,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #aibb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ad1  
#bjad,mr4 ,vitter introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and      
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to prevent the 
illegal trafficking of supplemental     
nutrition assistance program benefits by
 requiring all program beneficiaries to 
show valid photo identification when    
purchasing items with program benefits4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,food ,stamp ,fraud ,prevention 
and ,accountability ,act4  #b4 ,photo   
identification requirement  7a7         
,disqualification for using another     
,,ebt card ,section #f of the ,food and 
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjae7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7r7 ,disqualification   
for using another ,,ebt card ,subject to
 any requirements established by the    

,secretary1 any person who has been     
found by a ,state or ,federal court or  
administrative agency in a hearing under
 subsection 7b7 to have intentionally   
used an ,,ebt card that was issued to a 
household of which the person is not a  
member shall be ineligible for benefits 
under this ,act4  4  7b7 ,optional      
photographic identification ,section    
#g7;h77#i7 of the ,food and ,nutrition  
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4             
#bjaf7;h77#i77 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,c7 ,listed    
beneficiaries  7i7 ,in general ,if a    
,state agency elects not to require that
 an ,,ebt card contain a photograph     
described in subparagraph 7,a71 the     
,state agency shall list on the ,,ebt   
card the name of each member of the     
household who may use the card4  7ii7   
,photographic identification required ,a
 member of a household with an ,,ebt    
card issued by a ,state agency described
 in clause 7i7 shall be required to show
 photographic identification at the     

point of sale when using the ,,ebt card4
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