,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bi1  
#bjbe,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
,agriculture to reimburse ,state        
agencies for costs incurred in carrying 
out the supplemental nutrition          
assistance program during a lapse in    
appropriations4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,supplemental  
,nutrition ,assistance ,program         
,benefits ,and ,compensation for        
,keep-up ,act of #bjbe or the ,,snap    
,,back ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,,snap       
reimbursement to ,states ,the ,secretary
 of ,agriculture shall reimburse ,states
 for costs incurred in carrying out the 
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program established under the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaa et seq47 during a lapse in        

appropriations for that program1 to the 
extent that the ,state carried out that 
program in accordance with ,federal law 
7including regulations7 during that     
lapse4