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Sep 23, 2013 Referred in Senate Received See what changed
Sep 19, 2013viewing Engrossed in House See what changed
Sep 16, 2013 Introduced in House Mr. Lucas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

H.R. 3102 — what changed

Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013

From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 7 sections amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.

Sec. 103 Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition assistance program participants

(a)

Enhancing services to elderly and disabled program participants— Section 3(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is amended—

(1)

changed in paragraph (3) by striking “and” at the ~~end,~~end;

(2)

changed in paragraph (4) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; ~~and”,~~ and”; and

(3)

by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:

“(5) a governmental or private nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service that—

“(A) purchases food for, and delivers such food to, individuals who are—

“(i) unable to shop for food; and

“(ii)

“(I) not less than 60 years of age; or

“(II) physically or mentally handicapped or otherwise disabled;

“(B) clearly notifies the participating household at the time such household places a food order—

“(i) of any delivery fee associated with the food purchase and delivery provided to such household by such service; and

“(ii) that a delivery fee cannot be paid with benefits provided under supplemental nutrition assistance program; and

“(C) sells food purchased for such household at the price paid by such service for such food and without any additional cost markup.”

(b)

Implementation—

(1)

Issuance of rules— The Secretary of Agriculture shall issue regulations that—

(A)

changed establish criteria to identify a food purchasing and delivery service referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as amended by this ~~Act,~~ Act; and

(B)

establish procedures to ensure that such service—

(i)

changed does not charge more for a food item than the price paid by the such service for such food ~~item,~~item;

(ii)

changed offers food delivery service at no or low cost to households under such ~~Act,~~Act;

(iii)

changed ensures that benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program are used only to purchase food, as defined in section 3 of such ~~Act,~~Act;

(iv)

changed limits the purchase of food, and the delivery of such food, to households eligible to receive services described in section 3(p)(5) of such Act as so ~~amended,~~amended;

(v)

changed has established adequate safeguards against fraudulent activities, including unauthorized use of electronic benefit cards issued under such ~~Act,~~ Act; and

(vi)

such other requirements as the Secretary deems to be appropriate.

(2)

Limitation— Before the issuance of rules under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and delivery services referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as amended by this Act, to participate as retail food stores under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Sec. 105 Updating program eligibility

Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—

(1)

changed in the 2d sentence of subsection (a) by striking “households in which each member receives benefits” and inserting “households in which each member receives cash ~~assistance”,~~ assistance”; and

(2)

in subsection (j) by striking “or who receives benefits under a State program” and inserting “or who receives cash assistance under a State program”.

Sec. 108 Eligibility disqualifications

changed Section 6(e)(3)(B) of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking “section;” and inserting the ~~following: “section, subject to the condition that the course or program of study—”~~following:

added “section, subject to the condition that the course or program of study—

“(i) is part of a program of career and technical education (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302)) that may be completed in not more than 4 years at an institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or

“(ii) is limited to remedial courses, basic adult education, literacy, or English as a second language;”

Sec. 109 Repeal of State work program waiver authority

Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended—

(1)

in paragraph (2)(D) by striking “(5), or (6)” and inserting “or (5)”;

(2)

by striking paragraph (4);

(3)

in paragraph (6)—

(A)

in subparagraph (A)(ii)—

(i)

by striking subclause (II);

(ii)

in subclause (V) by striking “(5)” and inserting “(4)”; and

(iii)

by redesignating subclauses (III), (IV), and (V) as subclauses (II), (III), and (IV), respectively;

(B)

in subparagraph (B) by striking “(G)” and inserting “(H)”;

(C)

in subparagraph (D) by striking “and each subsequent fiscal year” and inserting “through fiscal year 2013”;

(D)

in subparagraph (F) by striking “and each subsequent fiscal year” and inserting “through fiscal year 2013”; and

(E)

by adding at the end the following:

changed “(H) Fiscal year 2014 and thereafter—Subject to subparagraph (G), for fiscal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal year, a State agency may provide a number of exemptions such that the average monthly number of the exemptions in effect during the fiscal year does not exceed 15 percent of the number of individuals identified as “Nondisabled Adults Age ~~18-49~~ 18–49 in Childless Households” in the table “B.5 Distribution of Participating Households by Household Composition and by State” of the report entitled Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fiscal Year 2011 (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Report No. SNAP–12–CHAR) prepared for and published by the Office of Research and Analysis of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture in November 2012.”

(4)

by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.

Sec. 118 Prohibiting government-sponsored recruitment activities

(a)

Administrative cost-Sharing and quality control— Section 16(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)(4)) is amended by inserting after “recruitment activities” the following: “designed to persuade an individual to apply for program benefits or that promote the program via television, radio, or billboard advertisements”.

(b)

Limitation on use of funds authorized To be appropriated under Act— Section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(g) Ban on recruitment and promotion activities

“(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall be used by the Secretary for—

“(A) recruitment activities designed to persuade an individual to apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits;

“(B) television, radio, or billboard advertisements that are designed to promote supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and enrollment; or

“(C) any agreements with foreign governments designed to promote supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and enrollment.

“(2) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to programmatic activities undertaken with respect to benefits made available in response to a natural disaster.”

(c)

changed Ban on recruitment activities by entities that receive funds— Section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding at the end the ~~following :~~following:

“(h) Ban on recruitment by entities that receive funds—The Secretary shall issue regulations that forbid entities that receive funds under this Act to compensate any person for conducting outreach activities relating to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the amount of such compensation would be based on the number of individuals who apply to receive such benefits.”

Sec. 133 Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation

(a)

changed Annual report— Not later 1 year after the date specified by the Secretary in the ~~180-period~~ 180-day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, each State agency that carries out the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall submit to the Secretary a report containing sufficient information for the Secretary to determine whether the State agency has, for the then most recently concluded fiscal year preceding such annual date, verified that households to which such State agency provided such assistance in such fiscal year—

(1)

did not obtain benefits attributable to a deceased individual;

(2)

did not include an individual who was simultaneously included in a household receiving such assistance in another State; and

(3)

did not include, during the time benefits were provided, an individual who was then disqualified from receiving benefits.

(b)

Penalty for noncompliance— For any fiscal year for which a State agency fails to comply with subsection (a), the Secretary shall reduce by 50 percent the amount otherwise payable to such State agency under section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with respect to such fiscal year.

Sec. 309 Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance program

changed Section 202 of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7502) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(h) Kosher and Halal food—As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall finalize and implement a plan—

“(1) to increase the purchase of Kosher and Halal food from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification to carry out the program established under this Act if the Kosher and Halal food purchased is cost neutral as compared to food that is not from food manufacturers with a Kosher or Halal certification; and

“(2) to modify the labeling of the commodities list used to carry out the program in a manner that enables Kosher and Halal food bank operators to identify which commodities to obtain from local food banks.”