7#b7 
c be us$ to v]ify eligibility =-- 7,a7 !
 ,lifel9e program e/abli%$ "u subp>t ,e1
 "p #ed1 ( title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation72 &  7,b7 ! ,em]g5cy ,broadb&
 ,b5efit ,program e/abli%$ "u section   
#ijd7;b7 ( title ,,ix ( division ,n ( ! 
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjba
 7,public ,law #aaf-bfj74  7c7          
,disbursem5t ( grant funds ,n lat] ?an  
#fj days aft] ! program e/abli%$ "u     
subsection 7a7 is e/abli%$1 funds       
provid$ "u ea* grant made "u su*        
subsection %all be disburs$ to ! entity 
receiv+ su* grant4  7d7 ,au?orization ( 
appropriation ,!re are au?oriz$ to be   
appropriat$ #bjj1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>   

#bjbb = ! purposes ( c>ry+ out ?is      
section1 & su* am\nt is au?oriz$ to     
rema9 available until fiscal ye> #bjbf4 
7e7 ,eligible entities ,9 ?is section1 !
 t]m eligible entity means an entity t--
  7#a7 is a ,/ate or ,tribal entity2 &  
7#b7 n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! date ( !
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 submits to !      
,commission an application conta9+ su*  
in=mation z ! ,commission may require4  
#c4 ,f$]al coord9ation betwe5 ,national 
,eligibility ,v]ifi] & ,national        
,accuracy ,cle>+h\se ,not)/&+ section   
#aa7x77#b77;,c77i7 ( ! ,food &          
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbj7x77#b77;,c77i771 n lat] ?an #ahj  
days aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ! ,commission %all1 9 coord9ation 
) ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 e/abli% an
 automat$ connection1 to ! maximum ext5t
 practicable1 betwe5 ! ,national        
,lifel9e ,eligibility ,v]ifi] & !       
,national ,accuracy ,cle>+h\se e/abli%$ 
"u section #aa7x7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7x77 = 

! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance       
program4  #d4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,automat$ connection ,! t]m        
automat$ connection means a connection  
betwe5 two or m in=mation sy/ems :]e !  
manual input ( in=mation 9 "o sy/em     
leads to ! automatic input ( ! same     
in=mation into any o!r connect$ sy/em4  
7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m ,commission     
means ! ,f$]al ,communications          
,commission4  7#c7 ,national ,lifel9e   
,eligibility ,v]ifi] ,! t]m ,national   
,lifel9e ,eligibility ,v]ifi] has !     
mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #ed4djj (  
title #dg1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations  
7or any successor regulation74  7#d7    
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 su* 
t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  7#e7
 ,tribal entity ,! t]m ,tribal entity   
means any ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! gov]n+    
body ( any ,indian or ,alaska ,native   
,tribe1 b&1 nation1 pueblo1 village1    
community1 compon5t b&1 or compon5t     
res]vation1 individually recogniz$      

7includ+ p>5!tically7 9 ! li/ publi%$   
mo/ rec5tly z ( ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
,act pursuant to section #ajd ( !       
,f$]ally ,recogniz$ ,indian ,tribe ,li/ 
,act ( #aiid 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #eaca74     
7,b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,hawaiian ,home     
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