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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8199 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to simplify supplemental 

nutrition assistance program access for elderly and disabled individuals. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 1, 2024 

Ms. CARAVEO (for herself, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. 

BROWN, Mr. CARSON, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. JOHNSON of 

Georgia, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. SALINAS, 

Ms. TLAIB, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. THANEDAR, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. ESPAILLAT, 

Mr. ALLRED, and Ms. KELLY of Illinois) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to simplify 

supplemental nutrition assistance program access for elderly and disabled individuals. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Increasing Nutrition 

5 Access for Seniors Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. 

7 (a) DEFINITION.—Section 3(f) of the Food and Nu8 trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(f)) is amended in the 


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1 second sentence by inserting ‘‘, or 36 months if that 

2 household has no earned income’’ before the period at the 

3 end. 

4 (b) EXCESS MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION.—Sec5 tion 5(e)(5)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 

6 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)(A)) is amended— 

7 (1) by inserting ‘‘(i)’’ before ‘‘A’’, and 

8 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

9 ‘‘(ii)(I) A State agency may establish a 

10 standard medical deduction option for elderly or 

11 disabled household members who self-attest to 

12 having medical expenses in excess of $35 a 

13 month (exclusive of special diets). 

14 ‘‘(II) The standard medical deduction 

15 amount shall be— 

16 ‘‘(aa) for fiscal year 2025, $155; and 

17 ‘‘(bb) for each subsequent fiscal year, 

18 equal to the applicable amount for the im19 mediately preceding fiscal year as adjusted 

20 to reflect changes for the 12-month period 

21 ending the preceding June 30 in the Con22 sumer Price Index for All Urban Con23 sumers: Medical Care published by the Bu24 reau of Labor Statistics of the Department 

25 of Labor. 


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1 ‘‘(III) For any fiscal year, a State agency 

2 may establish a greater standard medical ex3 pense deduction than described in subclause 

4 (II) if the State provides reasonable evidence 

5 for a more accurate assessment of average 

6 monthly medical costs in their State.’’. 

7 (c) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 11(e)(3) of the Food 

8 and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(3)) is 

9 amended by inserting after ‘‘this Act’’ the second place 

10 it appears the following: 

11 ‘‘(except that State agency may use data matches in lieu 

12 of income verification if the household qualifies for a 36- 

13 month certification period under section 3(f))’’. 

14 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 

15 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub16 section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 

17 Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enact18 ment of this Act. 

19 (b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend20 ments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to 

21 certification periods that begin before the effective date 

22 of this Act. 

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