Amend CSHB 2962 (house committee printing) by adding the 
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and 
renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
	SECTION ____.  Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, is amended 
by adding Section 33.0151 to read as follows:
	Sec. 33.0151.  FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY PERIOD AND PERIODIC 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The department, to the maximum extent 
allowed by federal law, shall provide that a person who is 
determined to be eligible for benefits under the food stamp program 
remains eligible for those benefits for a period of at least 12 
months unless the department determines that a shorter eligibility 
period is necessary to ensure program integrity.
	(b)  The department may require food stamp recipients to 
periodically report changes in household circumstances in 
accordance with Section 6(c)(1)(A), Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. Section 2015(c)(1)(A)).