,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #eeif  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #ah           
7legislative day1 ,decemb] #af71 #bjbd  
,mr4 ,lujn 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 increase ! ,f$]al co/   
%>e = supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance   
program adm9i/ration to improve /aff+ & 
ret5tion1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap  
,adm9i/rator ,ret5tion ,act ( #bjbd4    
#b4 ,co/ %>e = ,,snap adm9i/ration =    
/aff+ & ret5tion ,section #af ( ! ,food 
& ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjbe7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7a71 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ subsection 7k7 & ins]t+           
subsections 7k7 & 7m72 &  7#b7 by add+  
at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7 ,wage /&>ds =   
,/ate ag5cy p]sonnel ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,snap       
,adm9i/rator ,ret5tion ,act ( #bjbd1    

wages ( ,/ate ag5cy p]sonnel adm9i/]+ ! 
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
%all be-- 7#a7 n less ?an ! appropriate 
rate ( pay t w\ld be payable to ,f$]al  
employees "u sub*apt] ,,iii ( *apt] #ec 
( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#b7
 updat$ annually by n less ?an any      
increase 9 t rate ( pay1 includ+        
locality adju/m5ts4  7m7 ,adm9i/rative  
co/-,%>+ = /aff+ & ret5tion  7#a7 ,9    
,g5]al ,on approval ( a wage plan       
submitt$ by a ,/ate ag5cy "u p>agraph   
7#b71 ! ,secret>y %all pay to ea* ,/ate 
ag5cy an am\nt equal to #ajj p]c5t ( all
 adm9i/rative p]sonnel co/s incurr$ by !
 ,/ate ag5cy 9 c>ry+ out ! supplem5tal  
nutrition assi/ance program1 includ+ all
 co/s associat$ )--  7,a7 process+1     
hir+1 & tra9+ new employees 9 accordance
 ) ! /&>ds describ$ 9 section           
#aa7;e77#f77;,b72  7,b7 ma9ta9+ ^?      
p]sonnel co/s2 &  7,c7 comply+ ) ! wage 
/&>ds describ$ 9 subsection 7l74  7#b7  
,approval ( wage plans ,n lat] ?an #a   
ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,,snap   

,adm9i/rator ,ret5tion ,act ( #bjbd1 a  
,/ate ag5cy %all submit to ! ,secret>y =
 approval ! p]sonnel wage plans         
implem5t$ by ! ,/ate ag5cy to c>ry out  
subsection 7l71 includ+ ! position      
titles1 duties1 wages1 & appropriate    
rates ( pay ( employees4  7#c7          
,ma9t5ance ( ef=t ,! ,secret>y %all make
 paym5ts to a ,/ate ag5cy "u p>agraph   
7#a7 only if ! ,/ate ag5cy uses ! funds 
receiv$-- 7,a7 to supplem5t1 n supplant1
 non-,f$]al funds us$ = exi/+           
adm9i/rative p]sonnel co/s "u subsection
 7a72 &  7,b7 = exi/+ or additional     
full-"t equival5t positions above !     
numb] ( positions t 7 held 9 ! ,/ate or 
sub-,/ate area 9 fiscal ye> #bjbc4  4