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This bill requires the Department of Defense to include information and counseling about federal food assistance programs as part of the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for service members leaving military service. Specifically, the bill mandates that the TAP will now provide details about two key nutrition assistance programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which helps low-income individuals and families purchase food, and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which provides nutrition support for pregnant women, new mothers, and young children. The information and counseling will be developed in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and aims to ensure that veterans are aware of and can access food assistance resources as they transition from military to civilian life. By adding this provision to existing law, the bill seeks to reduce food insecurity among veterans by proactively connecting them with available nutritional support programs during a potentially challenging period of life transition.

Military Affairs and Security

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1411/all-info