,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #aj1          
#bjbc,miss ,gonzlez-,coln 7= h]self1    
,mrs4 ,radewag51 ,ms4 ,h\lahan1 ,mr4    
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,moylan1 & ,mr4 ,soto7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh to transition ! ,commonweal? (    
,pu]to ,rico to ! supplem5tal nutrition 
assi/ance program1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,pu]to ,rico ,nutrition ,assi/ance    
,fairness ,act4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts to !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh  7a7    
,def9itions ,section #c ( ! ,food &     
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjab7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7r7 
by ins]t+ ,pu]to ,rico1 aft] ,guam11 &  
7#b7 9 subsection 7u77#b7 by ins]t+ 1   
,pu]to ,rico1 aft] ,hawaii4  7b7        
,eligible h\seholds ,section #e ( !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      

subsection 7b7 by ins]t+ ,pu]to ,rico1  
aft] ,guam11  7#b7 9 subsection 7c77#a7 
by /rik+ & ,guam & ins]t+ ,guam1 &      
,pu]to ,rico1 &  7#c7 9 subsection 7e7--
 7,a7 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 by ins]t+    
,pu]to ,rico1 aft] ,hawaii1 ea* place x 
appe>s1 &  7,b7 9 p>agraph 7#f77;,b7 by 
ins]t+ ,pu]to ,rico1 aft] ,guam14  #c4  
,submission ( plan ( op]ation2 te*nical 
assi/ance2 det]m9ation & c]tification by
 ,secret>y ( ,agriculture  7a7          
,submission ( plan ( op]ation ,on       
designat+ an ag5cy ( ! k9d describ$ 9   
section #c7s77#a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#bjab7s77#a771 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to  
,rico %all h #fj days to submit to !    
,secret>y ( ,agriculture 79 ?is ,act    
ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 its plan (     
op]ation1 includ+ a plan to transition  
to ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance    
program "u section #d7;a7 ( su* ,act 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #e7;a77 z a reque/ to        
p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition    
assi/ance program "u ( ! ,food &        

,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjaa et seq474  7b7 ,te*nical assi/ance
 ,)9 ! #fj-;day p]iod specifi$ 9        
subsection 7a7 & ^u reque/ f !          
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico1 ! ,secret>y
 %all provide appropriate tra9+ &       
te*nical assi/ance to enable !          
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico to =mulate a
 plan ( op]ation describ$ 9 subsection  
7a74  7c7 ,det]m9ation by ! ,secret>y ( 
,agriculture ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
receiv+ a plan ( op]ation describ$ 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all approve
 if su* plan satisfies ! requirem5ts = a
 supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program
 ,/ate plan 9 accordance ) subsections  
7d7 & 7e7 ( section #aa ( ! ,food &     
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbj74 ,if ! ,secret>y does n approve  
su* plan1 ! ,secret>y %all provide1 n   
lat] ?an #cj days aft] disapproval1 a   
/atem5t t specifies ea* ( ! requirem5ts 
t 7 n satisfi$ by su* plan4  7d7        
,c]tification by ! ,secret>y (          
,agriculture ,if ! ,secret>y approves ! 

plan submitt$ by ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to
 ,rico "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y   
%all submit to ! ,congress1 n lat] ?an  
#fj days !reaft]1 a c]tification t !    
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico qualifies to
 p>ticipate 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition   
assi/ance program z a ,/ate z def9$ 9   
section #c7r7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition    
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7r774   
#d4 ,transition f ! consolidat$ block   
grant = ,pu]to ,rico  7a7 ,cov]$ p]iod  
,! ,secret>y may cont9ue to implem5t !  
!n mo/ rec5t approv$ consolidat$ block  
grant specifi$ 9 section                
#ai7;b77#a77;,a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition 
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4              
#bjbh7;b77#a77;,a77 = a p]iod end+ no   
lat] ?an #e ye>s aft] ! effective date (
 ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act1 or on !   
date ! ,secret>y det]m9es t !           
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico no long]    
ne$s to op]ate ! consolidat$ block grant
 to complete ! transition describ$ 9    
section #c7;a71 :i*ev] occurs fir/4  7b7
 ,report ,= ea* ye> a plan is cont9u$ "u

