,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbjb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #b1 #bjbj,mr4    
,durb9 7= himself & ,ms4 ,duckwor?7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh to exp& onl9e b5efit       
r$emption options "u ! supplem5tal      
nutrition assi/ance program1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,exp&+ ,,snap ,options ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,onl9e portal = ,,snap   
b5efit r$emption ,section #g7;h77#ad7 ( 
! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g   
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7;h77#ad77 is am5d$--    
7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,a71 by /rik+       
,subject to subp>agraph 7,b71 ! & ins]t+
 ,!2 &  7#b7 by /rik+ subp>agraph 7,b7 &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7,b7 ,,ebt onl9e     
r$emption portal  7i7 ,purpose ,!       
purpose ( ?is subp>agraph is to exp&    
options = & access to food = eligible   
h\seholds by mak+ ! onl9e r$emption (   

program b5efits1 includ+ ! acceptance ( 
,,ebt c>ds1 m widely available to groc]y
 /ores1 small retail]s1 & f>m]s :o face 
b>ri]s 9 implem5t+ _! own onl9e paym5t  
portals4  7ii7 ,contracts ,n lat] ?an   
#ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( !    
,exp&+ ,,snap ,options ,act ( #bjbj1 !  
,secret>y %all aw>d on a competitive    
basis #a or m contracts to #a or m      
eligible entities describ$ 9 clause     
7iii7 to develop an onl9e portal1 to be 
kn[n z ! ,,ebt ,onl9e ,r$emption        
,portal-- 7,i7 to all[ program          
p>ticipants to use onl9e or mobile      
electronic b5efits transactions1 includ+
 ?r\gh ! acceptance ( ,,ebt c>ds1 to    
pur*ase program foods f1 & make onl9e   
paym5ts to1 au?oriz$ program retail]s "u
 ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance      
program2 &  7,,ii7 to facilitate food   
pur*ase deliv]y = program p>ticipants   
us+ ! transactions describ$ 9 subclause 
7,i74  7iii7 ,eligible entity ,an       
eligible entity ref]r$ to 9 clause 7ii7 
is any =-pr(it or nonpr(it entity )     

demon/rable exp]tise 9 ! developm5t1    
op]ation1 or ma9t5ance ( electronic     
paym5t sy/ems 7includ+ sy/ems ) advanc$ 
security protocols71 :i* may include    
exp]tise 9 b5efits managem5t or         
adm9i/ration ( ,/ate sy/ems1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y4  7iv7 ,application2     
portal features  7,i7 ,application ,an  
eligible entity %all submit to !        
,secret>y an application at su* "t1 9   
su* mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z !  
,secret>y may require1 includ+-- 7aa7 a 
description ( h[ ! eligible entity plans
 to implem5t ! requirem5ts describ$ 9   
clause 7v72 &  7bb7 a beta plan t has   
be5 us]-te/$4  7,,ii7 ,portal features  
,9 aw>d+ a contract to an eligible      
entity "u clause 7ii71 ! ,secret>y %all 
give pref]5ce to an eligible entity t   
demon/rates an ability to implem5t !    
foll[+ features ( an ,,ebt ,onl9e       
,r$emption ,portal3 7aa7 ,cli5t-fac+    
te*nology ) a prim>y pref]5ce = mobile  
device or sm>tphone application4  7bb7  
,fail-safe sy/ems to ma9ta9 privacy &   

onl9e security ( data4  7cc7 ,ability to
 r$irect a consum] to an exi/+ onl9e    
plat=m ( a v5dor1 if applicable4  7dd7  
,ability to update z te*nologies evolve4
  7ee7 ,ease ( op]ation = program       
p>ticipants1 includ+ multil+ual         
functionality4  7ff7 ,int]op]ability )  
deliv]y te*nologies & int]faces4  7gg7  
,id5tification ( p>ticipat+ retail]s )9 
geographic proximity to ! us]4  7hh7    
,ability to p]=m s+le transactions us+  
mix$ t5d]1 includ+ a s+le transaction = 
eligible food items us+ an ,,ebt c>d &  
noneligible items us+ ano!r =m ( paym5t4
  7ii7 ,adh]5ce to a compreh5sive       
bus9ess cont9uity & disa/] recov]y      
plan-- 7,,aa7 to all[ ! portal to recov]
 f any int]ruption ( s]vice2 & 7,,bb7 t 
includes suffici5t back-up sy/ems1      
equipm5t1 facilities1 & tra9$ p]sonnel  
to implem5t ! plan4  7v7 ,requirem5ts   
7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,onl9e ,,ebt ,r$emption
 ,portal develop$ by ! eligible entity  
aw>d$ ! contract "u clause 7ii7 %all--  
7aa7 enable ! integrat$ process+ ( an   

