S.Amdt. 1414

SA 1414. Mr. PAUL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1388 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Mr.
Schumer) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 815, to amend
title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements relating to
the eligibility of veterans to receive reimbursement for emergency
treatment furnished through the Veterans Community Care program, and
for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ___. DEFINITION OF FOOD; WAIVER OF ELIGIBILITY OF
CERTAIN FOOD.

(a) Definition of Food.--Section 3(k) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``home consumption'' and
inserting ``home consumption, subject to section 11(y),'';
and
(2) by inserting ``, any nonalcoholic beverage that is not
water, cow's milk, a milk-substitute beverage (such as almond
milk, soy milk, and coconut milk), or 100 percent juice,
snack and dessert food items (as described in the
supplemental guidance document of the Food and Nutrition
Service, effective as of March 5, 2018, entitled `Accessory
Foods List'),'' before ``tobacco''.
(b) Waiver of Eligibility of Certain Food.--Section 11 of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
``(y) Waiver of Eligibility of Certain Food.--The Secretary
shall permit a State agency, on request of the State agency,
to prohibit the use of benefits to purchase food that the
applicable State nutrition agency determines to be unhealthy
food.''.
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