,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agec  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ah1 #bjbc,mr4    
,book] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,mr4   
,padilla1 ,mr4 ,fett]man1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1   
,ms4 ,w>r51 & ,ms4 ,smi?7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
am5d ! ,p]sonal ,responsibility & ,"w   
,opportunity ,reconciliation ,act (     
#aiif to all[ individuals ) drug (f5ses 
to receive b5efits "u ! supplem5tal     
nutrition assi/ance program1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,re-,entry ,support ,?r\gh 
,opportunities = ,res\rces & ,ess5tials 
,act ( #bjbc or ! ,,re/ore ,act ( #bjbc4
  #b4 ,assi/ance & b5efits = c]ta9      
drug-relat$ convictions  7a7 ,9 g5]al   
,section #aae ( ! ,p]sonal              
,responsibility & ,"w ,opportunity      
,reconciliation ,act ( #aiif 7#ba       
,u4,s4,c4 #hfb;a7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9     
subsection 7a71 9 ! matt] prec$+        

p>agraph 7#a71 by /rik+ =-- & all t     
foll[s ?r\gh ! p]iod at ! end ( p>agraph
 7#b7 & ins]t+ = assi/ance "u any ,/ate 
program fund$ "u "p ,a ( title ,,iv ( ! 
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#fja et seq4742  7#b7 9 subsection 7b7--
 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#b72  7,b7 by  
/rik+ ! subsection designation & head+ &
 all t foll[s ?r\gh ,! am\nt ( 9        
p>agraph 7#a7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7b7   
,program ( tempor>y assi/ance = ne$y    
families ,! am\nt (  2 &  7,c7 by ins]t+
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq47 aft]      
,social ,security ,act2 &  7#c7 by /rik+
 subsection 7e7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7e7 
,def9ition ( ,/ate ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m
 ,/ate has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section 
#dai ( ! ,social ,security ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #fai71 :5 ref]r+ to assi/ance 
provid$ "u a ,/ate program fund$ "u "p  
,a ( title ,,iv ( ! ,social ,security   
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq474  4   
7b7 ,effect on ,/ate policies ,any ,/ate
 law1 policy1 or regulation t imposes   
conditions on eligibility = !           

supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( 
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq47 bas$ 
on an individual hav+ a conviction = an 
(f5se relat$ to a controll$ sub/ance    
%all h no =ce or effect4  7c7           
,modification ( def9ition ( h\sehold "u 
,,snap ,section #c7m77#e7 ( ! ,food &   
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjab7m77#e77 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  7,f7 ,inc>c]at$ individuals  
:o are s*$ul$ to be releas$ f an        
in/itution )9 #cj days4  4