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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6203 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow for blended workforces 
to carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under certain 
conditions. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 9, 2021 
Mr. BACON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to allow 
for blended workforces to carry out the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program under certain conditions. 
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 ‘‘Emergency SNAP 
Staffing Flexibility Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. TEMPORARY EMERGENCY SNAP STAFFING FLEXI-
BILITY. 
(a) 
IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding 
section 
11(e)(6)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, a 
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State agency (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008) may, by contract with the State agen-
cy at a reasonable cost in accordance with the State agen-
cy’s standard contracting rules, hire a contractor to under-
take supplemental nutrition assistance program certifi-
cation or carry out any other function of the State agency 
under such program. 
(b) USE.—A State agency may use the authority pro-
vided in subsection (a) when the State experiences in-
creases in supplemental nutrition assistance program ap-
plications or an inability to timely process such applica-
tions from causes that include— 
(1) pandemics and other health emergencies, 
(2) seasonal workforce cycles, 
(3) temporary staffing shortages, and 
(4) weather or other natural disasters. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—A State agency that hires a 
contractor under subsection (a) shall ensure such action— 
(1) is consistent with all principles under sec-
tion 900.603 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regu-
lations; and 
(2) does not supplant existing merit-based per-
sonnel in the State. 
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(d) NOTIFICATION.—A State agency shall notify the 
Secretary of Agriculture of the intent to use the authority 
provided in this section. 
(e) DURATION.—To the maximum extent practicable, 
any new contract entered into, or any contract modified, 
under subsection (a) shall terminate not later than the 
date on which the cause for the increase in supplemental 
nutrition assistance program applications or an inability 
to timely process such applications subsides. 
(f) PROGRAM DESIGN.—Any action taken by a State 
agency under subsection (a) shall not be— 
(1) considered to be a major change in the op-
erations of such State agency for the purposes of 
section 11(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(a)(4)), or 
(2) subject to any requirement specified in such 
section. 
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