,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gbhe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1          
#bjbd,mrs4 ,hayes 7= h]self1 ,ms4       
,norton1 ,ms4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,tokuda1 ,mrs4
 ,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4    
,adams1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & ,mr4 ,soto7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh to increase ! ,f$]al co/ %>e = !  
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
adm9i/ration to improve /aff+ &         
ret5tion4  #a4 ,co/ ,%>e = ,,snap       
adm9i/ration = /aff+ & ret5tion ,section
 #af ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh
 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
subsection 7a7 by ins]t+ 1 except z     
provid$ 9 subsection 7a-#a71 aft] co/s !
 #a/ place x appe>s1 &  7#b7 by ins]t+  
aft] subsection 7a7 ! foll[+3  7a-#a7   
,adm9i/rative co/-,%>+ = /aff+ &        
ret5tion  7#a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,! ,secret>y   
may pay to ea* ,/ate ag5cy an am\nt     
equal to #ajj p]c5t ( all adm9i/rative  

p]sonnel co/s incurr$ by su* ag5cy to   
c>ry out ! supplem5tal nutrition        
assi/ance program1 includ+-- 7,a7 all   
co/s associat$ ) process+1 hir+1 & tra9+
 new employees employ$ "u a m]it sy/em (
 p]sonnel adm9i/ration z requir$ 9      
section #aa7;e77#f77;,b7 by su* to c>ry 
out su* program2 &  7,b7 all co/s       
associat$ ) ma9ta9+ su* p]sonnel co/s44 
7#b7 ,wage /&>ds ,wages ( su* p]sonnel  
%all be-- 7,a7 n less ?an ! appropriate 
rate ( pay t w\ld be payable to ,f$]al  
employees "u sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec 
( subp>t ,d ( "p ,,iii ( title #e ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7,b7 updat$     
annually to n less ?an any increase 9   
su* rate ( pay1 includ+ locality        
adju/m5ts4  7#c7 ,approval ( wage plans 
,n less ?an #a ye> aft] ! effective date
 ( ?is subsection1 ! ,/ate ag5cy %all   
submit to ! ,secret>y = approval1 !     
p]sonnel wage plans implem5t$ by su*    
ag5cy to c>ry out p>agraph 7#b71 includ+
 employees' position titles1 duties1    
wages1 & appropriate rates ( pay        

applicable "u ?is subsection4  4