,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjbd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #ba1  
#bjbe ,mr4 ,hawley introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,appropriations  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
appropriate funds to ensure             
uninterrupted benefits under the        
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program4  #a4  ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,keep ,,snap ,funded
 ,act of #bjbe4  #b4  ,uninterrupted    
benefits under supplemental nutrition   
assistance program  7a7  ,in general    
,in fiscal year #bjbf1 for any period   
during which interim continuing         
appropriations or full-year             
appropriations for that fiscal year have
 not been enacted for the ,department of
 ,agriculture1 there are appropriated to
 the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 out of 
any money in the ,treasury not otherwise
 appropriated1 such sums as are         
necessary to provide uninterrupted      

benefits under the supplemental         
nutrition assistance program established
 under the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of 
#bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et seq474  7b7
  ,retroactive benefits  ,the           
appropriations under subsection 7a7     
shall include any amounts necessary for 
payment of any missed benefits described
 in that subsection during the period   
beginning on ,september #cj1 #bjbe1 and 
ending on the date of enactment of this 
,act4  7c7  ,termination                
,appropriations shall be made available 
pursuant to subsection 7a7 until the    
date of enactment into law of           
appropriations for the ,department of   
,agriculture for fiscal year #bjbf      
7including a continuing appropriation74