[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1660 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1660

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the allocation of 
 funding to States for the nutrition education and obesity prevention 
grant program under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 17, 2023

   Mr. Rubio introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the allocation of 
 funding to States for the nutrition education and obesity prevention 
grant program under the supplemental nutrition assistance 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 Education Allocation 
Modernization Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND OBESITY PREVENTION GRANT PROGRAM.

    Section 28(d)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2036a(d)(2)) is amended--
            (1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
        following:
                    ``(A) Initial allocation.--Of the funds set aside 
                under paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary, 
                subject to a reallocation under subparagraph (B)--
                            ``(i) for fiscal year 2024--
                                    ``(I) 40 percent shall be allocated 
                                to State agencies in direct proportion 
                                to the amount of funding that the State 
                                received for carrying out this section 
                                during fiscal year 2019; and
                                    ``(II) 60 percent shall be 
                                allocated to State agencies based on 
                                the respective share of each State of 
                                the number of individuals participating 
                                in the supplemental nutrition 
                                assistance program during the 12-month 
                                period ending the preceding January 31;
                            ``(ii) for fiscal year 2025--
                                    ``(I) 30 percent shall be allocated 
                                to State agencies in direct proportion 
                                to the amount of funding that the State 
                                received for carrying out this section 
                                during fiscal year 2019; and
                                    ``(II) 70 percent shall be 
                                allocated to State agencies based on 
                                the respective share of each State of 
                                the number of individuals participating 
                                in the supplemental nutrition 
                                assistance program during the 12-month 
                                period ending the preceding January 31;
                            ``(iii) for fiscal year 2026--
                                    ``(I) 20 percent shall be allocated 
                                to State agencies in direct proportion 
                                to the amount of funding that the State 
                                received for carrying out this section 
                                during fiscal year 2019; and
                                    ``(II) 80 percent shall be 
                                allocated to State agencies based on 
                                the respective share of each State of 
                                the number of individuals participating 
                                in the supplemental nutrition 
                                assistance program during the 12-month 
                                period ending the preceding January 31;
                            ``(iv) for fiscal year 2027--
                                    ``(I) 10 percent shall be allocated 
                                to State agencies in direct proportion 
                                to the amount of funding that the State 
                                received for carrying out this section 
                                during fiscal year 2019; and
                                    ``(II) 90 percent shall be 
                                allocated to State agencies based on 
                                the respective share of each State of 
                                the number of individuals participating 
                                in the supplemental nutrition 
                                assistance program during the 12-month 
                                period ending the preceding January 31; 
                                and
                            ``(v) for fiscal year 2028 and each fiscal 
                        year thereafter, 100 percent shall be allocated 
                        to State agencies based on the respective share 
                        of each State of the number of individuals 
                        participating in the supplemental nutrition 
                        assistance program during the 12-month period 
                        ending the preceding January 31.''; and
            (2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``2009'' each 
        place it appears and inserting ``2019''.
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