Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-421
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-01-21
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Food assistance and relief

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Nutrition and diet

Poverty and welfare assistance

U.S. territories and protectorates
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2021</b></p> <p>This bill makes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands eligible to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program). </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 421 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 21, 2021 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. McGovern , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Pingree , Ms. Norton , Mr. Butterfield , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Schrader , Ms. Moore of Wisconsin , Ms. Meng , Ms. Chu , Ms. Schakowsky , and Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to treat the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in the same manner as Guam is treated.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Assuring You Uniform Dietary Assistance (AYUDA) Act of 2021 . 2. Amendments (a) Definitions Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (r) by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Guam , and (2) in subsection (u)(3) by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Guam, . (b) Eligibility standards Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b) by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Guam, , and (2) in subsection (c)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking and Guam, and inserting Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, , and (B) in the last sentence by striking or Guam and inserting Guam, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , and (3) in subsection (e)— (A) in paragraph (1)(B)— (i) in the heading by striking Guam. and inserting Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. , (ii) in clause (i) by inserting and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after Guam , and (iii) in clause (ii) by inserting and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands after Guam , and (B) in paragraph (6)(B) by inserting the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Guam, . 3. Effective date This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 2021.