Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2022”.
Feed Hungry Veterans Act of 2022
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility of disabled veterans to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
Sec. 2 Amendments
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended—
in section 3(j)(4)—
by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
“(A) has as least—
“(i) one service-connected disability which is rated at 60 percent or higher under title 38, United States Code; or
“(ii) two or more service-connected disabilities, at least one of which is rated at 40 percent or higher and the combined rating is 70 percent or higher under such title;”
by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
“(C) has a determination of being catastrophically disabled under such title; or
“(D) is under the age of 65 and receiving a pension under section 1521 of such title;”
in the 1st sentence of section 6(d)(2)—
by striking “or (F)” and inserting “(F)”, and
by inserting before the period at the end the following:
Sec. 3 Effective Date; Application of Amendments
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall take effect on October 1, 2022.