,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #becf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,lujn 7for himself and ,mr4   
,welch7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1
 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 program1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,nurses        
,utilizing ,resources for ,,snap        
,education ,act of #bjbc or the ,,nurse 
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,,snap training     
materials for health care professionals 
7a7 ,definition of health care          
professional ,in this section1 the term 
health care professional means an       
individual licensed1 registered1 or     
certified under ,federal or ,state law  

to provide health care services4  7b7   
,training materials ,the ,secretary of  
,agriculture shall-- 7#a7 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 #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq472 and  7#b7 perform       
outreach to hospitals1 universities1    
nursing associations1 and similar       
entities to ensure that health care     
professionals are aware of the          
availability of those materials4  #c4   
,effective date ,this ,act shall take   
effect on ,january #ca1 #bjbc4