[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6916 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6916

  To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a 
 report regarding outreach provided to veterans about the availability 
 of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food 
                       and Nutrition Act of 2008.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 5, 2024

Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Van Orden) introduced the following bill

                            January 9, 2024

                Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a 
 report regarding outreach provided to veterans about the availability 
 of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food 
                       and Nutrition Act of 2008.

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

SECTION 1. GAO REPORT REGARDING SNAP OUTREACH TO FOOD INSECURE 
              VETERANS.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and 
submit to the Congress the results of, a study to examine how States 
with reported high and low rates of food insecurity have targeted 
veterans in the State annual outreach plans to carry out the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) (commonly know as SNAP) and have 
coordinated with facilities of the Veterans Health Administration to 
help connect veterans to such program as recommended by the Department 
of Agriculture. The study shall include identification of any 
challenges States face in addressing food insecurity among veterans, 
how States have coordinated efforts with VSOs and other NGOs that help 
connect veterans with nutrition assistance programs, and any best 
practices for increasing enrollment in such program of eligible non-
participating households that include veterans.
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