Amendments

(a) Amendments to the food and nutrition act of 2008 Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Exception Paragraph (2) shall not apply to an individual if the individual is— (A) under 18 or over 65 years of age; (B) medically certified as physically or mentally unfit for employment; (C) is a parent or other member of a household with responsibility for a dependent child under 7 years of age; (D) otherwise exempt under subsection (d)(2); or (E) a pregnant woman., and (2) by amending subparagraph (4)(A) to read as follows: (A) In general On the request of a State agency and with the support of the chief executive officer of the State, the Secretary may waive the applicability of paragraph (2) to any group of individuals in the State if the Secretary makes the determination that the county or county-equivalent in which the individuals reside has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent., and (b) Conforming amendment Section 311 of title II of division C of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (Public Law 118–5; 137 STAT. 36) is amended by striking subsection (b).