Sec. 201. Work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents
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Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Congress further finds that it should also be the purpose of the supplemental nutrition assistance program to increase employment, to encourage healthy marriage, and to promote prosperous self-sufficiency, which means the ability of households to maintain an income above the poverty level without services and benefits from the Federal Government. . Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) ) is amended by inserting before the period at the end the following: , except that a food, food product, meal, or other item described in this subsection shall be considered a food under this Act only if it is an essential (as determined by the Secretary) .
Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012 ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(t)through
(v)as subsections
(u)through (w), respectively; and by inserting after subsection
(s)the following: The term supervised job search means a job search program that has the following characteristics: The job search occurs at an official location where the presence and activity of the recipient can be directly observed, supervised, and monitored. The entry, time onsite, and exit of the recipient from the official job search location are recorded in a manner that prevents fraud. The recipient is expected to remain and undertake job search activities at the job search center. The quantity of time the recipient is observed and monitored engaging in job search at the official location is recorded for purposes of compliance with the work and work activation requirements of sections 6(o) and 30. . Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) ) is amended— in paragraph (2)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (a), by striking not less than 3 months (consecutive or otherwise) and inserting more than 1 month ; in subparagraph (C), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: participate in supervised job search for at least 8 hours per week. ; in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: Subparagraph
(A)shall not apply with respect to any fiscal year that begins after the effective date of the Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act . ; in paragraph (6)— in the paragraph heading, by striking and inserting 15-percent ; 5-percent in subparagraph (A)(ii)(IV), by striking 3 months and inserting 1 month ; and in subparagraph (D), by striking 15 percent and inserting 5 percent ; and by adding at the end the following: As a condition of receiving supplemental nutrition assistance program funds under this Act, a State agency shall provide each individual subject to the work requirement of this subsection with the opportunity to participate in an activity selected by the State from among the options described in subparagraphs (B), (C), and
(E)of paragraph (2). If a State agency fails to fully comply with this section, including the requirement to terminate the benefits of individuals who fail to fulfill the work requirements described in paragraph
(2)during a fiscal quarter, the funding allotment of the State for the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be reduced by 10 percent for the quarter that begins 180 days after the first day of the quarter in which the noncompliance occurred. .
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Work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents
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