,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,mr4   
,ricketts introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh to all[ = bl5d$ work=ces to
 c>ry out ! supplem5tal nutrition       
assi/ance program "u c]ta9 conditions1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,/aff+      
,flexibility ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,,snap  
/aff+ flexibility ,section #aa ( ! ,food
 & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjbj7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7y7 ,/aff+ flexibility  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,not)/&+ subsection 7e77#f77;,b71
 a ,/ate ag5cy may1 subject to p>agraph 
7#b71 hire #a or m contractors1 by      
contract1 to und]take ! c]tification    
describ$ 9 subsection 7e77#f77;,a7 or   
c>ry out any o!r function ( ! ,/ate     
ag5cy "u ! supplem5tal nutrition        
assi/ance program1 subject to p>agraph  

7#c74  7#b7 ,circum/ances = hir+  7,a7  
,9 g5]al ,a ,/ate ag5cy may hire #a or m
 contractors "u p>agraph 7#a7 if ! ,/ate
 ag5cy-- 7i7 exp]i5ces an increase 9    
applications to ! supplem5tal nutrition 
assi/ance program2 or  7ii7 _c timely   
process applications to ! supplem5tal   
nutrition assi/ance program1 includ+ due
 to-- 7,i7 a p&emic or o!r heal?        
em]g5cy2  7,,ii7 a seasonal work=ce     
cycle2  7,,iii7 a tempor>y /aff+        
%ortage2 &  7,,iv7 wea!r or o!r natural 
disa/]4  7,b7 ,tempor>y /aff+ %ortage ,9
 ! case ( a ,/ate ag5cy hir+ #a or m    
contractors "u p>agraph 7#a7 due to a   
tempor>y /aff+ %ortage "u subp>agraph   
7,a77ii77,,iii71 ! au?ority ( a ,/ate   
ag5cy to conduct t hir+-- 7i7 %all      
expire :5 ! backlog ( applications to ! 
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
has be5 elim9at$2 &  7ii7 %all n impact 
any collective b>ga9+ agreem5t or       
memor&um ( und]/&+ 9 effect betwe5 !    
,/ate & employees ( ! ,/ate or a local  
gov]nm5t ( ! ,/ate4  7#c7 ,requirem5ts  

7,a7 ,no inc5tives = delay or d5ial ,a  
contract ent]$ into by a ,/ate ag5cy "u 
p>agraph 7#a7 %all n provide inc5tives =
 ! ,/ate ag5cy or contractor to delay   
eligibility det]m9ations or d5y         
eligibility = individuals o!rwise       
eligible = b5efits "u ! supplem5tal     
nutrition assi/ance program4  7,b7 ,no  
f9ancial int]e/ ,a ,/ate ag5cy may n    
hire a contractor "u p>agraph 7#a7 if ! 
contractor has a direct or indirect     
f9ancial int]e/ 9 any approv$ retail    
/ore or :olesale food conc]n 9 ! ,/ate4 
7#d7 ,adm9i/ration ,a ,/ate ag5cy t     
hires #a or m contractors "u p>agraph   
7#a7 %all ensure t-- 7,a7 ! contracts   
are = a reasonable co/ & 9 accordance ) 
! /&>d contract+ rules ( ! ,/ate ag5cy2 
7,b7 hir+ is consi/5t ) ! pr9ciples     
describ$ 9 section #ijj4fjc ( title #e1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 7or a       
successor regulation72 &  7,c7 !        
contractors-- 7i7 are "p ( a bl5d$      
gov]nm5t work=ce2 &  7ii7 d n supplant  
exi/+ m]it-bas$ p]sonnel 9 ! ,/ate4     

7#e7 ,/ate ag5cy notification  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,a ,/ate ag5cy t hires #a or m    
contractors "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all notify
 ! ,secret>y ( su* hir+1 includ+ provid+
 in=mation or data indicat+ ! applicable
 circum/ance "u p>agraph 7#b7 = c>ry+   
out t hir+4  7,b7 ,publication ,n lat]  
?an #aj days aft] ! date ( receipt ( a  
notification "u subp>agraph 7,a71 !     
,secret>y %all make publicly available  
on ! website ( ! ,dep>tm5t (            
,agriculture ! notification & !         
accompany+ in=mation or data4  7#f7     
,annual report ,! ,secret>y %all submit 
to ! ,committee on ,agriculture1        
,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives an annual report t      
describes-- 7,a7 ! measures tak5 by     
,/ate ag5cies to address increases 9    
applications to ! supplem5tal nutrition 
assi/ance program2  7,b7 reasons = !    
inability ( ,/ate ag5cies to timely     
process ^? applications1 z applicable2  
7,c7 ! in=mation or data submitt$ ) ea* 

notification "u p>agraph 7#e77;,a72 &   
7,d7 any recomm5d$ *anges to ! au?ority 
( ! ,secret>y to assi/ ,/ate & local    
ag5cies 9 prep>+ = any future increase 9
 applications to ! supplem5tal nutrition
 assi/ance program or inability to      
timely process ^? applications4  4