103. GAO reports on effect of supplementary data on calculation of poverty rates and related measures Not later than January 1, 2028, and every 2 years thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to Congress a report that compares the poverty rates and related measures calculated under the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey with the poverty rates and related measures calculated using the data collected under section 101(b)(1). 104. Rule of construction Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the eligibility of an individual or household for a Federal benefit. II Modifications to supplemental nutrition assistance program 201. Work requirements (a) Declaration of policy Section 2 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: Congress further finds that it should also be the purpose of the supplemental nutrition assistance program to increase employment, to encourage healthy marriage, and to promote prosperous self-sufficiency, which means the ability of households to maintain an income above the poverty level without services and benefits from the Federal Government. . (b) Definition of food Section 3(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2012(k) ) is amended by striking means (1) and inserting means the following foods, food products, meals, and other items, only if the food, food product, meal, or other item is essential, as determined by the Secretary: (1) . (c) General work requirements Section 6(d)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(1)(A) ) is amended, in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 60 and inserting 65 . (d) Hour-Based work requirement Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2015(o) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking other than a supervised job search program or job search training program and inserting including an in-person supervised job search program