,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gcd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #bd1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,moore of ,alabama introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh with respect to
 the issuance of quality control        
guidance issued by the ,secretary of    
,agriculture4  #a4 ,public comment on   
quality control guidance ,section       
#af7;c7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act
 of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;c77 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#aj7 ,public comment on    
quality control guidance  7,a7 ,in      
general ,the ,secretary shall provide   
notice and make available for public    
comment for a period of not fewer than  
#fj days any new or updated guidance    
proposing substantive changes for       
conducting quality control reviews prior
 to any such guidance being finalized4  
7,b7 ,scope ,the requirement in 7,a7    

shall be applicable to any proposed     
guidance reasonably expected to require 
state agencies to make changes to       
systems1 procedures1 or staffing        
pertaining to quality control reviews or
 that impact verification requirements  
for supplemental nutrition assistance   
program recipients4  7,c7 ,exception ,in
 the case of an urgent and immediate    
need1 the ,secretary may issue interim  
final guidance simultaneous with the    
notice and comment requirements required
 in 7,a74  4