118 S2365 IS: SNAP Next Step Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2023-07-18 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2365IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 18, 2023Mr. Ricketts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsA BILLTo amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to authorize funds for certain employment and training activities, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the SNAP Next Step Act of 2023.

2.

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligibility

Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following:(P)

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act eligibility

(i)

Definition of covered individual

In this subparagraph, the term covered individual means an individual that—(I)is in a household that is receiving assistance under the supplemental nutrition assistance program;(II)meets the requirements for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under this subsection or is exempt from those requirements pursuant to this subsection;(III)is unemployed or underemployed;(IV)is in a family that is not receiving assistance through the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families established under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); and(V)is not enrolled in a State program that is identified as an Employment First program by the State workforce agency.(ii)

Eligibility

A State agency may use administrative funds to recruit participants for and carry out a program that provides employment and training activities (as defined in section 3 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3102)) under subtitle B of title I of that Act (29 U.S.C. 3151 et seq.) to covered individuals..

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Employment calculator

Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) (as amended by section 2) is amended by adding at the end the following:(Q)

Employment calculator

(i)

In general

Each State agency may develop a publicly available employment calculator on the website of the State agency that assists participants receiving benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program in calculating whether the amount of benefits received would be greater or lesser than income from future employment.(ii)

Administrative cost

Carrying out clause (i) shall be an administrative cost for purposes of section 16(a)..