I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3233 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 14, 2011 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Israel, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Ellison, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Levin, Mr. Moran, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Watt, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Holt, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Pingree of Maine, Ms. Richardson, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Welch, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Carnahan, and Mr. Luján) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to exclude the value of vehicles used for household transportation, or to obtain or continue employment, from the resource limitation applicable to determine eligibility to receive supplemental nutrition assistance.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Eliminate Auto Test (EAT) Act of 2011.

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Amendments

Section 5(g)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)(2)) is amended— (1)in subparagraph (B)— (A)in clause (iii) by adding and at the end, (B)by striking clause (iv), and (C)by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv), and (2)in subparagraph (C)— (A)in clause (ii) by striking or at the end, (B)in clause (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting , or, and (C)by adding at the end the following: (iv)used for household transportation or to obtain or continue employment. .