,,ii #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #cieh ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #b1 #bjbf,mrs4 ,gillibrand 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,warnock1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mr4 ,welch1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,markey1 and ,mr4 ,sanders7 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 transition ,puerto ,rico to the supplemental nutrition assistance program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act4 #b4 ,amendments to the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7a7 ,definitions ,section #c of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7r71 by inserting ,puerto ,rico1 after ,guam12 and 7#b7 in subsection 7u77#c71 by striking subparagraph 7,a7 and inserting the following3 7,a7 make cost adjustments in the thrifty food plan for ,hawaii1 the urban and rural parts of ,alaska1 and ,puerto ,rico to reflect the cost of food in ,hawaii1 the urban and rural parts of ,alaska1 and ,puerto ,rico1 respectively2 4 7b7 ,eligible households ,section #e of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjad7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 in the first sentence1 by inserting ,puerto ,rico1 after ,guam12 7#b7 in subsection 7c77#a71 by striking and ,guam and inserting ,guam1 and ,puerto ,rico2 and 7#c7 in subsection 7e7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by inserting ,puerto ,rico1 after ,hawaii1 each place it appears2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#f77;,b71 in the matter preceding clause 7i71 by inserting ,puerto ,rico1 after ,guam14 #c4 ,submission of plan of operation2 technical assistance2 determination and certification by ,secretary of ,agriculture 7a7 ,submission of plan of operation ,on designating an agency of the kind described in section #c7s77#a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab7s77#a771 ,puerto ,rico shall have #ahj days to submit to the ,secretary of ,agriculture 7in this ,act referred to as the ,secretary7 its plan of operation1 including a plan to transition to the supplemental nutrition assistance program under section #d7;a7 of such ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;a77 as a request to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under such ,act4 7b7 ,technical assistance ,within the #ahj-;day period specified in subsection 7a7 and upon request from ,puerto ,rico1 the ,secretary shall provide appropriate training and technical assistance to enable ,puerto ,rico to formulate a plan of operation described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,determination by the ,secretary of ,agriculture ,not later than #ahj days after receiving a plan of operation described in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall approve the plan of operation if such plan satisfies the requirements for a supplemental nutrition assistance program ,state plan in accordance with subsections 7d7 and 7e7 of section #aa of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj74 ,if the ,secretary does not approve such plan1 the ,secretary shall provide1 not later than #cj days after disapproval1 a statement that specifies each of the requirements that were not satisfied by such plan4 7d7 ,certification by the ,secretary of ,agriculture ,if the ,secretary approves the plan submitted by ,puerto ,rico under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,congress1 not later than #ij days thereafter1 a certification that ,puerto ,rico qualifies to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program as a ,state as defined in section #c of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjab74 #d4 ,transition from the consolidated block grant for ,puerto ,rico 7a7 ,covered period ,the ,secretary may continue to implement the then most recent approved consolidated block grant specified in section #ai7;b77#a77;,a7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7;b77#a77;,a77 for an implementation period ending #e years after the effective date of the amendments made by this ,act1 or on the date the ,secretary determines that ,puerto ,rico no longer needs to operate the consolidated block grant to complete the transition described in section #c7;a71 whichever occurs first4 7b7 ,report ,for each year a plan is continued under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,congress an annual report on the operation of such plan4 ,the ,secretary shall include in such report information related to increases in funding that are required to accommodate the transition of ,puerto ,rico from the receipt of block grant payments to the implementation of supplemental nutrition assistance program4 #e4 ,consolidated block grant for ,puerto ,rico and ,american ,samoa ,section #ai of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbh7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by inserting until the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act1 before the ,commonwealth2 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,a7-- 7,i7 in clause 7i71 by striking and at the end1 and 7,,ii7 in clause 7ii7-- 7aa7 by inserting ending at the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act after thereafter2 7bb7 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7cc7 by adding at the end the following3 7iii7 subject to the availability of appropriations under section #ah7;a71 for each fiscal year beginning after the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act1 #j4d percent of the aggregate amount specified in clause 7i7 and adjusted under clause 7ii71 as further adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section #c7u77#c7 between ,june #cj of the penultimate fiscal year preceding such effective date and ,june #cj of the fiscal year for which the adjustment is made under this clause4 2 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,b77i71 in the matter preceding subclause 7,i71 by inserting ending at the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act after thereafter2 and 7iii7 in subparagraph 7,c7-- 7,i7 by striking ,for and inserting the following3 7i7 ,in general ,for 2 7,,ii7 in clause 7i7 7as so designated71 by inserting ending at the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act after thereafter2 and 7,,iii7 by adding at the end the following3 7ii7 ,full use of funds ,for each fiscal year beginning after the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act1 the ,secretary shall use #ajj percent of the funds made available under subparagraph 7,a7 for payment to ,american ,samoa to pay #ajj percent of the expenditures by ,american ,samoa for a nutrition assistance program extended under section #fja7;c7 of ,public ,law #if-eig 7#dh ,u4,s4,c4 #adfi;d7c774 2 and 7,c7 in paragraph 7#c71 by inserting until the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act1 before pay to2 and 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,a71 in the first sentence1 by striking ,in order to receive payments under this ,act for any fiscal year and inserting ,until the end of the period described in section #d7;a7 of the ,puerto ,rico ,nutrition ,assistance ,fairness ,act1 to receive payments under this ,act for a fiscal year4 #f4 ,authorization of appropriations ,there are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this ,act such sums as may be necessary until the end of the period described in section #d7;a74 #g4 ,effective dates 7a7 ,in general ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 this ,act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,effective date of amendments ,the amendments made by this ,act shall take effect on the date that is #aj years after the date of the enactment of this ,act4