Bill > HR3474

This bill, the Senior Hunger Prevention Act of 2023, aims to improve access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for older adults and adults with disabilities. The key provisions include: 1. Extending the SNAP certification period from 24 to 36 months for households where all adult members are elderly or disabled and have no earned income. 2. Establishing an "Elderly Simplified Application Program" to streamline the SNAP application and recertification process for eligible older adult and disabled households. 3. Creating a "Combined Application Program" to simplify the SNAP application process for households where all adult members are recipients of Social Security or Supplemental Security Income due to a disability. 4. Launching a pilot program to provide grants to eligible entities for outreach and enrollment assistance for older adults, kinship families, and adults with disabilities to access SNAP benefits. 5. Requiring the USDA to facilitate partnerships between SNAP retailers and community organizations to provide free or low-cost food delivery to SNAP participants who are older adults or adults with disabilities. 6. Expanding the Commodity Supplemental Food Program to serve low-income adults with disabilities, and increasing funding for the Seniors Farmers' Market Nutrition Program. 7. Providing infrastructure funding for farmers' markets and launching a local procurement pilot program to support the local sourcing of produce for nutrition programs serving older adults and adults with disabilities.