,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bdcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bj1 #bjbc,mr4   
,m>key 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4     
,fett]man1 ,mr4 ,book]1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 &   
,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to exp& ! m$ical exp5se   
d$uction1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,bridg+ 
! ,,snap ,gap ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,age = 
exclusions f income ,section #e7;d77#g7 
( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;d77#g77 is am5d$ by    
/rik+ #ag & ins]t+ #ba4  #c4 ,/&>d      
m$ical exp5se d$uction ,section         
#e7;e77#e7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (
 #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7;e77#e77 is  
am5d$-- 7#a7 9 ! p>agraph head+1 by     
/rik+ ,excess & ins]t+ ,/&>d2  7#b7 9   
subp>agraph 7,a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ conta9+
 an eld]ly or disabl$ memb]2  7,b7 by   
/rik+ excess & ins]t+ /&>d2 &  7,c7 by  

/rik+ incurr$ by ! eld]ly or disabl$    
memb]12  7#c7 9 subp>agraph 7,b7-- 7,a7 
9 clause 7i71 by /rik+ excess & ins]t+  
/&>d2 &  7,b7 9 clause 7ii77,i71 by     
/rik+ eligible eld]ly or disabl$2 &     
7#d7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,d7   
,/&>d m$ical exp5se d$uction am\nt  7i7 
,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 clause     
7ii71 ! /&>d m$ical exp5se d$uction "u  
subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be1 ) respect to a
 fiscal ye>1 equal to ! mon?ly premium  
rate det]m9$ "u section #ahci7;a77#c7 ( 
! ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 
#acier7a77#c77 t is applicable on       
,octob] #a ( t fiscal ye>4  7ii7        
,exception ,= any fiscal ye>1 a ,/ate   
ag5cy may e/abli% a great] /&>d m$ical  
exp5se d$uction ?an describ$ 9 clause   
7i7 if ! great] d$uction satisfies co/  
neutrality /&>ds e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y
 = t fiscal ye>4  4