Thrifty food plan

Section 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(u)) is amended to read as follows: (u) (1) Thrifty food plan means the diet required to feed a family of 4 persons consisting of a man and a woman 20 through 50, a child 6 through 8, and a child 9 through 11 years of age, based on relevant market baskets that shall only be changed pursuant to paragraph (3). The cost of such diet shall be the basis for uniform allotments for all households regardless of their actual composition. The Secretary shall only adjust the cost of the diet as specified in paragraphs (2) and (4). (2) Household adjustments The Secretary shall make household-size adjustments based on the following ratios of household size as a percentage of the maximum 4-person allotment: (A) For a 1-person household, 30 percent. (B) For a 2-person household, 55 percent. (C) For a 3-person household, 79 percent. (D) For a 4-person household, 100 percent. (E) For a 5-person household, 119 percent. (F) For a 6-person household, 143 percent. (G) For a 7-person household, 158 percent. (H) For an 8-person household, 180 percent. (I) For a 9-person household, 203 percent. (J) For a 10-person household, 224 percent. (K) For households with more than 10 persons, such adjustment for each additional person shall be 224 percent plus the product of 21 percent and the difference in the number of persons in the household and 10. (3) Reevaluation of market baskets (A) Evaluation Not earlier than October 1, 2028, and at not more frequently than 5-year intervals thereafter, the Secretary may reevaluate the market baskets of the thrifty food plan taking into consideration current food prices, food composition data, consumption patterns, and dietary guidance. (B) Notice Prior to any update of the market baskets of the thrifty food plan based on a reevaluation pursuant to subparagraph (A), the methodology and results of any such revelation shall be published in the Federal Register with an opportunity for comment of not less than 60 days. (C) Cost neutrality The Secretary shall not increase the cost of the thrifty food plan based on a reevaluation or update under this paragraph. (4) Allowable cost adjustments On October 1 immediately following the effective date of this paragraph and on each October 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall— (A) adjust the cost of the thrifty food plan to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for the most recent 12-month period ending in June; (B) make cost adjustments in the thrifty food plan for urban and rural parts of Hawaii and urban and rural parts of Alaska to reflect the cost of food in urban and rural Hawaii and urban and rural Alaska provided such cost adjustment shall not exceed the rate of increase described in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for the most recent 12-month period ending in June; and (C) make cost adjustments in the separate thrifty food plans for Guam and the Virgin Islands of the United States to reflect the cost of food in those States, but not to exceed the cost of food in the 50 States and the District of Columbia, provided that such cost adjustment shall not exceed the rate of increase described in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor, for the most recent 12-month period ending in June..