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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3698
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand the eligibility
of disabled veterans to receive supplemental nutrition assistance program
benefits.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 25, 2023
Mrs. HAYES (for herself, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. NORTON, Mr.
GRIJALVA, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. PLASKETT, Ms. BROWN,
Ms. ADAMS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. COSTA, Ms. CROCKETT, Mr.
CARBAJAL, Mr. DAVIS of North Carolina, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi,
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. BALINT, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Ms. MENG, Mr.
PAYNE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. RASKIN, Ms. STANSBURY,
Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. KUSTER, Ms.
MCCOLLUM, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr.
TONKO, Mr. MCGARVEY, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. CASE, Ms. BUDZINSKI,
Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Mr. PETERS, Mr. JACKSON of Illi-
nois, Ms. TOKUDA, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. SMITH of
Washington, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. MOULTON, Ms.
TITUS, and Mr. LANDSMAN) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to expand
the eligibility of disabled veterans to receive supplemental
nutrition assistance program benefits.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Feed Hungry Veterans
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Act of 2023’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.
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The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011
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et seq.) is amended—
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(1) in section 3(j)(4)—
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(A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read
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as follows:
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‘‘(A) has as least—
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‘‘(i) one service-connected disability
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which is rated at 60 percent or higher
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under title 38, United States Code; or
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‘‘(ii) two or more service-connected
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disabilities, at least one of which is rated
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at 40 percent or higher and the combined
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rating is 70 percent or higher under such
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title;’’, and
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(B) by inserting after subparagraph (B)
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the following:
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‘‘(C) has a determination of being cata-
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strophically disabled under such title; or
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‘‘(D) is under the age of 65 and receiving
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a pension under section 1521 of such title;’’,
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and
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(2) in the 1st sentence of section 6(d)(2)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘or (F)’’ and inserting
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‘‘(F)’’, and
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(B) by inserting before the period at the
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end the following:
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‘‘; or (G) a veteran described in subparagraph (A), (B),
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(C), or (D) of section 3(j)(4)’’.
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.
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This Act, and the amendments made by this Act,
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shall take effect on October 1, 2023.
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