To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report regarding outreach provided to veterans about the availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

Bill: 118-hr-6916
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]
Introduced: 2024-01-05
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2024-08-29
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2024-01-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to examine how states provide outreach to food insecure veterans in the state as part of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Specifically, the GAO must examine how states with reported high and low rates of food insecurity (1) target veterans in the state annual outreach plans to carry out SNAP, and (2) coordinate efforts with Veterans Health Administration facilities to help connect veterans to the program.</p><p>The study must also identify (1) any challenges states face in addressing food insecurity among veterans, (2) how states have coordinated efforts with Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) and other nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that help connect veterans with nutrition assistance programs, and (3) any best practices for increasing program enrollment for eligible non-participating households that include veterans.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6916 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2024 Mr. Levin (for himself and Mr. Van Orden ) introduced the following bill January 9, 2024 Referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To require the Comptroller General of the United States to submit a report regarding outreach provided to veterans about the availability of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.

1. GAO report regarding SNAP outreach to food insecure veterans Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct, and submit to the Congress the results of, a study to examine how States with reported high and low rates of food insecurity have targeted veterans in the State annual outreach plans to carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq. ) (commonly know as SNAP) and have coordinated with facilities of the Veterans Health Administration to help connect veterans to such program as recommended by the Department of Agriculture. The study shall include identification of any challenges States face in addressing food insecurity among veterans, how States have coordinated efforts with VSOs and other NGOs that help connect veterans with nutrition assistance programs, and any best practices for increasing enrollment in such program of eligible non-participating households that include veterans.