Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Bridging the SNAP Gap Act of 2023”.
Bridging the SNAP Gap Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the medical expense deduction, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Age for exclusions from income
Section 5(d)(7) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)(7)) is amended by striking “17” and inserting “21”.
Sec. 3 Standard medical expense deduction
Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended—
in the paragraph heading, by striking “Excess” and inserting “Standard”;
in subparagraph (A)—
by striking “containing an elderly or disabled member”;
by striking “excess” and inserting “standard”; and
by striking “incurred by the elderly or disabled member,”;
in subparagraph (B)—
in clause (i), by striking “excess” and inserting “standard”; and
in clause (ii)(I), by striking “eligible elderly or disabled”; and
by adding at the end the following:
“(D) Standard medical expense deduction amount
“(i) In general—Except as provided in clause (ii), the standard medical expense deduction under subparagraph (A) shall be, with respect to a fiscal year, equal to the monthly premium rate determined under section 1839(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)(3)) that is applicable on October 1 of that fiscal year.
“(ii) Exception—For any fiscal year, a State agency may establish a greater standard medical expense deduction than described in clause (i) if the greater deduction satisfies cost neutrality standards established by the Secretary for that fiscal year.”