Sec. 6. Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to supplemental nutrition assistance program
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Section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2028 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— in subparagraph (A), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following: the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. ; and by adding at the end the following: A governmental entity may submit to the Secretary a request to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, which shall include a plan of operation described in section 11(d), which shall include the date on which the governmental entity intends to begin participation in the program.
The Secretary shall certify a governmental entity that submits a request under paragraph
(1)as qualified to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the Secretary— approves the plan of operation submitted with the request, in accordance with this subsection; and approves the applications described in paragraph
(4)in accordance with that paragraph. The Secretary shall submit each certification under subparagraph
(A)to Congress. The Secretary shall approve a plan of operation submitted with a request under paragraph
(1)if the plan satisfies the requirements under this Act for a plan of operation. If the Secretary does not approve a plan of operation submitted with a request under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide to the governmental entity a statement that describes each requirement under this Act that is not satisfied by the plan. If the Secretary approves a plan of operation under paragraph (3)(A) for a governmental entity, the Secretary shall accept applications from retail food stores located in that governmental entity to be authorized under section 9 to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. The Secretary shall authorize a retail food store applying to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under subparagraph
(A)if the application satisfies the requirements under this Act for authorization of a retail food store. In the case of a request under paragraph
(1)by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, notwithstanding subsection (g), the Secretary shall allow the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to continue to carry out under the supplemental nutrition assistance program the Family Market Program established pursuant to this section. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this subsection such sums as are necessary for fiscal year 2021, to remain available until expended. Subsections
(a)through
(e)shall cease to be effective with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as applicable, on the date described in paragraph
(2)if the Secretary submits to Congress a certification under subsection (f)(2)(B) for that governmental entity. The date referred to in paragraph
(1)is, with respect to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the date established by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, respectively, in the applicable plan of operation submitted to the Secretary under subsection (f)(1)(A). .
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Transition of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands to supplemental nutrition assistance program
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