,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ageb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,m>9o introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to require retail food    
/ores to collect1 & report to !         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 detail$       
in=mation t id5tifies food items pur*as$
 ) b5efits provid$ "u ! supplem5tal     
nutrition assi/ance program2 & to       
require ! ,secret>y to compile & publi% 
su* in=mation4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,transp>5cy 
,act ( #bjac4  #b4 ,e/abli%+ a uni=m    
report+ sy/em ,section #d ( ! ,food &   
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjac7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7d7 ,issuance ( uni=m report+  
guidel9es  7#a7 ,report+ guidel9es =    
retail food /ores ,n lat] ?an "o ye>    
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ! ,,snap     
,transp>5cy ,act ( #bjac1 ! ,secret>y   
%all issue guidel9es 9 accordance )     

p>agraph 7#b7 t e/abli% a uni=m report+ 
sy/em reg>d+ ! food items pur*as$       
p>tially or completely ) b5efits f !    
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
t c be appli$ ) reasonable consi/5cy by 
ea* retail food /ore t r$eems su*       
b5efits4 ,su* guidel9es %\ld be issu$   
accord+ to be/ practices ( monitor+ &   
evaluation /udies & analyses4  7#b7     
,objectives ( ,guidel9es  7,a7 ,9 g5]al 
,! guidel9es issu$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all
 provide direction to retail food /ores 
t r$eem b5efits "u ?is program on h[ to 
report on a qu>t]ly basis ! complete    
range1 id5tities1 sizes1 quantites1 &   
co/s ( p>ticul> food items pur*as$ ) su*
 b5efits4 ,?is uni=m report+ sy/em %all 
ensure t ! reports f ea* retail food    
/ore are comp>able4  7,b7 ,objectives   
,specifically1 ! guidel9es %all provide 
direction on :at in=mation to include to
 comply ) ! report+ requirem5ts e/abli%$
 "u p>agraph 7#a73  7i7 ,! e/abli%$     
uni=m1 qu>t]ly report+ sy/em or =m to be
 made available to p>ticipat+ retail    

food /ores4  7ii7 ,! id5tity 7includ+   
label & br& "n7 ( ea* food item pur*as$ 
) su* b5efits 9 ! report+ p]iod4  7iii7 
,! size ( ea* food item pur*as$ ) su*   
b5efits 9 ! report+ p]iod4  7iv7 ,!     
numb] ( units ( ea* id5tical food item  
pur*as$ ) su* b5efits 9 ! report+ p]iod4
  7v7 ,! aggregate co/ ( ea* id5tical   
food item pur*as$ ) su* b5efits 9 !     
report+ p]iod4  7vi7 ,! address ( !     
retail food /ore 9 :i* ! food item 0    
pur*as$ ) su* b5efits 9 ! report+ p]iod4
  7vii7 ,application ( rigor\s monitor+ 
& evaluation me?odologies to ensure t-- 
7,i7 ! total value ( b5efits r$eem$ by  
ea* report+ retail food /ore is equal to
 ! total retail co/ ( food items pur*as$
 ) su* b5efits report$ 9 ! report+      
p]iod2 &  7,,ii7 ! accuracy ( !         
in=mation report$ 9 ! report+ p]iod4    
7e7 ,submission & publication ( reports 
7#a7 ,submission ( reports by retail    
food /ores ,n lat] ?an #fj days aft] end
 ( ea* cal5d> qu>t]1 or e>li] if det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y1 & 9 accordance ) rules 

issu$ by ! ,secret>y1 ea* retail food   
/ore t r$eems b5efits "u ! supplem5tal  
nutrition assi/ance program %all submit 
to ! ,secret>y a report t complies )    
subsection 7d74  7#b7 ,publication (    
reports by ,secret>y ,n lat] ?an #ij    
days aft] ! end ( ea* cal5d> qu>t]1 or  
e>li] if det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y1 !      
,secret>y %all compile1 & %all publi% on
 ! ,int]net 9 a =mat se>*able by !      
public z compil$1 ! in=mation receiv$ 9 
! reports submitt$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 =   
su* qu>t]4 ,su* in=mation s compil$ %all
 include--  7,a7 a compreh5sive1 timely1
 comp>able1 & accessible in=mation on ! 
food items pur*as$ ) b5efits f !        
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program1
 us+ ! report+ requirem5ts e/abli%$ by !
 ,secret>y "u subsection 7d77#a72  7,b7 
! id5tity 7includ+ label & br& "n7 ( ea*
 food item pur*as$ ) su* b5efits 9 !    
report+ p]iod2  7,c7 ! size ( ea* food  
item pur*as$ ) su* b5efits 9 ! report+  
p]iod2  7,d7 ! numb] ( units ( ea*      
id5tical food item pur*as$ ) su* b5efits

 9 ! report+ p]iod2  7,e7 ! aggregate   
co/ ( ea* id5tical food item pur*as$ )  
su* b5efits 9 ! report+ p]iod2  7,f7 !  
address ( ! retail food /ore 9 :i* !    
food item 0 pur*as$ ) su* b5efits 9 !   
report+ p]iod2 &  7,g7 ) respect to ea* 
type ( p>ticul> food item id5tifi$1 !   
av]age retail sale price ( ! item       
pur*as$ ) su* b5efits4  4  #c4          
,congressional brief+s if requirem5ts   
are n met ,if ! in=mation describ$ 9    
section #d7;e77#b7 ( ! ,supplem5tal     
,nutrition ,assi/ance ,act ( #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;e77#b77 ) respect to   
food items pur*as$ ) b5efits f !        
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
is n provid$ z requir$ "u section #d7;e7
 ( su* ,act 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjac7;e771 !n
 ! ,secret>y %all provide brief+s to !  
appropriate congressional committees1   
along ) a detail$ explanation ( :y !    
requirem5ts = publication on ! ,int]net 
h n be5 met & :5 !y w be met1 ) respect 
to ea* mon? = :i* su* in=mation is n    
publi%$ on ! ,int]net4  #d4 ,(fset ,( ! 

am\nt appropriat$ to c>ry out !         
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
= ea* fiscal ye>1 up to #e p]c5t %all be
 a available to c>ry out ! am5dm5t made 
by section #b ( ?is ,act4  #e4          
,effective dates  7a7 ,g5]al effective  
date ,except z provid$ 9 subsection 7b71
 ?is ,act & ! am5dm5t made by ?is ,act  
%all take effect on ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4  7b7 ,delay$ effective date 
,subsection 7e7 ( section #d ( ! ,food &
 ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjac71 z add$ by section #b ( ?is ,act1
 %all take effect on ! #a/ day ( ! #a/  
cal5d> qu>t] t beg9s n less ?an #a ye>  
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4