[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5362 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5362

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to enhance the operation of 
      the employment and training program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2023

 Ms. DelBene introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to enhance the operation of 
      the employment and training program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP E&T Enhancements Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO SNAP E&T.

    The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection 5(d)--
                    (A) in paragraph (18) by striking ``and'' at the 
                end,
                    (B) in paragraph (19) by striking the period at the 
                end and inserting ``; and'', and
                    (C) by inserting after paragraph (19) the 
                following:
            ``(20) income a household member receives from allowances, 
        earning, and payments to household members participating in any 
        program defined in section 6(o)(1), any program established 
        under section 6(d)(4), any vocational rehabilitation program 
        established and defined under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
        and any refugee employment program established and defined 
        under section 412(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.'',
            (2) in section 6--
                    (A) in subsection (d)(4)(B)(i)--
                            (i) in subclause (IV) by striking 
                        ``Programs'' and all that follows through 
                        ``shall'' and inserting ``Programs designed to 
                        improve the employability of household members 
                        through actual work experience or training, or 
                        both, and to enable individuals employed or 
                        trained under such programs to move promptly 
                        into regular public or private employment, 
                        including subsidized employment, on-the-job 
                        training as defined by the Workforce Innovation 
                        and Opportunity Act, and apprenticeships. An 
                        employment or training experience program 
                        established under this clause shall'', and
                            (ii) in subclause (VII) by striking ``90'' 
                        and inserting ``180'', and
                    (B) in subparagraph (I) by amending clause (i) to 
                read as follows:
                            ``(i) The State agency may provide payments 
                        or reimbursements to participants in programs 
                        carried out under this paragraph, including 
                        individuals participating under subparagraph 
                        (G) for the actual costs to address barriers 
                        for individuals to persist in and complete 
                        their participation.'',
            (3) in section 6(d)(2) by adding at the end the following: 
        ``In the case of any individual who is a recipient of 
        supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits and is 
        exempt from requirements by the State agency specified in 
        paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of this subsection, the individual may 
        request that a provider of supplemental nutrition assistance 
        program employment and training services screen the recipient 
        for appropriateness for participation in the service program, 
        notwithstanding any determination by the State agency of 
        eligibility of the individual for such services. The provider 
        shall notify the State agency of any individuals the provider 
        identifies as appropriate for the program and verify other 
        eligibility conditions from the State for the supplemental 
        nutrition assistance program prior to enrollment in the service 
        program.'', and
            (4) in section 16(h)--
                    (A) in paragraph (1)--
                            (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                    (I) by striking ``$103,900,000'' 
                                and inserting ``$119,900,600'', and
                                    (II) by striking ``24 months'' and 
                                inserting ``36 months'', and
                            (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii) by striking 
                        ``270'' and inserting ``365'', and
                    (B) by amending subparagraph (4) to read as 
                follows:
    ``(4) Funds provided to a State agency under this subsection may be 
used only for operating an employment and training program under 
section 6(d)(4), including wages paid under programs described in 
6(d)(4)(B)(i)(IV), or a pilot project under paragraph (1)(F), and may 
not be used for carrying out other provisions of this Act.''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

    (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act 
and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act 
shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before 
the effective date of this Act. The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
provide States with not less than a 180-day hold harmless period after 
the date on which the Secretary issues guidance to implement the 
amendments made by this Act.
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