Sec. 403. Amendments to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008

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Section 3(t) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(t) ) is amended— by striking and

(2)and inserting

(2), and by inserting before the period at the end the following: , and

(3)when referencing employment and training activities under section 6(d)(4), a State board as defined in section 101 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801) . Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 ) is amended— in subsection (d)(14) by striking section 6(d)(4)(I) and inserting section 6(d)(4)(C) , and in subsection (g)(3) by striking constitutes adequate participation in an employment and training program under section 6(d) and inserting allows the individual to participate in employment and training activities under section 6(d)(4) . Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4) ) is amended to read as follows: Each State agency shall provide employment and training services authorized under section 134 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 ( 29 U.S.C. 2864 ) to eligible members of households participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program in gaining skills, training, work, or experience that will increase their ability to obtain regular employment. Consistent with subparagraph (A), employment and training services shall be provided through the statewide workforce development system, including the One-Stop delivery system, authorized by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.). The State agency shall provide payments or reimbursement to participants served under this paragraph for— the actual costs of transportation and other actual costs (other than dependent care costs) that are reasonably necessary and directly related to the individual participating in employment and training activities; and the actual costs of such dependent care expenses that are determined by the State agency to be necessary for the individual to participate in employment and training activities (other than an individual who is the caretaker relative of a dependent in a family receiving benefits under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) in a local area where an employment, training, or education program under title IV of such Act is in operation), except that no such payment or reimbursement shall exceed the applicable local market rate. In lieu of providing reimbursements or payments for dependent care expenses under clause (i), a State agency may, at its option, arrange for dependent care through providers by the use of purchase of service contracts or vouchers or by providing vouchers to the household. The value of any dependent care services provided for or arranged under clause (ii), or any amount received as a payment or reimbursement under clause (i), shall— not be treated as income for the purposes of any other Federal or federally assisted program that bases eligibility for, or the amount of benefits on, need; and not be claimed as an employment-related expense for the purposes of the credit provided under section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 21). . Section 11(e)(19) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(11) is amended to read as follows: the plans of the State agency for providing employment and training services under section 6(d)(4); . Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025 ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph

(A)by striking carry out employment and training programs and inserting provide employment and training services to eligible households under section 6(d)(4) , and in subparagraph

(D)by striking operating an employment and training program and inserting providing employment and training services consistent with section 6(d)(4) , in paragraph

(3)by striking related to participation in an employment and training program and inserting the individual participating in employment and training activities , in paragraph

(4)by striking for operating an employment and training program and inserting to provide employment and training services , and by amending paragraph

(5)to read as follows: The Secretary, in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor, shall monitor each State agency responsible for administering employment and training services under section 6(d)(4) to ensure funds are being spent effectively and efficiently. Each program of employment and training receiving funds under section 6(d)(4) shall be subject to the requirements of the performance accountability system, including having to meet the state performance measures included in section 136 of the Workforce Investment Act (29 U.S.C. 2871). . Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2026 ) is amended— in subsection

(b)by striking paragraph (3), and in subsection (g)— by inserting , in conjunction with the Secretary of Labor, after Secretary , and by striking programs established and inserting activities provided to eligible households . Section 22(b)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(4) ) is amended by striking equivalent to those offered under the employment and training program .

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