,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #efa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,lee 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,cramer1 and ,mrs4 ,britt7 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 require the 
,secretary to designate food and food   
products to be made available under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,healthy ,,snap ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,food under supplemental nutrition      
assistance program  7a7 ,definition of  
food ,section #c7k77#a7 of the ,food and
 ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 
#bjab7k77#a77 is amended-- 7#a7 by      
striking except alcoholic beverages1    
tobacco and inserting designated by the 
,secretary under section #d7;d71 except 
any alcoholic beverages1 tobacco1 soft  

drinks1 candy1 ice cream1 prepared      
desserts such as cakes1 pies1 cookies1  
or similar products2 and  7#b7 by       
striking clauses and inserting          
paragraphs4  7b7 ,designated food       
,section #d of the ,food and ,nutrition 
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7 is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7d7 ,designated food  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #ahj days   
after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall        
designate by regulation the foods and   
food products that shall be included in 
the definition of the term food under   
section #c7k77#a74  7#b7 ,considerations
 ,in carrying out paragraph 7#a71 the   
,secretary shall-- 7,a7 take into       
consideration food and food products    
that-- 7i7 based on nutrition research1 
contain nutrients lacking in the diets  
of people in the ,united ,states2 and   
7ii7 promote the health of the          
population served by the supplemental   
nutrition assistance program1 based on  

relevant nutrition science1 public      
health concerns1 and cultural eating    
patterns2 and  7,b7 to the maximum      
extent practicable1 ensure that the fat1
 sugar1 and salt content of the food and
 food products is appropriate4  7#c7    
,review of available foods ,as          
frequently as determined by the         
,secretary to be necessary to reflect   
the most recent scientific knowledge1   
but not less frequently than once every 
#e years1 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7   
conduct a scientific review of the food 
and food products designated under      
paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 amend those   
foods and food products1 as necessary1  
to reflect nutrition science1 public    
health concerns1 and cultural eating    
patterns4  7#d7 ,prepared meals         
,prepared meals described in section    
#c7k7 shall have nutritional values     
consistent with regulations developed by
 the ,secretary under this subsection4  
7#e7 ,cultural ,cuisines ,to allow for  
different cultural eating patterns1     

,state agencies may1 with the approval  
of the ,secretary1 substitute different 
food for food designated under paragraph
 7#a7 subject to the condition that the 
different food is nutritionally         
equivalent to the substituted food4  4