,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #djjf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjad,mr4 ,salmon 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,posey1 ,mr4 ,fleming1 ,mr4 ,kingston1  
,mr4 ,cramer1 ,mr4 ,fortenberry1 ,mr4   
,gosar1 ,mr4 ,de,santis1 ,mr4           
,schweikert1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,missouri1  
,mr4 ,gingrey of ,georgia1 and ,mr4     
,franks of ,arizona7 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     
households that receive supplemental    
nutrition assistance benefits to present
 photographic verification at the time  
food is purchased with such benefits4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,,snap ,verify ,act of #bjad4   
#b4 ,photographic verification for      
,,snap transactions ,section #aa of the 
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7v7            

,photographic verification for ,,snap   
transactions ,not later than #c years   
after the effective date of this        
subsection1 the ,state agency shall     
require any member of a household1 or   
any representative of the household1    
authorized to use an electronic benefit 
card to present photographic            
identification at the time such member  
or such representative presents the     
electronic benefit card to perform a    
transaction4  4  #c4 ,effective date2   
application of amendment  7a7 ,effective
 date ,this ,act and the amendment made 
by this ,act shall take effect on the   
#ast day of the #ast month that begins  
not less than #a year after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act4  7b7        
,application of amendment ,the amendment
 made by this ,act shall not apply with 
respect to certification periods that   
begin before the effective date of this 
,act4