S. 2536 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2536 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2023Mr. Luján (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture to provide training materials for the use of health care professionals to inform their patients about the availability of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Nurses Utilizing Resources for SNAP Education Act of 2023 or the NURSE Act of 2023. 2. SNAP training materials for health care professionals (a) Definition of health care professional In this section, the term health care professional means an individual licensed, registered, or certified under Federal or State law to provide health care services. (b) Training materials The Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) develop and make available materials designed to train health care professionals to inform their patients about the availability of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.); and (2) perform outreach to hospitals, universities, nursing associations, and similar entities to ensure that health care professionals are aware of the availability of those materials. 3. Effective date This Act shall take effect on January 31, 2023.