Eliminating asset limits in supplemental nutrition assistance program

(a) Eligible households Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking and other financial resources; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking and (r) and inserting and (q); (2) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking, except as provided in subsection (k); (B) in paragraph (10), by striking program except as otherwise provided in subsection (k) of this section and inserting program, except as otherwise provided in subsection (i); (C) in paragraph (12), by striking section 3112 and inserting section 5312; (D) by striking paragraph (13); and (E) by redesignating paragraphs (14) through (19) as paragraphs (13) through (18), respectively; (3) by striking subsections (g) and (j); (4) by redesignating subsections (h), (i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) as subsections (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and (5) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking and resources each place it appears; and (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) by striking subparagraph (B); and (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (E) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively. (b) Eligibility disqualifications Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(4)— (A) in subparagraph (N)(iii)(I)(bb), by striking subsection (d)(1) or subsection (o) and inserting paragraph (1) or subsection (n); and (B) by striking subsection (o) each place it appears and inserting subsection (n); (2) in subsection (f), in the undesignated matter following subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2), by striking and financial resources; (3) by striking subsection (h); (4) by redesignating subsections (i) through (s) as subsections (h) through (r), respectively; (5) in paragraph (6) of subsection (n) (as so redesignated)— (A) in subparagraph (F), by adding a period at the end; and (B) in subparagraph (G), by striking (D),, (E) or and inserting (D), (E), or; (6) in paragraph (1) of subsection (q) (as so redesignated)— (A) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by inserting section after defined in; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking subsection (k) and inserting subsection (j); and (7) in paragraph (2) of subsection (r) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking allowable financial resources and; and (B) by striking (g), (i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) and inserting (h), (i), (j), (k), and (l). (c) Research, demonstration, and evaluations Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended— (1) by striking subsections (h) and (i); (2) by redesignating subsections (j) through (n) as subsections (h) through (l), respectively; (3) in subsection (k) (as so redesignated)— (A) by striking subsections (l) through (n) each place it appears and inserting subsections (j) through (l); and (B) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking section 6(l)(2) and inserting section 6(k)(2); and (4) in paragraph (4)(A) of subsection (l) (as so redesignated)— (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking available,— and inserting available—; and (B) in clause (i)(II), by striking and financial resources (as described in section 5(g)). (d) Conforming amendments (1) Section 7(i)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)(1)) is amended by striking section 6(o)(2) and inserting section 6(n)(2). (2) Section 11(e)(22) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(22)) is amended by striking section 6(i) and inserting section 6(h). (3) Section 16 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended— (A) in subsection (a)(9), by striking section 17(n) and inserting section 17(l); and (B) in subsection (h)— (i) in paragraph (1)— (I) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking section 6(o) and inserting section 6(n); (II) in subparagraph (E)— (aa) by striking section 6(o)(3) each place it appears and inserting section 6(n)(3); (bb) by striking section 6(o)(2) each place it appears and inserting section 6(n)(2); and (cc) in clause (ii)— (AA) in subclause (III), by striking section 6(o)(4) and inserting section 6(n)(4); and (BB) in subclause (IV), by striking section 6(o)(6) and inserting section 6(n)(6); and (III) in subparagraph (F)(ii)(III)(ee)(AA), by striking section 6(o) and inserting section 6(n); and (ii) in paragraph (5)(C)(iv)(I), by striking section 6(o)(2) and inserting section 6(n)(2). (4) Section 18(g)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(g)(2)) is amended by striking section 5(h) and inserting section 5(g). (5) Section 103(a)(2)(D) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3113(a)(2)(D)) is amended by striking section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) and inserting subsection (n) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015). (6) Section 121(b)(2)(B)(iv) of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3151(b)(2)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) and inserting subsection (n) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015). (7) Section 454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended— (A) in paragraph (4)(A)(i), by striking section 6(l)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(1)) and inserting subsection (k)(1) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015); (B) in paragraph (6)(B)(i), by striking subsection (l) or (m) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and inserting subsection (k) or (l) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015); and (C) in paragraph (29)(A)(ii), by striking section 6(l)(2) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(l)(2)) and inserting subsection (k)(2) of section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015). (e) Delay permitted if State legislation required (1) In general If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that State legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is required in order for a State plan under section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) to meet the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing to comply with the requirements of that section solely on the basis of the failure of the plan to meet those additional requirements before the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the close of the first regular session of the State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Legislative session For purposes of paragraph (1), if a State has a 2-year legislative session, each year of the session shall be considered to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.