Section 10102: Modifications to SNAP Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults

📘 Section 10102: Work Requirements

🧠 What is this section about?


This part of the bill talks about who has to work or do job training to keep getting SNAP (food stamp) benefits.

✅ In 4th Grade Language:


If you’re an adult without kids, and you’re between 18 and 55 years old, the government says:


“You must work or go to job training at least 20 hours a week to keep getting help to buy food.”


If you don’t do this for 3 months, you might lose your food benefits for a while.

⏰ What’s new?


Before, this rule only applied up to age 49, but now it applies up to age 55.

👶 Are there exceptions?


Yes! This rule does not apply if:

  • You’re disabled

  • You’re pregnant

  • You’re taking care of a child

  • Or you meet other special exceptions

🧃 Quick Example:


Imagine the government says:


“If you’re a healthy adult and not taking care of kids, you need to work a little each week to get help buying food.”


That’s what this section is about. It’s like saying:


“We’ll help you eat, but you also have to try and help yourself.”

💬 What’s the big idea?


This section is meant to encourage people to work or get job training if they can, while still protecting people who need help the most.



Original Document:

SEC. 10102. MODIFICATIONS TO SNAP WORK REQUIREMENTS FOR ABLE-BODIED 
              ADULTS.

    (a) Exceptions.--Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
the following:
            ``(3) Exceptions.--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) a parent or other member of a household with 
                responsibility for a dependent child under 14 years of 
                age;
                    ``(D) otherwise exempt under subsection (d)(2);
                    ``(E) a pregnant woman;
                    ``(F) an Indian or an Urban Indian (as such terms 
                are defined in paragraphs (13) and (28) of section 4 of 
                the Indian Health Care Improvement Act); or
                    ``(G) a California Indian described in section 
                809(a) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.''.
    (b) Standardizing Enforcement.--Section 6(o)(4) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)(4)) is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking clause (ii) and 
        inserting the following:
                            ``(ii) is in a noncontiguous State and has 
                        an unemployment rate that is at or above 1.5 
                        times the national unemployment rate.''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(C) Definition of noncontiguous state.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term `noncontiguous State' means a State that 
                        is not 1 of the contiguous 48 States or the 
                        District of Columbia.
                            ``(ii) Exclusions.--The term `noncontiguous 
                        State' does not include Guam or the Virgin 
                        Islands of the United States.''.
    (c) Waiver for Noncontiguous States.--Section 6(o) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following:
            ``(7) Exemption for noncontiguous states.--
                    ``(A) Definition of noncontiguous state.--
                            ``(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term `noncontiguous State' means a State that 
                        is not 1 of the contiguous 48 States or the 
                        District of Columbia.
                            ``(ii) Exclusions.--In this paragraph, the 
                        term `noncontiguous State' does not include 
                        Guam or the Virgin Islands of the United 
                        States.
                    ``(B) Exemption.--Subject to subparagraph (D), the 
                Secretary may exempt individuals in a noncontiguous 
                State from compliance with the requirements of 
                paragraph (2) if--
                            ``(i) the State agency submits to the 
                        Secretary a request for that exemption, made in 
                        such form and at such time as the Secretary may 
                        require, and including the information 
                        described in subparagraph (C); and
                            ``(ii) the Secretary determines that based 
                        on that request, the State agency is 
                        demonstrating a good faith effort to comply 
                        with the requirements of paragraph (2).
                    ``(C) Good faith effort determination.--In 
                determining whether a State agency is demonstrating a 
                good faith effort for purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii), 
                the Secretary shall consider--
                            ``(i) any actions taken by the State agency 
                        toward compliance with the requirements of 
                        paragraph (2);
                            ``(ii) any significant barriers to or 
                        challenges in meeting those requirements, 
                        including barriers or challenges relating to 
                        funding, design, development, procurement, or 
                        installation of necessary systems or resources;
                            ``(iii) the detailed plan and timeline of 
                        the State agency for achieving full compliance 
                        with those requirements, including any 
                        milestones (as defined by the Secretary); and
                            ``(iv) any other criteria determined 
                        appropriate by the Secretary.
                    ``(D) Duration of exemption.--
                            ``(i) In general.--An exemption granted 
                        under subparagraph (B) shall expire not later 
                        than December 31, 2028, and may not be renewed 
                        beyond that date.
                            ``(ii) Early termination.--The Secretary 
                        may terminate an exemption granted under 
                        subparagraph (B) prior to the expiration date 
                        of that exemption if the Secretary determines 
                        that the State agency--
                                    ``(I) has failed to comply with the 
                                reporting requirements described in 
                                subparagraph (E); or
                                    ``(II) based on the information 
                                provided pursuant to subparagraph (E), 
                                failed to make continued good faith 
                                efforts toward compliance with the 
                                requirements of this subsection.
                    ``(E) Reporting requirements.--A State agency 
                granted an exemption under subparagraph (B) shall 
                submit to the Secretary--
                            ``(i) quarterly progress reports on the 
                        status of the State agency in achieving the 
                        milestones toward full compliance described in 
                        subparagraph (C)(iii); and
                            ``(ii) information on specific risks or 
                        newly identified barriers or challenges to full 
                        compliance, including the plan of the State 
                        agency to mitigate those risks, barriers, or 
                        challenges.''.

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