,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bhhe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ba1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,welch 7for himself and ,mr4 
,fetterman7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh to permit ,states to record in 
writing that applicants for supplemental
 nutrition assistance program benefits  
have signed an application through a    
recorded verbal assent over the         
telephone4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,streamlining       
,nutrition ,paperwork ,act of #bjbc or  
the ,,snp ,act of #bjbc4  #b4           
,amendments ,section #aa7;e77#b77;,c7 of
 the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 
7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7;e77#b77;,c77 is    
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7ii7-- 7,a7 in 
the heading1 by inserting or video phone
 after telephonic2 and  7,b7 by         
inserting or by gesture over a video    

phone for hearing impaired applicants   
before the period at the end2 and  7#b7 
in clause 7iii77,i71 by inserting as    
audio or in writing after record4  #c4  
,effective date ,this ,act1 and the     
amendment made by this ,act1 shall take 
effect on ,january #a1 #bjbd4