1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Anti-hunger Empowerment Act of 2017 . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) In 2014 the number of Americans facing hunger or food insecurity was 48,100,000, and 15,300,000 children lived in these households. 5,400,000 seniors ages 60 and up were also experiencing food hardship. (2) In August 2015 approximately 45,500,000 people participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program (SNAP). In fiscal year 2014 on a monthly average, 47,600,000 people participated in this program, about 15 percent of the United States population. SNAP, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) are the largest nutrition assistance programs, and 61 percent of food-insecure households participated in 1 or more of the 3 programs. (3) Administrative burdens involved in securing supplemental nutrition assistance benefits are particularly burdensome for working families. (4) Each year tens of millions people in the United States, including children and seniors, are forced to rely on soup kitchens, food pantries, and other charitable feeding programs. (5) The charitable food distribution system in the United States would benefit from increased coordination and technical assistance. (6) Helping those who use feeding programs to move beyond the soup kitchen , by promoting the values of community, opportunity, and responsibility, is a national priority. I Amendments to the food and nutrition act of 2008 101. Amendments to the food and nutrition act of 2008 (a) Administrative cost sharing and quality control Section 16(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2025(k) ) is amended by striking subsection (k) and inserting the following: (k) Administrative cost for increasing access Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the Secretary is authorized to pay to each State agency an amount equal to 75 percent of the administrative costs incurred by the State agency in