A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT ALLOWING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SEEK A TEMPORARY WAIVER FROM THE TIME LIMITS FOR ABLE‑BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID‑19 PANDEMIC.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Notwithstanding G.S. 108A‑51.1, the Department of Health and Human Services may seek a one‑year temporary waiver from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for time limits established by federal law for able‑bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) participating in the Food and Nutrition Services Program in this State, not to be resubmitted for renewal without additional, express authority. The Department is authorized to submit the one‑year temporary waiver after the blanket federal waiver provided by USDA expires.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law. The Department's authority to submit the waiver to USDA expires nine months after the federal emergency period is lifted.