,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #becf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bf1 #bjbc,mr4   
,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wel*7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1 
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require ! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture to   
provide tra9+ mat]ials = ! use ( heal?  
c>e pr(essionals to in=m _! pati5ts ab\t
 ! availability ( b5efits "u !          
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,nurses ,utiliz+  
,res\rces = ,,snap ,education ,act (    
#bjbc or ! ,,nurse ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4   
,,snap tra9+ mat]ials = heal? c>e       
pr(essionals  7a7 ,def9ition ( heal? c>e
 pr(essional ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m heal?
 c>e pr(essional means an individual    
lic5s$1 regi/]$1 or c]tifi$ "u ,f$]al or
 ,/ate law to provide heal? c>e s]vices4
  7b7 ,tra9+ mat]ials ,! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture %all-- 7#a7 develop & make 
available mat]ials design$ to tra9 heal?

 c>e pr(essionals to in=m _! pati5ts    
ab\t ! availability ( b5efits "u !      
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( 
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq472 &   
7#b7 p]=m outrea* to hospitals1         
univ]sities1 nurs+ associations1 &      
simil> entities to ensure t heal? c>e   
pr(essionals are aw>e ( ! availability (
 ^? mat]ials4  #c4 ,effective date ,?is 
,act %all take effect on ,janu>y #ca1   
#bjbc4