Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5478
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-04-11
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Northern Mariana Islands

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2018 </b></p> <p>This bill amends the Agricultural Act of 2014 to reauthorize through FY2023 the pilot program for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) in the same manner in which the program is operated in the states. </p> <p>The bill prohibits funds available for the pilot program from being provided for the Northern Mariana Islands nutrition assistance program block grant during a year in which more than $8.5 million in unexpended pilot program funds remain available for the grant. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5478 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 11, 2018 Mr. Sablan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Agricultural Act of 2014 to make funds available for the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot project for fiscal years 2019 through 2023.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Northern Mariana Islands Enhanced Nutrition Assistance Act of 2018 . 2. Amendments Section 4031(e)(2) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( Public Law 113–79 ; 48 U.S.C. 1841 note) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting subparagraphs (B) and (C) ; (B) in clause (i) by striking and at the end; (C) in clause (ii)— (i) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) $8,500,000 for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023. ; (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking If and inserting Subject to subparagraph (C), if ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (C) Limitation Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), no funds available under subparagraph (A)(iii) may be provided under subparagraph (B) for a fiscal year if the amount of unexpended funds that remain available under subparagraph (B)(ii) as of January 1 immediately preceding the first day of such fiscal year exceeds $8,500,000. .