 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all submit
 to ! ,congress an annual report on !   
op]ation ( su* plan4 ,! ,secret>y %all  
include 9 su* report in=mation relat$ to
 increases 9 fund+ t are requir$ to     
accommodate ! transition ( !            
,commonweal? ( ,pu]to ,rico f ! receipt 
( block grant paym5ts to ! implem5tation
 ( supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance      
program4  #e4 ,consolidat$ block grant =
 ,pu]to ,rico & ,am]ican ,samoa ,section
 #ai ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph        
7#a77;,a7 by ins]t+ until ! end ( !     
p]iod describ$ 9 section #d7;a7 ( !     
,pu]to ,rico ,nutrition ,assi/ance      
,fairness ,act1 aft] 7,a71  7,b7 9      
p>agraph 7#b7-- 7i7 9 subp>agraph 7,a7--
 7,i7 9 clause 7i7 by /rik+ & at ! end1 
&  7,,ii7 9 clause 7ii7-- 7aa7 by ins]t+
 1 & end+ at ! end ( ! p]iod describ$ 9 
section #d7;a7 ( ! ,pu]to ,rico         
,nutrition ,assi/ance ,fairness ,act    
aft] !reaft]1  7bb7 by /rik+ ! p]iod at 

! end & ins]t+ 2 &1 &  7cc7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7iii7 subject to !      
availability ( appropriations "u section
 #ah7;a71 = ea* fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] !
 end ( ! p]iod describ$ 9 section #d7;a7
 ( ! ,pu]to ,rico ,nutrition ,assi/ance 
,fairness ,act1 #j4d p]c5t ( ! aggregate
 am\nt specifi$ 9 clause 7i7 & adju/$ "u
 clause 7ii71 z fur!r adju/$ by !       
p]c5tage by :i* ! ?rifty food plan has  
be5 adju/$ "u section #c7u77#d7 betwe5  
,june #cj ( ! p5ultimate fiscal ye>     
prec$+ su* effective date & ,june #cj ( 
! fiscal ye> = :i* ! adju/m5t is made "u
 ?is clause4  1  7ii7 9 subp>agraph     
7,b77i7 by ins]t+ end+ at ! end ( !     
p]iod describ$ 9 section #d7;a7 ( !     
,pu]to ,rico ,nutrition ,assi/ance      
,fairness ,act aft] !reaft]1 &  7iii7 9 
subp>agraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 by /rik+ ,= &   
ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7i7 ,=  1  7,,ii7 by  
ins]t+ end+ at ! end ( ! p]iod describ$ 
9 section #d7;a7 ( ! ,pu]to ,rico       
,nutrition ,assi/ance ,fairness ,act    
aft] !reaft]1 &  7,,iii7 by add+ at !   

end1 ! foll[+3  7ii7 ,= ea* fiscal ye>  
beg9n+ aft] ! end ( ! p]iod describ$ 9  
section #d7;a7 ( ! ,pu]to ,rico         
,nutrition ,assi/ance ,fairness ,act1 ! 
,secret>y %all use #ajj p]c5t ( ! funds 
made available "u subp>agraph 7,a7 =    
paym5t to ,am]ican ,samoa to pay #ajj   
p]c5t ( ! exp5ditures by ,am]ican ,samoa
 = a nutrition assi/ance program ext5d$ 
"u section #fja7;c7 ( ,public ,law      
#if-eig 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #adfi;d7c774  1 &
  7,c7 9 p>agraph 7#c7 by /rik+ ye>1 &  
ins]t+ ye> end+ at ! end ( ! p]iod      
describ$ 9 section #d7;a7 ( ! ,pu]to    
,rico ,nutrition ,assi/ance ,fairness   
,act1 & aft] ye>1 &  7#b7 9 subsection  
7b77#a77;,a7 by ins]t+ & end+ at ! end (
 ! p]iod describ$ 9 section #d7;a7 ( !  
,pu]to ,rico ,nutrition ,assi/ance      
,fairness ,act aft] ye> ! fir/ place x  
appe>s4  #f4 ,au?orization (            
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act su*    
sums z may be necess>y until ! end ( !  
p]iod describ$ 9 section #d7;a74  #g4   

,effective dates  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z
 provid$ 9 subsection 7b71 ?is ,act %all
 take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t (   
?is ,act4  7b7 ,effective date (        
am5dm5ts ,! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act   
%all take effect on ,octob] #a ( ! #a/  
fiscal ye> t beg9s #a ye> aft] !        
,secret>y submits to ,congress !        
c]tification describ$ 9 section #c7;d7 (
 ?is ,act4