,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ehfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bh1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,/ansbury 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,leg]        
,f]n&ez1 & ,mr4 ,vasquez7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,appropriations1 & 9      
addition to ! ,committees on            
,agriculture1 & ,education & ,work=ce1 =
 a p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! 
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
require ! imm$iate release ( funds      
appropriat$ = ! supplem5tal nutrition   
assi/ance program 7,,snap7 & ! special  
supplem5tal nutrition program = wom51   
infants1 & *ildr5 7,,wic71 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,,back ,act4  #b4   
,appropriation  7a7 ,9 ,g5]al ,9 fiscal 
ye> #bjbf & ea* fiscal ye> !reaft]1 =   
any p]iod dur+ :i* int]im cont9u+       
appropriations or full-ye>              
appropriations = t fiscal ye> h n be5   

enact$ = ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 !re
 are appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y (       
,agriculture1 su* sums z are necess>y to
 provide un9t]rupt$ b5efits "u-- 7#a7 ! 
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
e/abli%$ "u ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( 
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c #bjaa et seq472 &    
7#b7 ! special supplem5tal nutrition    
program = wom51 infants1 & *ildr5       
e/abli%$ by section #ag ( ! ,*ild       
,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#db ,u4,s4,c4  
#aghf74  #c4 ,requirem5t to release     
funds  7a7 ,imm$iate obligation ( funds 
,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 !     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all1          
imm$iately ^u enactm5t ( ?is ,act1      
obligate & make available all funds     
appropriat$ by ,congress =-- 7#a7 !     
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program2
 &  7#b7 ! special supplem5tal nutrition
 program = wom51 infants1 & *ildr54  7b7
 ,prohibition on )hold+ ,no (fic] or    
employee ( ! executive bran*1 includ+ ! 
,(fice ( ,managem5t & ,budget1 or ,u4,s4
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture may )hold1    

delay1 or o!rwise imp$e ! release or    
obligation ( su* funds = any reason n   
explicitly au?oriz$ by /atute4  7c7     
,requirem5t to enroll  7#a7 ,cont9u$    
enrollm5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture   
%all ensure t1 all ,/ate ag5cies        
adm9i/]+ ,,snap or ,,wic cont9ue to     
accept1 process1 & approve applications 
= individuals & h\seholds t meet !      
/atutory eligibility requirem5ts = su*  
programs4  7#b7 ,access to b5efits      
,individuals det]m9$ eligible "u        
p>agraph 7#a7 %all receive b5efits z    
soon z funds are available1 & no lat]   
?an five days aft] ! ,secret>y obligates
 ! funds made available "u subsection   
7a74  7#c7 ,prohibition on enrollm5t    
freeze ,no ,f$]al or ,/ate (ficial may  
in/itute an enrollm5t freeze1 wait+ li/1
 or o!r re/riction on p>ticipation 9    
,,snap or ,,wic due to any delay or     
)hold+ ( funds4  #d4 ,cont9uity ( ,,ebt 
c>d access & process+  7a7 ,un9t]rupt$  
op]ation ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture    
%all ensure ! un9t]rupt$ op]ation &     

functionality ( all ,electronic ,b5efit 
,transf] 7,,ebt7 sy/ems us$ to di/ribute
 ,,snap & ,,wic b5efits1 includ+ dur+   
any lapse 9 appropriations or due to an 
adm9i/rative delay4  7b7 ,timely        
disbursem5t ,/ate ag5cies adm9i/]+      
,,snap or ,,wic %all1 ^u receipt (      
,f$]al funds1 imm$iately load b5efits   
onto ,,ebt c>ds = eligible h\seholds )\t
 additional delay4  7c7 ,prohibition on 
susp5sion ( b5efits ,no ,f$]al or ,/ate 
ag5cy may susp5d1 deactivate1 or o!rwise
 re/rict ! use ( ,,ebt c>ds due to any  
tempor>y fund+ delay4  #e4 ,reimbursem5t
 ( ,/ates or tribes  7a7 ,reimbursem5t (
 ,/ate or ,tribe ,! ,secret>y (         
,agriculture %all reimburse any ,/ate ( 
f$]ally recogniz$ ,am]ican ,indian      
,tribe t makes an em]g5cy appropriation 
( ,/ate or tribal funds to cov] a lapse 
9 ,f$]al fund+ = ^! programs up to !    
am\nt exp5d$ by ! ,/ate or tribe4