I 
114TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4849 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reform the work require-
ments for able-bodied adults without dependents; and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 23, 2016 
Mr. CHABOT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reform 
the work requirements for able-bodied adults without 
dependents; and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food and Nutrition 
Reform, Responsibility, and Accountability Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCED WORK REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN 
ADULTS. 
Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended— 
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(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘3 months 
(consecutive 
or 
otherwise)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘1 
month’’, and 
(2) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii)(IV) by striking ‘‘3 
months’’ and inserting ‘‘1 month’’. 
SEC. 3. AGE MODIFICATION OF EXEMPTION FROM WORK 
REQUIREMENT. 
Section 6(o)(3)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)(A)) is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(A)(i) is less than 18 years of age; 
‘‘(ii) is more than 50 years of age in a 
household that includes an individual less than 
18 years of age; or 
‘‘(iii) is more than 63 years of age;’’. 
SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF STATE WAIVER AUTHORITY. 
Section 6(o)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) TERMINATION.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply with respect to any fiscal year 
that begins after the effective date of this sub-
paragraph.’’. 
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SEC. 5. REDUCTION IN STATE EXEMPTION AUTHORITY. 
Section 6(o)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(6)) is amended— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘15-PERCENT’’ 
and inserting ‘‘5-PERCENT’’, and 
(2) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘15 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’. 
SEC. 6. EXPUNGEMENT OF UNUSED SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS. 
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020), as amended by section 4015, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) EXPUNGEMENT OF UNUSED BENEFTIS.—The 
State agency shall expunge from the EBT account of a 
household benefits that are not used before the expiration 
of the 90-day period beginning on the date such benefits 
are posted to such account.’’. 
SEC. 7. EXPUNGEMENT OF DORMANT SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE ACCOUNTS. 
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020), as amended by section 4015, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) EXPUNGEMENT
OF BENEFITS
IN DORMANT 
EBT ACCOUNT.—The State agency shall expunge from an 
EBT account that has not been accessed for a 3-month 
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period all of the benefits that are posted to such account 
during such period.’’. 
SEC. 8. STATE WORKFARE PROGRAM REQUIREMENT FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 20(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2029(a)) is amended by inserting ‘‘for not less 
than 6 hours per week’’ after ‘‘perform work,’’ the second 
place it appears. 
SEC. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
take effect on the first day of the first month that begins 
more than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
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