,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dhee  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #be1 #bjbc,mr4  
,craw=d introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to conduct a   
/udy to evaluate ! effects ( !          
po/-inc>c]ation ban "u section #aae ( ! 
,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w          
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif on p>ticipation 9 ! supplem5tal   
nutrition assi/ance program by drug     
felons1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap  
,ban ,/udy ,act4  #b4 ,/udy ( ,,snap ban
 & waiv] provisions affect+ drug felons 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a /udy to    
evaluate ! effects ( ! po/-inc>c]ation  
ban & waiv] provisions reg>d+           
p>ticipation 9 ! supplem5tal nutrition  
assi/ance program by drug felons1 z 9   
effect "u section #aae ( ! ,p]sonal     
,responsibility & ,"w ,opportunity      

,reconciliation ,act ( #aiif 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bhf;a74  7b7 ,elem5ts ( !    
/udy ,! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a7 
%all-- 7#a7 id5tify ! full range (      
options ,/ates h implem5t$ ) respect to 
! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance       
program ban1 includ+-- 7,a7 implem5t+ ! 
full ban2  7,b7 us+ _! discretion>y p[] 
provid$ 9 ! law to opt out ( ! ban      
p>tially1 includ+ ! v>i\s diff]5t       
modifications ,/ates h made or          
completely repeal+ ! ban2 &  7,c7 :5 ea*
 ( ^? ,/ates has made sub/antive        
revisions to _! laws 9 ?is area ov] !   
pa/ #ae ye>s2  7#b7 = ea* gr\p ( ^?     
convict$ ( felony use1 felony           
di/ribution1 & felony traffick+ (f5ses1 
! rates1 #e & #aj ye>s aft] release f ! 
inc>c]ation t trigg]$ ! supplem5tal     
nutrition assi/ance program ban1 (--    
7,a7 subsequ5t arre/ = "o or m felonies2
  7,b7 subsequ5t conviction = "o or m   
felonies2 &  7,c7 return to prison = su*
 (f5d]s2  7#c7 measurem5ts ( ! well-be+ 
( releas$ drug felons :o w\ld be        

eligible = supplem5tal nutrition        
assi/ance program 9 ! abs5ce ( ! ban    
impos$ by section #aae ( ! ,p]sonal     
,responsibility & ,"w ,opportunity      
,reconciliation ,act ( #aiif 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #bhf;a7 & sub/antive          
diff]5ces1 if any1 t might be id5tifi$  
by track+ ! full range ( ,/ate          
implem5tations ( su* section f a full   
ban to-- 7,a7 to v>i\s conditions       
requir$ ( drug felons to receive        
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits %ort ( a full ban1 to a full    
waiv]1 & h[ o!rwise eligible drug felons
 9 ea* jurisdiction _h1 aft] #c1 #e1 &  
#aj ye>s2  7,b7 *anges ) respect to     
recidivism1 z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a72 
7,c7 family =mation1 includ+ m>riage    
rates2  7,d7 av]age h\rs work$ p] week =
 ^? :o are non-disabl$ & betwe5 ! ages (
 #ah ?r\gh #fd2  7,e7 *anges 9          
individual & family income2  7,f7 *anges
 9 educational atta9m5t2 &  7,g7 o!r    
factors t ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( !      
,unit$ ,/ates consid]s wor?y ( /udy2    

7#d7 h[ ! v>i\s impacts ( su* effects   
play out sep>ately = ^? convict$ (      
felony use1 possession1 & traffick+     
(f5ses2  7#e7 ! additional co/s expect$ 
to be borne by ! ,f$]al & ,/ate         
gov]nm5ts if su* a ban 0 made unlawful  
or su* section 0 repeal$2  7#f7 ! am\nt 
( unpaid re/itution1 legal judgm5ts &   
co/s1 & ,f$]al & ,/ate taxes out/&+ by !
 av]age po/-inc>c]ation drug felon2     
7#g7 ! av]age total economic co/ to ea* 
surviv+ *ild1 p>5t1 sp\se & sibl+ ( ^?  
kill$ by misuse or abuse ( a controll$  
sub/ance at #e1 #aj1 & #ae ye>s aft] t  
dea?2  7#h7 ! utilization rate (        
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
by surviv+ *ildr51 p>5ts1 sp\ses1 &     
sibl+s ( ^? kill$ by misuse or abuse ( a
 controll$ sub/ance at basel9e1 #e1 #aj1
 & #ae ye>s aft] t dea?1 comp>$ to ! re/
 ( ! population1 bo? 9 raw numb]s & aft]
 adju/+ = conf\nd+ factors2  7#i7 !     
ext5t to :i* programs assi/+ victims (  
viol5t crime c\ld be enhanc$ if am\nts  
id5tifi$ 9 7#e71 above1 7 in/ead direct$

 to ,/ate viol5t crime assi/ance        
programs2  7#aj7 an assessm5t ( ! levels
 ( evid5ce us$ 9 rese>* = ?is report & 9
 ! mo/-cit$ exi/+ rese>* relat$ to      
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
eligibility by releas$ drug felons &    
closely relat$ issues2  7#aa7 an        
assessm5t ( ! ability ( social sci5ce & 
economic rese>* to det]m9e if any app>5t
 mat]ial diff]5ces 9 v>i\s measures are 
p]suasive1 or are too prone to noise &  
conf\nd+1 z ^? t]ms are us$ 9 ! fields (
 m$ical & o!r rese>*1 to be ! basis =   
legislative action2 &  7#ab7 any o!r    
matt]s ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al consid]s to 
be appropriate = evaluat+ ! /r5g?s &    
%ortcom+s ( ! exi/+ supplem5tal         
nutrition assi/ance program lifetime ban
 & waiv] conta9$ 9 su* section4  7c7    
,report  7#a7 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
%all submit a report to ! ,committee on 
! ,judici>y ( ! ,s5ate1 ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition & ,=e/ry ( !   

,s5ate11 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & ! ,committee
 on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (            
,repres5tatives1 t conta9s ! results (  
su* /udy1 includ+ ! f9d+s & conclusions 
( ! /udy4  7#b7 ,su* report %all also be
 made available to ! public on ! website
 ( ! ,gov]nm5t ,acc\ntability ,(fice4