,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bi1 #bjag,mr4 
,poliquin introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the 
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
reduce waste1 fraud1 and abuse in the   
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,food ,stamp        
,integrity ,act of #bjag4  #b4          
,eligibility disqualifications  7a7     
,permanent disqualification for         
misconduct ,section #f7;b77#a7 of the   
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7;b77#a77 is amended--   
7#a7 by striking program-- and inserting
 program permanently upon--2  7#b7 by   
striking clauses 7i7 and 7ii72 and  7#c7
 in clause 7iii7-- 7,a7 in subclause    
7,i7 by striking 7,i7 the third and     
inserting the following3  7,a7 the first
  2  7,b7 in subclause 7,,ii7 by        
striking 7,,ii7 the second and inserting

 the following3  7,b7 the first  2  7,c7
 in subclause 7,,iii7 by striking       
7,,iii7 the first and inserting the     
following3  7,c7 the first  2  7,d7 in  
subclause 7,,iv7 by striking 7,,iv7 a   
conviction and inserting the following3 
7,d7 a conviction  2 and  7,e7 by       
striking 7iii7 permanently upon--4  7b7 
,disqualification for certain convicted 
felons ,section #f7r77#a77;,a7 of the   
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7r77#a77;,a77 is         
amended-- 7#a7 in clause 7iv7 by        
striking or at the end2  7#b7 in clause 
7v7 by striking and at the end2 and     
7#c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7vi7 an offense under chapter #aac;,b 
of title #ah of the ,united ,states     
,code2 or  7vii7 defrauding the ,federal
 ,government1 a ,state1 or a unit of    
local government2 and  4  7c7 ,mandatory
 disqualification for child support     
arrears ,section #f7n77#a7 of the ,food 
and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7n77#a77 is amended by   

striking ,at the option of a ,state     
agency1 no and inserting ,no4  7d7 ,work
 requirement2 elimination of waiver of  
work requirement and of #ae-,percent    
exemption ,section #f7o7 of the ,food   
and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g        
,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7o77 is amended--  7#a7  
in paragraph 7#b7 by striking #cf-month 
and inserting #dh-month2  7#b7 by       
striking paragraph 7#d72  7#c7 in       
paragraph 7#e7 by striking #cf-month and
 inserting #dh-month2  7#d7 by striking 
paragraph 7#f72 and  7#e7 by            
redesignating paragraphs 7#e7 and 7#g7  
as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71            
respectively4  7e7 ,permanent           
disqualification for obtaining cash by  
destroying food and collecting deposits 
,section #f7p7 of the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjae7p77 is amended by striking for    
such period of time as the ,secretary   
shall prescribe by regulation and       
inserting permanently4  7f7 ,permanent  
disqualification for sale of food       

purchased with supplemental nutrition   
assistance program benefits ,section    
#f7q7 of the ,food and ,nutrition ,act  
of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjae7q77 is     
amended by striking for such period of  
time as the ,secretary shall prescribe  
by regulation and inserting permanently4
  #c4 ,excessive loss of ,,ebt cards    
,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  7t7 ,excessive loss of ,,ebt
 cards ,at the option of the ,state     
agency-- 7#a7 if the household requests 
a third ,,ebt card to replace the second
 of #b ,,ebt cards issued to the        
household in the #a-year period ending  
on the date of such request1 the ,state 
agency may require the head of the      
household to appear in person for an    
interview before any additional ,,ebt   
card is issued to the household2 and    
7#b7 the participation of a household in
 the supplemental nutrition assistance  
program may be terminated for #a year if

 the household requests a fifth ,,ebt   
card to replace the last of #d ,,ebt    
cards issued to such households in the  
#a-year period ending on the date of    
such request4  4  #d4 ,effective date2  
application of amendments  7a7          
,effective date ,except as provided in  
subsection 7b71 this ,act and the       
amendments made by this ,act shall take 
effect on the date of the enactment of  
this ,act4  7b7 ,application of         
amendments  7#a7 ,the amendments made by
 this ,act shall not apply with respect 
to conduct that occurs before the date  
of the enactment of this ,act4  7#b7    
,the amendments made by this ,act shall 
not apply with respect to certification 
periods that begin before the date of   
the enactment of this ,act4  7#c7 ,the  
amendment made by section #d shall not  
apply with respect to ,,ebt cards issued
 before the date of the enactment of    
this ,act4