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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 2477 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the exception 

to the work requirement. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 1, 2018 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. MARKEY, 

Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. SANDERS) introduced the following bill; which was 

read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 

Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify 

the exception to the work requirement. 

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 ‘‘SNAP Work Opportu5 nities and Veteran Protection Act of 2018’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT 

2 OF 2008. 

3 (a) WORK REQUIREMENT.—Section 6(o)(3) of the 

4 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)) 

5 is amended— 

6 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

7 (E) as clauses (i) through (v), respectively, and in8 denting appropriately; 

9 (2) by striking the paragraph designation and 

10 heading and all that follows through ‘‘Paragraph 

11 (2)’’ and inserting the following: 

12 ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Paragraph (2)’’; 

14 (3) in clause (iv) of subparagraph (A) (as so re15 designated), by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end; 

16 (4) in clause (v) of subparagraph (A) (as so re17 designated), by striking the period at the end and 

18 inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

19 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(vi) not offered a position in a pro21 gram described in subparagraph (B) or (C) 

22 of paragraph (2). 

23 ‘‘(B) WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN

24 VETERANS.— 

25 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The work require26 ments under paragraph (2) shall not apply 


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1 to a veteran (as defined in section 101 of 

2 title 38, United States Code) if the vet3 eran— 

4 ‘‘(I) is participating in a program 

5 administered by the Secretary of Vet6 erans Affairs or a State to further 

7 employment or rehabilitation goals, 

8 including— 

9 ‘‘(aa) an employment pro10 gram; 

11 ‘‘(bb) a compensated work 

12 therapy program; 

13 ‘‘(cc) a mental or physical 

14 rehabilitation program; 

15 ‘‘(dd) a nonemployment-fo16 cused program; and 

17 ‘‘(ee) a program designed to 

18 help veterans transition to full19 or part-time employment; and 

20 ‘‘(II) demonstrates participation, 

21 if participation is less than 20 hours 

22 per week, in the program to the full23 est extent that— 

24 ‘‘(aa) the veteran is phys25 ically able; and 


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1 ‘‘(bb) the program allows. 

2 ‘‘(ii) EXEMPTION FROM 3-MONTH

3 LIMIT.—The 3-month limit under para4 graph (2) shall not apply to a veteran who 

5 meets the requirements described in clause 

6 (i).’’. 

7 (b) FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO8 GRAMS.—Section 16(h)(1)(E) of the Food and Nutrition 

9 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)) is amended— 

10 (1) in clause (i)(I), by striking ‘‘section 

11 6(o)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘any of clauses (i) through 

12 (v) of section 6(o)(3)(A) or under section 

13 6(o)(3)(B)’’; and 

14 (2) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ‘‘section 

15 6(o)(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘any of clauses (i) through 

16 (v) of section 6(o)(3)(A) or under section 

17 6(o)(3)(B)’’. 

18 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

19 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 

20 take effect on the first day of the first fiscal year that 

21 begins after the date of enactment of this Act. 

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