Agriculture Committee, Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
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Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 This bill allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.) Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology, information technology personnel, and training relating to program implementation.
American SamoaCaribbean areaComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightIncome tax deductionsNorthern Mariana IslandsNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations
Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-6846| House
| Updated: 8/13/2020
Equitable Nutrition Assistance for the Territories Act of 2020 This bill allows Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) after submitting a plan of operation that is approved by the Department of Agriculture (USDA). (Under current law, the three territories receive block grants instead of participating in SNAP.) Such territories may request from USDA a one-time grant to pay the cost of the technology infrastructure necessary to implement SNAP, including the cost of information technology, information technology personnel, and training relating to program implementation.
American SamoaCaribbean areaComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightIncome tax deductionsNorthern Mariana IslandsNutrition and dietPoverty and welfare assistancePuerto RicoRetail and wholesale tradesState and local government operations