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 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on            
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh to p]mit
 ,/ates to record 9 writ+ t applicants =
 supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance b5efits
 h sign$ an application ?r\gh a record$ 
v]bal ass5t ov] ! telephone4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,/reaml9+ ,nutrition ,pap]work ,act (   
#bjbc or ! ,,snp ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4     
,am5dm5ts ,section #aa7;e77#b77;,c7 ( ! 
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7;e77#b77;,c77 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 9 ! head+1 by
 ins]t+ or video1 aft] telephonic1 &    
7,b7 by ins]t+ or by ge/ure ov] a video 
phone = he>+ impair$ applicants be=e !  
p]iod at ! end1 &  7#b7 9 clause        
7iii77,i7 by ins]t+ z audio or 9 writ+  
aft] record4  #c4 ,effective date2      

application ( am5dm5ts  7a7 ,effective  
date ,?is ,act1 & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is
 ,act1 %all take effect on ,janu>y #a1  
#bjbd4  7b7 ,application ( am5dm5ts ,!  
am5dm5ts made by section #b %all apply )
 respect to applications made aft] !    
effective date ( ?is ,act4