,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ageb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4 ,marino introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,agriculture ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to require retail food stores to collect1 and report to the ,secretary of ,agriculture1 detailed information that identifies food items purchased with benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program2 and to require the ,secretary to compile and publish such information4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,,snap ,transparency ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,establishing a uniform reporting system ,section #d of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7d7 ,issuance of uniform reporting guidelines 7#a7 ,reporting guidelines for retail food stores ,not later than one year after the date of the enactment of the ,,snap ,transparency ,act of #bjac1 the ,secretary shall issue guidelines in accordance with paragraph 7#b7 that establish a uniform reporting system regarding the food items purchased partially or completely with benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program that can be applied with reasonable consistency by each retail food store that redeems such benefits4 ,such guidelines should be issued according to best practices of monitoring and evaluation studies and analyses4 7#b7 ,objectives of ,guidelines 7,a7 ,in general ,the guidelines issued under paragraph 7#a7 shall provide direction to retail food stores that redeem benefits under this program on how to report on a quarterly basis the complete range1 identities1 sizes1 quantites1 and costs of particular food items purchased with such benefits4 ,this uniform reporting system shall ensure that the reports from each retail food store are comparable4 7,b7 ,objectives ,specifically1 the guidelines shall provide direction on what information to include to comply with the reporting requirements established under paragraph 7#a73 7i7 ,the established uniform1 quarterly reporting system or form to be made available to participating retail food stores4 7ii7 ,the identity 7including label and brand name7 of each food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period4 7iii7 ,the size of each food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period4 7iv7 ,the number of units of each identical food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period4 7v7 ,the aggregate cost of each identical food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period4 7vi7 ,the address of the retail food store in which the food item was purchased with such benefits in the reporting period4 7vii7 ,application of rigorous monitoring and evaluation methodologies to ensure that-- 7,i7 the total value of benefits redeemed by each reporting retail food store is equal to the total retail cost of food items purchased with such benefits reported in the reporting period2 and 7,,ii7 the accuracy of the information reported in the reporting period4 7e7 ,submission and publication of reports 7#a7 ,submission of reports by retail food stores ,not later than #fj days after end of each calendar quarter1 or earlier if determined by the ,secretary1 and in accordance with rules issued by the ,secretary1 each retail food store that redeems benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall submit to the ,secretary a report that complies with subsection 7d74 7#b7 ,publication of reports by ,secretary ,not later than #ij days after the end of each calendar quarter1 or earlier if determined by the ,secretary1 the ,secretary shall compile1 and shall publish on the ,internet in a format searchable by the public as compiled1 the information received in the reports submitted under paragraph 7#a7 for such quarter4 ,such information so compiled shall include-- 7,a7 a comprehensive1 timely1 comparable1 and accessible information on the food items purchased with benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program1 using the reporting requirements established by the ,secretary under subsection 7d77#a72 7,b7 the identity 7including label and brand name7 of each food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period2 7,c7 the size of each food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period2 7,d7 the number of units of each identical food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period2 7,e7 the aggregate cost of each identical food item purchased with such benefits in the reporting period2 7,f7 the address of the retail food store in which the food item was purchased with such benefits in the reporting period2 and 7,g7 with respect to each type of particular food item identified1 the average retail sale price of the item purchased with such benefits4 4 #c4 ,congressional briefings if requirements are not met ,if the information described in section #d7;e77#b7 of the ,supplemental ,nutrition ,assistance ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;e77#b77 with respect to food items purchased with benefits from the supplemental nutrition assistance program is not provided as required under section #d7;e7 of such ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;e771 then the ,secretary shall provide briefings to the appropriate congressional committees1 along with a detailed explanation of why the requirements for publication on the ,internet have not been met and when they will be met1 with respect to each month for which such information is not published on the ,internet4 #d4 ,offset ,of the amount appropriated to carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program for each fiscal year1 up to #e percent shall be a available to carry out the amendment made by section #b of this ,act4 #e4 ,effective dates 7a7 ,general effective date ,except as provided in subsection 7b71 this ,act and the amendment made by this ,act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this ,act4 7b7 ,delayed effective date ,subsection 7e7 of section #d of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac71 as added by section #b of this ,act1 shall take effect on the #ast day of the #ast calendar quarter that begins not less than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act4