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Title II — Amendment to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

H.R. 5783 · 113th Congress · Dec 3, 2014 · Lineage

II Amendment to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

Sec. 201 Exclusion of child’s savings accounts from resources under the supplemental nutrition assistance program

Section 5(g) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

“(9) Exclusion of Child’s Savings Accounts From Allowable Financial Resources

“(A) Exclusion—The Secretary shall exclude from financial resources under this subsection the value of funds in any child’s savings account.

“(B) Child’s savings account—For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “child’s savings account” has the meaning given such term in section 2 of the CSA OPPORTUNITY Act.”