Sec. 5601. Closing the meal gap

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Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015 ) is amended— by striking subsection (o); and by redesignating subsections

(p)through

(s)as subsections

(o)through (r), respectively. Section 16(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025(h) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)— in subparagraph (C)(iv)(I)— by striking (F)(viii) each place it appears and inserting (E)(viii) ; by striking (F)(vii)(I) each place it appears and inserting (E)(vii)(I) ; in item (bb)(BB), by striking (F)(vii)(II) and inserting (E)(vii)(II) ; and in item (cc), by striking (F)(vii) and inserting (E)(vii) ; by striking subparagraph (E); and by redesignating subparagraph

(F)as subparagraph (E); in paragraphs

(3)and (4), by striking (1)(F) each place it appears and inserting (1)(E) ; and in paragraph (5)(C)— in clause (ii), by adding and at the end; in clause (iii), by striking ; and and inserting a period; and by striking clause (iv). Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 ) is amended— in subsection (a), in the second sentence, by striking

(r)and inserting

(q); and in subsection (g)(3), in the first sentence, by striking 16(h)(1)(F) and inserting 16(h)(1)(E) . Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4) ) is amended— in subparagraph (B)(ii)(I)(bb)(DD), by striking or subsection

(o); and in subparagraph (N), by striking or subsection

(o)each place it appears. Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016 ) is amended— in subsection (a), by striking Except as provided in subsection (i), EBT and inserting EBT ; in subsection (f)(3)— by striking subparagraph (B); and by redesignating subparagraph

(C)as subparagraph (B); in subsection (h)— in paragraph (13)(B), by striking subsection (j)(1)(H) and inserting subsection (i)(1) ; and in paragraph (14)(B)(ii)(III), by striking section 7(f)(2)(B) and inserting subsection (f)(2)(B) ; by striking subsection (i); and by redesignating subsections

(j)and

(k)as subsections

(i)and (j), respectively. Section 16(h)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025(h) ) is amended— in subparagraph (B), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking that— and all that follows through the period at the end of clause

(ii)and inserting that is determined and adjusted by the Secretary. ; and in clause (ii)(III)(ee)(AA) of subparagraph

(E)(as redesignated by paragraph (2)(A)(iii)), by striking , individuals subject to the requirements under section 6(o), . Section 17(b)(1)(B)(iv) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(B)(iv) ) is amended— in subclause (V), by adding or at the end after the semicolon; in subclause (VI), by striking ; or and inserting a period; and by striking subclause (VII). Section 51(d)(8)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— in subclause (I), by striking , or at the end and inserting a period; in the matter preceding subclause (I), by striking family— and all that follows through receiving in subclause

(I)and inserting family receiving ; and by striking subclause (II). Section 103(a)(2) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3113 ) is amended— by striking subparagraph (D); and by redesignating subparagraphs

(E)through

(K)as subparagraphs

(D)through (J), respectively. Section 121(b)(2)(B) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act ( 29 U.S.C. 3151 ) is amended— by striking clause (iv); and by redesignating clauses

(v)through

(vii)as clauses

(iv)through (vi), respectively. Section 703(c)(1) of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016 note; Public Law 116–260 ), is amended by striking section 7(k)(14) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and inserting section 7(j)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( . 7 U.S.C. 2016(j)(4) ) Section 3(r) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(r) ) is amended by inserting the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Guam, . Section 3(u)(3) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(u)(3) ) is amended by inserting the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, after Guam, . Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2014 ) (as amended by section 4003(g)(1)(A)(iv)) is amended— in subsection (c), in the undesignated matter at the end, by striking States or Guam and inserting States, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands ; in subsection (e)(1)(B)— in the subparagraph heading, by striking and inserting Guam ; Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting , the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa after Guam ; and in clause (ii), in the matter preceding subclause (I), by inserting , the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa after Guam ; and by adding at the end the following: Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, including the requirements under this section, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands shall each establish their own standards of eligibility for participation by households in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. . The amendments made by paragraphs

(1)and

(2)shall 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 subparagraph

(B)if the Secretary of Agriculture submits to Congress a certification under subsection (f)(2)(B) of section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2028 ). The date referred to in subparagraph

(A)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 of Agriculture under subsection (f)(1) of section 19 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2028 ). 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 2023, 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). .

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