low-cost food plan has been adjusted under 
section 3(n)(4) between June 30, 2018, 
and June 30 of the immediately preceding 
fiscal year.’’. 
(b) STANDARD MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION.— 
Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘an excess 
medical’’ and all that follows through the period at 
the end, and inserting ‘‘a standard medical deduc-
tion or to a medical expense deduction of actual 
costs for the allowable medical expenses incurred by 
the elderly or disabled member, exclusive of special 
diets.’’, and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) The standard medical expense deduc-
tion shall be equal to $140 for fiscal year 2018, 
and for each subsequent fiscal year shall be 
equal to the applicable amount for the pre-
ceding fiscal year as adjusted to reflect changes 
for the 12-month period ending the preceding 
June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All 
Urban Consumers: Medical Care published by 
the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor, except that for any such fiscal 
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year the State agency may establish a greater 
standard medical expense deduction that satis-
fies cost neutrality standards established by the 
Secretary for such fiscal year.’’. 
(c) ELIMINATION OF CAP OF EXCESS SHELTER EX-
PENSES.—Section 5(e)(6) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (B), and 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and 
(D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 
(d) WORK REQUIREMENT.—Section 6(o)(3) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(3)) 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end, 
(2) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’, and 
(3) by adding at end the following: 
‘‘(F) not offered a position in a program 
described in subparagraph (B) or (C) of para-
graph (2).’’. 
(e) FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS.—Section 16(h)(1)(E)(ii)(II) of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(E)(ii)(II)) is 
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amended by inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) through (E) of’’ 
after ‘‘under’’. 
(f) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) FOOD AND NUTRITION ACT OF 2008.—The 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.) is amended— 
(A) in section 10 (7 U.S.C. 2019) by strik-
ing ‘‘3(p)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(q)’’, 
(B) in section 11 (7 U.S.C. 2012)— 
(i) in subsection (a)(2) by striking 
‘‘3(t)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(u)(1)’’, and 
(ii) in subsection (d)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘3(t)(1)’’ each 
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘3(u)(1)’’, and 
(II) by striking ‘‘3(t)(2)’’ each 
place 
it 
appears 
and 
inserting 
‘‘3(u)(2)’’, 
(C) in section 19(a)(2)(A)(ii) (7 U.S.C. 
(a)(2)(A)(ii)) by striking ‘‘3(u)(4)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘3(n)(4)’’, and 
(D) 
in 
section 
27(a)(2) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2036(a)(2))— 
(i) in subparagraph (C) by striking 
‘‘3(u)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(n)(4)’’, and 
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(ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking 
‘‘3(u)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘3(n)(4)’’. 
(2) LOW-INCOME
HOME
ENERGY
ASSISTANCE 
ACT OF 1981.—Section 2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-In-
come Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 
U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘5(e)(6)(B)(iv)(1)’’, and 
(B) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(7 
U.S.C. 
2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I))’’ and inserting ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 
2014(e)(6)(B)(iv)(I))’’. 
(g) TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.—The Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 5(a) (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) by strik-
ing ‘‘3(n)(4)’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘3(m)(4)’’, 
(2) 
in 
section 
8(f)(1)(A)(i) 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2017(f)(1)(A)(i)) by striking ‘‘3(n)(5)’’ and inserting 
‘‘3(m)(5)’’, and 
(3) in section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(aa) (7 U.S.C. 
2016(b)(1)(B)(iv)(III)(aa)) by striking ‘‘3(n)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘3(m)’’. 
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SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on October 1, 2017. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The amend-
ments made by subsections (b), (c), and (f)(2) shall not 
apply with respect to certification periods that begin be-
fore October 1, 2017. 
Æ 
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