,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bcfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,ricketts introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to authorize   
funds for certain employment and        
training activities1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,,snap ,next ,step  
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,workforce          
,innovation and ,opportunity ,act       
eligibility ,section #f7;d77#d7 of the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;d77#d77 is amended by  
adding at the end the following3  7,p7  
,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity 
,act eligibility  7i7 ,definition of    
covered individual ,in this             
subparagraph1 the term covered          
individual means an individual that--   
7,i7 is in a household that is receiving

 assistance under the supplemental      
nutrition assistance program2  7,,ii7   
meets the requirements for participation
 in the supplemental nutrition          
assistance program under this subsection
 or is exempt from those requirements   
pursuant to this subsection2  7,,iii7 is
 unemployed or underemployed2  7,,iv7 is
 in a family that is not receiving      
assistance through the program of block 
grants to ,states for temporary         
assistance for needy families           
established under part ,a of title ,,iv 
of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #fja et seq472 and  7,v7 is   
not enrolled in a ,state program that is
 identified as an ,employment ,first    
program by the ,state workforce agency4 
7ii7 ,eligibility ,a ,state agency may  
use administrative funds to recruit     
participants for and carry out a program
 that provides employment and training  
activities 7as defined in section #c of 
the ,workforce ,innovation and          
,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #cajb77

 under subtitle ,b of title ,i of that  
,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caea et seq47 to   
covered individuals4  4  #c4 ,employment
 calculator ,section #f7;d77#d7 of the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;d77#d77 7as amended by 
section #b7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  7,q7 ,employment    
calculator  7i7 ,in general ,each ,state
 agency may develop a publicly available
 employment calculator on the website of
 the ,state agency that assists         
participants receiving benefits under   
the supplemental nutrition assistance   
program in calculating whether the      
amount of benefits received would be    
greater or lesser than income from      
future employment4  7ii7 ,administrative
 cost ,carrying out clause 7i7 shall be 
an administrative cost for purposes of  
section #af7;a74  4