Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “SNAP Work Opportunities Act of 2017”.
SNAP Work Opportunities Act of 2017
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the exception to the work requirement.
Sec. 2 Amendments
Work requirement— Section 6(o)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)) is amended—
in subparagraph (D) by striking “or” at the end;
in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end and inserting “; or”; and
by adding at end the following:
“(F) not offered a position in a program described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph (2).”
Funding of employment and training programs— Section 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(II) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii)(II)) is amended by inserting “subparagraphs (A) through (E) of” after “under”.
Sec. 3 Effective date
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act.