SNAP PLUS Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7271 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to permit supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be used to purchase additional types of items and to increase the amount of such benefits. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 18, 2020 Mr. RUSH 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 items and to in- crease the amount of such benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘ ‘SNAP Provisions to 4 Lower Undue Struggle Act of 2020’’ or the ‘‘SNAP PLUS 5 Act of 2020’’. 6 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jul 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7271.IH H7271 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7271 IH SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 1 The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 2 et seq.) is amended— 3 (1) in section 3— 4 (A) in subsection (k)— 5 (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘hot 6 foods or hot food products ready for imme- 7 diate consumption other than those author- 8 ized pursuant to clauses (3), (4), (5), (7), 9 (8), and (9) of this subsection,’’; 10 (ii) by striking ‘‘and (9)’’ the last 11 place it appears and inserting ‘‘(9)’’; and 12 (iii) by inserting before the period at 13 the end the following: 14 ‘‘, and (10) vitamins, (including supplements), medicines, 15 prepared foods fit for immediate consumption, hot foods, 16 cleaning supplies, paper products, other household sup- 17 plies, and personal hygiene items’’; 18 (B) by inserting after subsection (o) the 19 following: 20 ‘‘(o–1) ‘Personal hygiene items’ means items identi- 21 fied in rules prescribed by the Secretary designed to help 22 encourage personal germ control and cleanliness, and in- 23 cluding toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, deodor- 24 ant, and menstrual hygiene products.’’; and 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jul 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7271.IH H7271 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7271 IH (C) by inserting after subsection (m) the 1 following: 2 ‘‘(m–1) ‘Menstrual hygiene products’ means men- 3 strual cups, and sanitary napkins and tampons, that con- 4 form to applicable industry standards.’’; and 5 (2) in section (8)(a) by adding at the end the 6 following: 7 ‘‘The value of the allotment shall be increased by $20 per 8 day annually beginning on October 1, adjusted to reflect 9 changes for the 12-month period ending the preceding No- 10 vember 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 11 Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics 12 of the Department of Labor.’’. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:17 Jul 12, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7271.IH H7271 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS