H.R. 421 (Introduced in House) — Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2021

This Act may be cited as the “Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2021”.

(a)

Definitions— Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (r) by inserting “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Guam”, and

(2)

in subsection (u)(3) by inserting “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Guam,”.

(b)

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

(1)

in subsection (b) by inserting “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Guam,”, and

(2)

in subsection (c)—

(A)

in paragraph (1) by striking “and Guam,” and inserting “Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,”, and

(B)

in the last sentence by striking “or Guam” and inserting “Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands”, and

(3)

in subsection (e)—

(A)

in paragraph (1)(B)—

(i)

in the heading by striking “Guam.” and inserting “Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.”,

(ii)

in clause (i) by inserting “and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands” after “Guam”, and

(iii)

in clause (ii) by inserting “and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands” after “Guam”, and

(B)

in paragraph (6)(B) by inserting “the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands,” after “Guam,”.

This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2021.

Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2021