,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dibc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bd1 #bjbf,ms4   
,blunt ,ro*e/] 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,lujn7  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y (  
,agriculture1 9 coord9ation ) !         
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 to    
e/abli% an int]ag5cy food security      
measurem5t program1 & = o!r purposes4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,food ,assurance & ,security ,act4    
#b4 ,int]ag5cy food security measurem5t 
program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (    
,agriculture 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z 
! ,secret>y71 9 coord9ation ) !         
,director ( ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus1 %all  
e/abli% an int]ag5cy food security      
measurem5t program1 "u :i* ! ,secret>y  
%all coord9ate ! annual collection1     
analysis1 & report+ ( data on food      
insecurity & hung]1 includ+ ! food      
security supplem5t requir$ "u subsection

 7b74  7b7 ,food security supplem5t     
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,curr5t ,population    
,survey conduct$ by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus
 %all include a food security supplem5t 
consi/5t ) ! ,curr5t ,population ,survey
 ,food ,security ,supplem5t que/ionnaire
 issu$ 9 #bjbc by ! ,bureau ( ! ,c5sus =
 ! ,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice t-- 7,a7   
includes ! que/ions describ$ 9 p>agraph 
7#b7 = ea* ,curr5t ,population ,survey  
conduct$ dur+ cal5d> ye>s #bjbf ?r\gh   
#bjbh2 &  7,b7 z ( ,janu>y #a1 #bjbi1   
may conta9 ^? que/ions or sub/antially  
simil> que/ions1 subject to ! condition 
t any am5dm5ts to ! que/ions are        
pr$icat$ on robu/ te/+1 public input1 & 
cle>ance f ! ,(fice ( ,managem5t &      
,budget4  7#b7 ,que/ions describ$ ,!    
que/ions ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 
are ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,0 ! answ] (t51      
sometimes1 or nev] true = y 9 ! la/ #ab 
mon?s = ea* ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,we worri$  
:e!r our food w\ld run out be=e we got  
money to buy m4  7ii7 ,! food t we b\ght
 j didn't la/ & we didn't h money to get

 m4  7iii7 ,we c\ldn't af=d to eat      
balanc$ meals4  7,b7 ,9 ! la/ #ab mon?s1
 did y or o!r adults 9 ! h\sehold ev]   
cut ! size ( y\r meals or skip meals    
because !re wasn't en\gh money = food8  
7,c7 ,if ! answ] is yes to ! previ\s "q1
 h[ (t5 did ?is happ5--almo/ e mon?1 "s 
mon?s b n e mon?1 or 9 only #a or #b    
mon?s8  7,d7 ,9 ! la/ #ab mon?s1 did y  
ev] eat less ?an y felt y %\ld because  
!re wasn't en\gh money = food8  7,e7 ,9 
! la/ #ab mon?s1 7 y ev] hungry1 b      
didn't eat1 because !re wasn't en\gh    
money = food8  7,f7 ,9 ! la/ #ab mon?s1 
did y lose weight because !re wasn't    
en\gh money = food8  7,g7 ,9 ! la/ #ab  
mon?s1 did y or o!r adults 9 y\r        
h\sehold ev] n eat = a :ole day because 
!re wasn't en\gh money = food8  7,h7 ,if
 ! answ] is yes to ! previ\s "q1 h[ (t5 
did ?is happ5--almo/ e mon?1 "s mon?s b 
n e mon?1 or 9 only #a or #b mon?s8     
7,i7 ,9 ! case ( a h\sehold t includes  
*ildr5 ages #j to #ag1 ! foll[+         
additional que/ions3 7i7 ,0 ! answ] (t51

 sometimes1 or nev] true = y 9 ! la/ #ab
 mon?s = ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,we reli$ 
on only a few k9ds ( l[-co/ food to fe$ 
our *ildr5 because we 7 runn+ out (     
money to buy food4  7,,ii7 ,we c\ldn't  
fe$ our *ildr5 a balanc$ meal1 because  
we c\ldn't af=d t4  7,,iii7 ,! *ildr5 7 
n eat+ en\gh because !re wasn't en\gh   
money = food4  7ii7 ,9 ! la/ #ab mon?s1 
did y ev] cut ! size ( any ( ! *ildr5's 
meals because !re wasn't en\gh money =  
food8  7iii7 ,9 ! la/ #ab mon?s1 7 !    
*ildr5 ev] hungry because !re wasn't    
en\gh money = food8  7iv7 ,9 ! la/ #ab  
mon?s1 did any ( ! *ildr5 ev] skip a    
meal because !re wasn't en\gh money =   
food8  7v7 ,if ! answ] is yes to !      
previ\s "q1 h[ (t5 did ?is happ5--almo/ 
e mon?1 "s mon?s b n e mon?1 or 9 only  
#a or #b mon?s8  7vi7 ,9 ! la/ #ab      
mon?s1 did any ( ! *ildr5 ev] n eat = a 
:ole day because !re wasn't en\gh money 
= food8  7c7 ,annual report ,! ,secret>y
 %all submit to ,congress1 & make       
publicly available on ! website ( !     

,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 an annual     
report ( ! data collect$ "u ! program   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 includ+ !   
f9d+s relat$ to ! food security         
supplem5t requir$ "u subsection 7b74    
7d7 ,fund+ ,!re are au?oriz$ to be      
appropriat$ su* sums z are necess>y to  
c>ry out ?is section4