,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,april #aj1 #bjbe,mr4 
,bacon 7= himself & ,mr4 ,r\z]7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh to all[ = bl5d$ work=ces to c>ry  
out ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance   
program "u c]ta9 conditions1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title  7a7 ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,/aff+      
,flexibility ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,,snap  
/aff+ flexibility  7a7 ,section #aa ( ! 
,food & ,nutrition ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbj7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7y7 ,,snap /aff+ flexibility   
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ section          
#aa7;e77#f77;,b7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition 
,act ( #bjjh1 a ,/ate ag5cy 7z def9$ 9  
section #c ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (
 #bjjh7 may1 by contract ) ! ,/ate ag5cy
 at a reasonable co/ 9 accordance ) !   
,/ate ag5cy's /&>d contract+ rules1 hire
 a contractor to und]take supplem5tal   

nutrition assi/ance program c]tification
 or c>ry out any o!r function ( ! ,/ate 
ag5cy "u su* program s long z-- 7,a7 !  
contract does n provide inc5tives = !   
ag5cy or contractor to delay eligibility
 det]m9ations or to d5y eligibility =   
individuals o!rwise eligible =          
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits2 &  7,b7 ! contractor has no    
direct or indirect f9ancial int]e/ 9 an 
approv$ retail /ore4  7#b7 ,use ,a ,/ate
 ag5cy may use ! au?ority provid$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 :5 ! ,/ate exp]i5ces      
increases 9 supplem5tal nutrition       
assi/ance program applications or an    
inability to timely process su*         
applications f causes t include b are n 
limit$ to-- 7,a7 p&emics & o!r heal?    
em]g5cies1  7,b7 seasonal work=ce       
cycles1  7,c7 tempor>y /aff+ %ortages1 &
  7,d7 wea!r or o!r natural disa/]s4    
7#c7 ,requirem5ts ,a ,/ate ag5cy t hires
 a contractor "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all     
ensure su* action-- 7,a7 is consi/5t )  
all pr9ciples "u section #ijj4fjc (     

title #e ( ! ,code ( ,f$]al             
,regulations2 &  7,b7 is "p ( a bl5d$   
work=ce & does n supplant exi/+         
m]it-bas$ p]sonnel 9 ! ,/ate4  7#d7     
,notification ,a ,/ate ag5cy %all notify
 ! ,secret>y ( its int5t to use !       
au?ority provid$ 9 ?is section & %all   
provide any in=mation or data support+  
,/ate ag5cy increases 9 supplem5tal     
nutrition assi/ance program applications
 or any inability to timely process su* 
applications4  7#e7 ,public availability
 ,n lat] ?an #aj days aft] ! date ( !   
receipt ( a notification submitt$ by a  
,/ate ag5cy "u p>agraph 7#d71 !         
,secret>y %all make publicly available  
on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (            
,agriculture ! notification submitt$ by 
su* ,/ate ag5cy & any accompany+        
in=mation or data support+ su*          
notification s submitt$4  7#f7 ,annual  
report ,! ,secret>y %all submit to !    
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  

,s5ate1 an annual report t conta9s--    
7,a7 a description ( measures tak5 to   
address increases 9 supplem5tal         
nutrition assi/ance program applications
 & any inability to timely process su*  
applications2  7,b7 in=mation or data   
support+ ,/ate ag5cy notifications      
provid$ pursuant to p>agraph 7#d72 &    
7,c7 recomm5dations = *anges to !       
,secret>y's au?ority "u ?is ,act to     
assi/ ! ,secret>y1 ,/ates1 & local      
gov]nm5ts ( ,/ates 9 prep>+ = any future
 increases 9 supplem5tal nutrition      
assi/ance program applications or       
inability to timely process su*         
applications4  7#g7 ,tempor>y /aff+     
%ortages ,9 cases ( tempor>y /aff+      
%ortages1 ! au?ority provid$ to ,/ate   
ag5cies "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all-- 7,a7    
expire :5 ! backlog ( supplem5tal       
nutrition assi/ance program applications
 has be5 elim9at$2 &  7,b7 n ov]ride any
 collective b>ga9+ agreem5t or memor&um 
( und]/&+ 9 effect betwe5 ! ,/ate &     
employees ( ! ,/ate or ( a local        

gov]nm5t ( su* ,/ate4  4