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,mr4 ,goldman ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,sal9as1 ,ms4       
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,adams1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 & 
,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (    
#bjjh to simplify supplem5tal nutrition 
assi/ance program access = eld]ly &     
disabl$ individuals4  #a4 ,%ort title   
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,increas+     
,nutrition ,access = ,s5iors ,act (     
#bjbd4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,def9ition   
,section #c7;f7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7;f77 is
 am5d$ 9 ! second s5t5ce by ins]t+ 1 or 
#cf mon?s if t h\sehold has no e>n$     

income be=e ! p]iod at ! end4  7b7      
,excess m$ical exp5se d$uction ,section 
#e7;e77#e77;,a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4              
#bjad7;e77#e77;,a77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by  
ins]t+ 7i7 be=e ,a1 &  7#b7 by add+ at !
 end ! foll[+3  7ii7 7,i7 ,a ,/ate ag5cy
 may e/abli% a /&>d m$ical d$uction     
option = eld]ly or disabl$ h\sehold     
memb]s :o self-atte/ to hav+ m$ical     
exp5ses 9 excess ( #ce a mon? 7exclusive
 ( special diets74  7,,ii7 ,! /&>d      
m$ical d$uction am\nt %all be-- 7aa7 =  
fiscal ye> #bjbe1 #aee2 &  7bb7 = ea*   
subsequ5t fiscal ye>1 equal to !        
applicable am\nt = ! imm$iately prec$+  
fiscal ye> z adju/$ to reflect *anges = 
! #ab-mon? p]iod end+ ! prec$+ ,june #cj
 9 ! ,consum] ,price ,index = ,all      
,urban ,consum]s3 ,m$ical ,c>e publi%$  
by ! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,labor4  7,,iii7 ,= any     
fiscal ye>1 a ,/ate ag5cy may e/abli% a 
great] /&>d m$ical exp5se d$uction ?an  
describ$ 9 subclause 7,,ii7 if ! ,/ate  

provides reasonable evid5ce = a m       
accurate assessm5t ( av]age mon?ly      
m$ical co/s 9 _! ,/ate4  4  7c7         
,adm9i/ration ,section #aa7;e77#c7 ( !  
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7;e77#c77 is am5d$ by    
ins]t+ aft] ?is ,act ! second place x   
appe>s ! foll[+3 7except t ,/ate ag5cy  
may use data mat*es 9 lieu ( income     
v]ification if ! h\sehold qualifies = a 
#cf-mon? c]tification p]iod "u section  
#c7;f77 4  #c4 ,effective date2         
application ( am5dm5ts  7a7 ,effective  
date ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71
 ?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act 
%all take effect #ahj days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  7b7            
,application ( am5dm5ts ,! am5dm5ts made
 by ?is ,act %all n apply ) respect to  
c]tification p]iods t beg9 be=e !       
effective date ( ?is ,act4