,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #beab ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,july #bi1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mr4 ,sanders1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,ms4 ,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to remove certain eligibility disqualifications that restrict otherwise eligible students from participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,enhance ,access ,to ,,snap ,act of #bjbe or the ,,eats ,act of #bjbe4 #b4 ,student eligibility under supplemental nutrition assistance program 7a7 ,definition of household ,section #c7m77#e7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7m77#e77 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7,f7 ,individuals who are bona fide students enrolled at least half time in any recognized school1 training program1 or institution of higher education4 4 7b7 ,conditions of participation ,section #f of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7d77#b77;,c71 by striking 7except that any such person enrolled in an institution of higher education shall be ineligible to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program unless he or she meets the requirements of subsection 7e7 of this section72 7#b7 by striking subsection 7e72 and 7#c7 by redesignating subsections 7f7 through 7s7 as subsections 7e7 through 7r71 respectively4 7c7 ,conforming amendments 7#a7 ,section #e of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a71 in the second sentence1 by striking 7g71 and 7r7 and inserting 7f71 and 7q72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7i77#a71 in the first sentence1 by striking section #f7;f77#b77;,b7 of this ,act and inserting section #f7;e77#b77;,b74 7#b7 ,section #f of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7d77#d7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii77,i77bb77,,dd71 by striking subsection 7o7 and inserting subsection 7n72 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,n71 by striking subsection 7o7 each place it appears and inserting subsection 7n72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 of subsection 7q7 7as so redesignated71 by striking subsection 7k7 and inserting subsection 7j74 7#c7 ,section #g7;i77#a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7;i77#a77 is amended by striking section #f7o77#b7 and inserting section #f7n77#b74 7#d7 ,section #aa of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7 is amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7e7-- 7i7 in paragraph 7#b77;,b77v77,,ii71 by striking section #f7;f7 and inserting section #f7;e72 and 7ii7 in paragraph 7#bb71 by striking section #f7;i7 and inserting section #f7;h72 and 7,b7 in subsection 7n71 by striking section #f7;g7 and inserting section #f7;f74 7#e7 ,section #af7;h7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;h77 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b77ii71 by striking section #f7o7 and inserting section #f7n72 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,e7-- 7,i7 by striking section #f7o77#c7 each place it appears and inserting section #f7n77#c72 7,,ii7 by striking section #f7o77#b7 each place it appears and inserting section #f7n77#b72 and 7,,iii7 in clause 7ii7-- 7aa7 in subclause 7,,iii71 by striking section #f7o77#d7 and inserting section #f7n77#d72 and 7bb7 in subclause 7,,iv71 by striking section #f7o77#f7 and inserting section #f7n77#f72 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,f77ii77,,iii77ee77,,aa71 by striking section #f7o7 and inserting section #f7n72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#e77;,c77iv77,i71 by striking section #f7o77#b7 and inserting section #f7n77#b74 7#f7 ,section #ag7m7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbf7m77 is amended-- 7,a7 by striking 7l7 through 7n7 each place it appears and inserting 7k7 through 7m72 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b77;,e71 by striking section #f7l77#b7 and inserting section #f7k77#b74 7#g7 ,section #ajc7;a77#b77;,d7 of the ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caac7;a77#b77;,d77 is amended by striking #f7o7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7o77 and inserting #f7n7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7n774 7#h7 ,section #aba7;b77#b77;,b77iv7 of the ,workforce ,innovation and ,opportunity ,act 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #caea7;b77#b77;,b77iv77 is amended by striking #f7o7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7o77 and inserting #f7n7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7n774 7#i7 ,section #ded of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #fed7 is amended-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#d77;,a77i77,,iv71 by striking #f7l77#a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7l77#a77 and inserting #f7k77#a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7k77#a772 7,b7 in paragraph 7#f77;,b77i71 by striking subsection 7l7 or 7m7 of section #f of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh and inserting subsection 7k7 or 7l7 of section #f of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae72 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#bi77;,a7-- 7i7 by striking section #c7;h7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7;h77 each place it appears and inserting section #c of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab72 and 7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking section #f7l77#b7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7l77#b77 and inserting section #f7k77#b7 of that ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7k77#b774 #c4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on ,january #b1 #bjbf4