SNAP Improvement Act of 2013

To improve and extend certain nutrition programs. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Improvement Act of 2013 2. Restoring program integrity to categorical eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (a) In general The second sentence of section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(a) receives benefits under a State program receives assistance (as defined in section 260.31 (b) Resources Section 5(j) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014(j) receives benefits under a State program receives assistance (as defined in section 260.31 3. Eliminating the low-income home energy assistance loophole (a) In general Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(11)(A), by striking (other than et seq.)) (other than payments or allowances made under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or any payments under any other State program funded with qualified State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(i) of that Act ( 42 U.S.C. 609(a)(7)(B)(1) (2) in subsection (e)(6)(C), by striking clause (iv); and (3) in subsection (k)— (A) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking subparagraph (C); (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (G) as subparagraphs (C) through (F), respectively; and (iii) by striking paragraph (4). (b) Conforming amendments Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 ( 42 U.S.C. 8624(f) (1) in paragraph (1), by striking (1) (2) by striking paragraph (2). 4. Eliminating inflation adjustments for countable resources Section 5(g)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 (1) by striking (1) Total amount The Secretary (1) Total amount The Secretary ; (2) by striking (as adjusted in accordance with subparagraph (B)) (3) by striking subparagraph (B). 5. Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery or gambling winners (a) In general Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end the following: (r) Ineligibility for benefits due to receipt of substantial lottery or gambling winnings (1) In general Any household in which a member receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings, as determined by the Secretary, shall lose eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of the winnings. (2) Duration of ineligibility A household described in paragraph (1) shall remain ineligible for participation until the household meets the allowable financial resources and income eligibility requirements under subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) of section 5. (3) Agreements As determined by the Secretary, each State agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall establish agreements with entities responsible for the regulation or sponsorship of gaming in the State to determine whether individuals participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program have received substantial lottery or gambling winnings. . (b) Conforming amendments Section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) is amended in the second sentence by striking sections 6(b), 6(d)(2), and 6(g) subsections (b), (d)(2), (g), and (r) of section 6 6. Eliminating State bonuses (a) In general Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by striking subsection (d). (b) Conforming amendments Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended— (1) in subsection (c)— (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (4), by striking payment error rate subsection (d) liability amount or new investment amount under paragraph (1) or payment error rate (B) in the first sentence of paragraph (5), by striking payment error rate subsection (d) liability amount or new investment amount under paragraph (1) or payment error rate (2) in subsection (i)(1), by striking subsection (d)(1) subsection (c)(2) 7. Eliminating duplicative employment and training (a) Funding of employment and training programs Section 16 of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025 (b) Administrative cost-Sharing (1) In general Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in the first sentence, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting (other than a program carried out under section 6(d)(4)) supplemental nutrition assistance program (2) Conforming amendments (A) Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(hh)) is amended by striking (g), (h)(2), or (h)(3) or (g) (B) Section 22(d)(1)(B)(ii) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(d)(1)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking , (g), (h)(2), and (h)(3) and (g) (c) Workfare (1) In general Section 20 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended by striking subsection (g). (2) Conforming amendment Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(jj) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(jj)) is amended by striking or (g)(1) 8. Eliminating the nutrition education grant program Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036a 9. Terminating an increase in benefits Section 101(a) of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 (2) Termination The authority provided by this subsection shall terminate on the date of the enactment of the SNAP Improvement Act of 2013 or after October 31, 2013, whichever occurs first. .

Summary: SNAP Improvement Act of 2013 - Amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to make households in which each member receives state assistance under the temporary assistance to needy families program (TANF), the supplemental security income program (SSI), or aid to the aged, blind, or disabled program (AABD) eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP, formerly the food stamp program). (Current law bases categorical SNAP eligibility upon state benefits received rather than assistance.) States that any household in which a member receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings shall lose SNAP eligibility immediately upon receipt of such winnings and shall remain ineligible until the household meets the allowable financial resources and income eligibility requirements. Eliminates: (1) the exclusion of low-income home energy assistance from SNAP household income determinations, (2) bonuses for states that demonstrate high or most improved performance, (3) inflation adjustments for countable financial resources, (4) funding of employment and training programs, (5) the nutrition education grant program, and (6) funding of Workfare administrative expenses. Amends the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to: (1) terminate upon enactment of this Act or after October 31, 2013, whichever occurs first, the value of SNAP benefits and consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa from being calculated by using 113.6% of the June 2008 value of the thrifty food plan; and (2) permit the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce the value of the maximum allotments, minimum allotments, or consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American Samoa below the FY2009 level.