,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fbjc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #i1 #bjba,mr4
 ,bacon introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to all[ = bl5d$ work=ces  
to c>ry out ! supplem5tal nutrition     
assi/ance program "u c]ta9 conditions4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,em]g5cy ,,snap ,/aff+ ,flexibility   
,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,tempor>y em]g5cy    
,,snap /aff+ flexibility  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,not)/&+ section #aa7;e77#f77;,b7 ( !   
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh1 a ,/ate
 ag5cy 7z def9$ 9 section #c ( ! ,food &
 ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh7 may1 by       
contract ) ! ,/ate ag5cy at a reasonable
 co/ 9 accordance ) ! ,/ate ag5cy's /&>d
 contract+ rules1 hire a contractor to  
und]take supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance
 program c]tification or c>ry out any   
o!r function ( ! ,/ate ag5cy "u su*     
program4  7b7 ,use ,a ,/ate ag5cy may   
use ! au?ority provid$ 9 subsection 7a7 

:5 ! ,/ate exp]i5ces increases 9        
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
applications or an inability to timely  
process su* applications f causes t     
include-- 7#a7 p&emics & o!r heal?      
em]g5cies1  7#b7 seasonal work=ce       
cycles1  7#c7 tempor>y /aff+ %ortages1 &
  7#d7 wea!r or o!r natural disa/]s4    
7c7 ,requirem5ts ,a ,/ate ag5cy t hires 
a contractor "u subsection 7a7 %all     
ensure su* action-- 7#a7 is consi/5t )  
all pr9ciples "u section #ijj4fjc (     
title #e ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations2 &  7#b7 does n supplant   
exi/+ m]it-bas$ p]sonnel 9 ! ,/ate4  7d7
 ,notification ,a ,/ate ag5cy %all      
notify ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture ( !   
int5t to use ! au?ority provid$ 9 ?is   
section4  7e7 ,duration ,to ! maximum   
ext5t practicable1 any new contract     
ent]$ into1 or any contract modifi$1 "u 
subsection 7a7 %all t]m9ate n lat] ?an !
 date on :i* ! cause = ! increase 9     
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
applications or an inability to timely  

process su* applications subsides4  7f7 
,program design ,any action tak5 by a   
,/ate ag5cy "u subsection 7a7 %all n    
be-- 7#a7 consid]$ to be a major *ange 9
 ! op]ations ( su* ,/ate ag5cy = !      
purposes ( section #aa7;a77#d7 ( ! ,food
 & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjbj7;a77#d771 or  7#b7 subject to any
 requirem5t specifi$ 9 su* section4