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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6449
To provide that during an emergency declared under the National Emer-
gencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency
Assistance Act, supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits issued
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 may be used to purchase
certain durable goods.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
APRIL 3, 2020
Mr. NEGUSE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Agriculture
A BILL
To provide that during an emergency declared under the
National Emergencies Act or the Robert T. Stafford
Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits issued
under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 may be
used to purchase certain durable goods.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food and Necessities
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During Public Emergencies Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. PURCHASE OF DURABLE GOODS WITH SUPPLE-
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MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
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BENEFITS
DURING
DECLARED
EMER-
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GENCIES.
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During an emergency declared under the National
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Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) or the Robert
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T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act
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(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the term ‘‘food’’ as defined in
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section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
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(7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) shall be deemed to include the fol-
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lowing:
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(1) Infant care necessities, including diapers
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(disposable or re-useable), baby wipes, and bottles.
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(2) Household paper products, including tis-
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sues, toilet paper, and paper towels.
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(3) Household cleaning products, including:
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mops, brooms, bleach (or equivalent cleaning solu-
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tions), and cleaning wipes.
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(4) Personal cleaning products, including tooth-
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brushes, toothpaste, soap, shampoo, hand sanitizer,
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and deodorant.
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