,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #difg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bg1
 #bjbb,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4      
,menendez1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4           
,blumenthal1 and ,ms4 ,warren7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 
and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
transition the ,commonwealth of ,puerto 
,rico to the supplemental nutrition     
assistance program1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,puerto ,rico       
,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act of
 #bjbb4  #b4 ,amendments to the ,food   
and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh  7a7       
,definitions ,section #c of the ,food   
and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7r7 by inserting ,puerto     
,rico1 after ,guam11 and  7#b7 in       

subsection 7u77#b7 by inserting 1       
,puerto ,rico1 after ,hawaii4  7b7      
,eligible households ,section #e of the 
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in   
subsection 7b7 by inserting ,puerto     
,rico1 after ,guam11  7#b7 in subsection
 7c77#a7 by striking and ,guam and      
inserting ,guam1 and ,puerto ,rico1 and 
7#c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 by inserting ,puerto
 ,rico1 after ,hawaii1 each place it    
appears1 and  7,b7 in paragraph         
7#f77;,b7 by inserting ,puerto ,rico1   
after ,guam14  #c4 ,submission of plan  
of operation2 technical assistance2     
determination and certification by      
,secretary of ,agriculture  7a7         
,submission of plan of operation ,on    
designating an agency of the kind       
described in section #c7s77#a7 of the   
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7s77#a771 the            
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico shall    
have #fj days to submit to the          

,secretary of ,agriculture 7in this ,act
 referred to as the ,secretary7 its plan
 of operation1 including a plan to      
transition to the supplemental nutrition
 assistance program under section #d7;a7
 of such ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #e7;a77 as a
 request to participate in the          
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program under of the ,food and          
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq474  7b7 ,technical         
assistance ,within the #fj-;day period  
specified in subsection 7a7 and upon    
request from the ,commonwealth of       
,puerto ,rico1 the ,secretary shall     
provide appropriate training and        
technical assistance to enable the      
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico to       
formulate a plan of operation described 
in subsection 7a74  7c7 ,determination  
by the ,secretary of ,agriculture ,not  
later than #ahj days after receiving a  
plan of operation described in          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
approve if such plan satisfies the      

requirements for a supplemental         
nutrition assistance program ,state plan
 in accordance with subsections 7d7 and 
7e7 of section #aa of the ,food and     
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjbj74 ,if the ,secretary does not     
approve such plan1 the ,secretary shall 
provide1 not later than #cj days after  
disapproval1 a statement that specifies 
each of the requirements that were not  
satisfied by such plan4  7d7            
,certification by the ,secretary of     
,agriculture ,if the ,secretary approves
 the plan submitted by the ,commonwealth
 of ,puerto ,rico under subsection 7a71 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,congress1 not later than #fj days      
thereafter1 a certification that the    
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico qualifies
 to participate in the supplemental     
nutrition assistance program as a ,state
 as defined in section #c7r7 of the     
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7r774  #d4 ,transition   
from the consolidated block grant for   

,puerto ,rico  7a7 ,covered period ,the 
,secretary may continue to implement the
 then most recent approved consolidated 
block grant specified in section        
#ai7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,food and       
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjbh7;b77#a77;,a77 for a period ending 
no later than #e years after the        
effective date of the amendments made by
 this ,act1 or on the date the          
,secretary determines that the          
,commonwealth of ,puerto ,rico no longer
 needs to operate the consolidated block
 grant to complete the transition       
described in section #c7;a71 whichever  
occurs first4  7b7 ,report ,for each    
year a plan is continued under          
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall    
submit to the ,congress an annual report
 on the operation of such plan4 ,the    
,secretary shall include in such report 
information related to increases in     
funding that are required to accommodate
 the transition of the ,commonwealth of 
,puerto ,rico from the receipt of block 

grant payments to the implementation of 
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program4  #e4 ,consolidated block grant 
for ,puerto ,rico and ,american ,samoa  
,section #ai of the ,food and ,nutrition
 ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7 is  
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 
in paragraph 7#a77;,a7 by inserting     
until the ,secretary terminates the     
implementation of the plan under section
 #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition 
,assistance ,fairness ,act of #bjbb1    
after 7,a71  7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7--   
7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in      
clause 7i7 by striking and at the end1  
and  7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7-- 7aa7 by    
inserting 1 and ending on the date the  
,secretary terminates the implementation
 of the plan under section #d7;a7 of the
 ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance   
,fairness ,act of #bjbb after           
thereafter1  7bb7 by striking the period
 at the end and inserting 2 and1 and    
7cc7 by adding at the end the following3
  7iii7 subject to the availability of  

appropriations under section #ah7;a71   
for each fiscal year beginning after the
 ,secretary terminates the              
implementation of the plan under section
 #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition 
,assistance ,fairness ,act of #bjbb1    
#j4d percent of the aggregate amount    
specified in clause 7i7 and adjusted    
under clause 7ii71 as further adjusted  
by the percentage by which the thrifty  
food plan has been adjusted under       
section #c7u77#d7 between ,june #cj of  
the penultimate fiscal year preceding   
such effective date and ,june #cj of the
 fiscal year for which the adjustment is
 made under this clause4  1  7ii7 in    
subparagraph 7,b77i7 by inserting ending
 on the date the ,secretary terminates  
the implementation of the plan under    
section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico     
,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act of
 #bjbb after thereafter1 and  7iii7 in  
subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 by striking    
,for and inserting the following3  7i7  
,for  1  7,,ii7 by inserting ending on  

the date the ,secretary terminates the  
implementation of the plan under section
 #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition 
,assistance ,fairness ,act of #bjbb     
after thereafter1 and  7,,iii7 by adding
 at the end1 the following3  7ii7 ,for  
each fiscal year beginning after the    
,secretary terminates the implementation
 of the plan under section #d7;a7 of the
 ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance   
,fairness ,act of #bjbb1 the ,secretary 
shall use #ajj percent of the funds made
 available under subparagraph 7,a7 for  
payment to ,american ,samoa to pay #ajj 
percent of the expenditures by ,american
 ,samoa for a nutrition assistance      
program extended under section #fja7;c7 
of ,public ,law #if-eig 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4  
#adfi;d7c774  1 and  7,c7 in paragraph  
7#c7 by striking year1 and inserting    
year ending on the date the ,secretary  
terminates the implementation of the    
plan under section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto
 ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness 
,act of #bjbb1 and after year1 and  7#b7

 in subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 by inserting
 and ending on the date the ,secretary  
terminates the implementation of the    
plan under section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto
 ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness 
,act of #bjbb after year the first place
 it appears4  #f4 ,authorization of     
appropriations ,there are authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out this ,act  
such sums as may be necessary until the 
,secretary terminates the implementation
 of the plan described on section #d7;a7
 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition        
,assistance ,fairness ,act of #bjbb4    
#g4 ,effective dates  7a7 ,in general   
,except as provided in subsection 7b71  
this ,act shall take effect on the date 
of the enactment of this ,act4  7b7     
,effective date of amendments ,the      
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on ,october #a of the #ast fiscal
 year that begins #a year after the     
,secretary submits to ,congress the     
certification described in section      
#c7;d7 of this ,act4