117 HR 6338 IH: SNAP Provisions to Lower Undue Struggle Act of 2021 U.S. House of Representatives 2021-12-20 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 117th CONGRESS1st Session H. R. 6338 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 20, 2021 Mr. Rush (for himself, Ms. Meng, and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of food items.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the SNAP Provisions to Lower Undue Struggle Act of 2021 or the SNAP PLUS Act of 2021.

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Amendments

Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— (1)in subsection (k)— (A)in paragraph (1) by striking hot foods or hot food products ready for immediate consumption other than those authorized pursuant to clauses (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), and (9) of this subsection,, (B)by striking and (9) the last place it appears and inserting (9), and (C) by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and (10) prepared foods fit for immediate consumption and hot foods, (2)in subsection (o)(1)(A)— (A)by inserting (i) after (A), (B) by striking ; or at the end and inserting ; and, and (C) by adding at end the following: (ii) does not have more than 50 percent of its total gross sales from prepared foods fit for immediate consumption and hot foods; or, and (3)in subsection (q)(2)— (A) by striking include accessory and inserting the following: include— (A)accessory, (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and, and (C) by adding at end the following: (B) prepared foods fit for immediate consumption and hot foods..