,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dcad  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,july #aj1 #bjbe,mrs4 
,cammack introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to require t supplem5tal  
,nutrition assi/ance program 7,,snap7   
b5efits be us$ = ! pur*ase ( food       
products gr[n1 produc$1 & manufactur$ 9 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,f>m]s ,fe$+       
,am]ica ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,?is purpose
 ( ?is ,act is to support dome/ic       
agriculture1 /r5g!n ,am]ican food       
production1 & ensure t supplem5tal      
nutrition assi/ance program 7,,snap7    
b5efits are us$ to pur*ase foods t are  
gr[n1 process$1 & manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,! t]m ,am]ican food product means 
any food t is--  7,a7 gr[n1 h>ve/$1 or  
produc$ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7     
process$ or manufactur$ 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ) at lea/ #ea p]c5t ( su* food   

+r$i5ts s\rc$ dome/ically4  7#b7 ,! t]m 
retail] ,compliance means to !          
requirem5t t ,,snap-au?oriz$ retail]s   
make a good fai? ef=t to prioritize !   
availability ( ,am]ican food products = 
pur*ase ) supplem5tal nutrition         
assi/ance program b5efits issu$ "u !    
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq474  7#c7 ,! t]m  
,,snap means supplem5tal nutrition      
assi/ance program e/abli%$ "u ( ! ,food 
& ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjaa et seq474  #d4 ,requirem5t = snap 
pur*ases  7a7 ,any food pur*as$ )       
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits issu$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et     
seq47 %all be an ,am]ican food product  
unless-- 7#a7 ! specifi$ food item is n 
comm]cially available 9 suffici5t       
quantities or reasonable quality )9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 or  7#b7 ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture grants an exemption bas$ on
 an undue burd5 on h\seholds p>ticipat+ 
9 ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance     

program1 includ+ co/ or regional        
availability ( food4  7b7 ,! ,secret>y (
 ,agriculture %all ma9ta9 a li/ (       
exempt$ foods & update x regul>ly bas$  
on dome/ic production tr5ds & m>ket     
conditions4  #e4 ,retail] obligations   
7a7 ,,snap-au?oriz$ retail]s %all-- 7#a7
 make reasonable ef=ts to /ock ,am]ican 
food products 9 relevant food           
categories2 &  7#b7 report on retail]   
compliance ef=ts ^u reque/ by !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture4  7b7          
,noncompliance ) ?is ,act by retail]s   
may result 9 w>n+s1 requir$ corrective  
action1 or1 9 repeat$ or egregi\s cases1
 susp5sion ( ,,snap au?orization4  #f4  
,en=cem5t & implem5tation  7a7 ,!       
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 9 coord9ation 
) relevant ,f$]al & ,/ate ag5cies1 %all 
e/abli% regulations & guidance to ensure
 retail] compliance ) ?is ,act4  7b7 ,a 
public aw>5ess campaign %all be conduct$
 to educate ,,snap recipi5ts & retail]s 
on ! b5efits & requirem5ts ( pur*as+    
,am]ican food products4  7c7 ,an annual 

review %all be conduct$ to assess !     
economic impact & effectiv5ess ( ?is    
,act1 ) recomm5dations = pot5tial       
adju/m5ts4  #g4 ,effective date ,?is    
,act %all take effect #a ye> aft]       
enactm5t to all[ = retail] adaptation & 
public education4