onl9e ,,ebt transaction by provid+ a    
plat=m & facilitat+ ! pur*as+ int]action
 betwe5 ! consum]1 retail]1 ?ird-p>ty   
processors 7= ,,ebt c>d process+ & !    
secure onl9e entry ( a p]sonal          
id5tification numb]71 & deliv]y v5dor1 z
 applicable2  7bb7 to det] fraud1 h 9   
place = program p>ticipants privacy &   
security protections1 simil> to         
protections provid$ "u exi/+ electronic 
b5efit transf] me?ods1 includ+ entry ( a
 p]sonal id5tification numb] 9 a mann] t
 complies ) ! guidel9es ( lead+ national
 cons5sus /&>ds organizations1 z det]m9$
 by ! ,secret>y1 = encrypt+ p]sonal     
id5tification numb] entry2  7cc7 be     
secure & op]ate 9 a mann] t ma9ta9s     
program integrity1 includ+ food item    
eligibility2  7dd7 be available 9 an    
initial or beta v]sion n lat] ?an #abj  
days aft] ! date on :i* ! eligible      
entity is aw>d$ ! contract2  7ee7 be    
ready to be fully deploy$ 9 all ,/ates n
 lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date describ$
 9 item 7dd72  7ff7 be available = use  

by any retail food /ore or :olesale food
 conc]n au?oriz$ "u section #i to accept
 & r$eem b5efits "u ! supplem5tal       
nutrition assi/ance program-- 7,,aa7 at 
no *>ge beyond a nom9al fee t is n m ?an
 reasonably necess>y to support         
ma9t5ance ( ! portal & subject to !     
approval ( ! ,secret>y2 & 7,,bb7 on an  
application-bas$ & br[s]-bas$ plat=m =  
sm>tphones & a br[s]-bas$ onl9e plat=m =
 tablets & comput]s2  7gg7 adh]e to     
comm]cial /&>ds = s]vice level          
availability to ensure ! viability ( !  
portal & ! use ( ! portal by retail food
 /ores & :olesale food conc]ns au?oriz$ 
"u section #i to accept & r$eem b5efits 
"u ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance    
program2 &  7hh7 p]=m ongo+ ma9t5ance   
s]vices & retail] enrollm5t & t]m9ation 
( enrollm5t activities to ensure        
cont9u\s op]ability ( ! portal4  7,,ii7 
,evaluation ( beta v]sion ,! ,secret>y  
%all conduct a review ( ! initial or    
beta v]sion ( ! ,onl9e ,,ebt ,r$emption 
,portal "u subclause 7,i77dd71 includ+  

by solicit+ fe$back f program           
p>ticipants4  7vi7 ,report to congress  
,n lat] ?an #bdj days aft] ! date (     
enactm5t ( ! ,exp&+ ,,snap ,options ,act
 ( #bjbj1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to    
,congress a report on ! /atus (         
activities c>ri$ out "u ?is subp>agraph4
  7vii7 ,au?orization ( appropriations  
,!re is appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y1 out 
( funds ( ! ,treasury n o!rwise         
appropriat$1 #be1jjj1jjj to provide "u !
 contract describ$ 9 clause 7ii74  4    
#c4 ,broad acceptance ( ,,snap b5efits  
?r\gh onl9e transactions ,section #g7k7 
( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7k77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 by  
/rik+ on-l9e ea* place x appe>s & ins]t+
 onl9e2  7#b7 9 p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ ,subject to p>agraph 7#d71 ! &    
ins]t+ ,!2 &  7,b7 by ins]t+ 9 any ,/ate
 aft] /ores2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ p>agraph  
7#d7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7#d7 ,te*nical 
assi/ance  7,a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is      
p>agraph3 7i7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m cov]$
 entity means a public or private       

nonpr(it entity4  7ii7 ,eligible entity 
,! t]m eligible entity means a retail   
food /ore or :olesale food conc]n       
au?oriz$ "u section #i to accept & r$eem
 b5efits "u ! supplem5tal nutrition     
assi/ance program4  7,b7 ,te*nical      
assi/ance c5t] ,! ,secret>y1 act+ ?r\gh 
! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,s]vice1 %all1 on a competitive basis1  
aw>d #a or m grants to1 or ent] into #a 
or m coop]ative agreem5ts )1 #a or m    
cov]$ entities to e/abli% a te*nical    
assi/ance c5t]1 to be kn[n z ! ,,snap   
,onl9e ,pur*as+ ,te*nical ,assi/ance    
,c5t]1 to provide-- 7i7 to ,/ate        
ag5cies1 eligible entities1 & program   
p>ticipants in=mation on & te*nical     
assi/ance )1 z applicable-- 7,i7 accept+
 program b5efits ?r\gh onl9e            
transactions2  7,,ii7 us+ ! ,,ebt ,onl9e
 ,r$emption ,portal describ$ 9          
subsection 7h77#ad77;,b72  7,,iii7 9 !  
case ( ,/ate ag5cies1 conduct+ outrea*  
to eligible entities to ensure t ^?     
eligible entities are in=m$ ( ! te*nical

 assi/ance provid$ by ! c5t]2  7,,iv7   
rese>*1 tra9+1 & be/ practices relat+ to
 r$eem+ program b5efits ?r\gh onl9e     
transactions2 &  7,v7 facilitat+        
communication betwe5 eligible entities1 
applicable ,/ate ag5cies1 & ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,agriculture2 &  7ii7 to eligible     
entities direct grants to defray !      
te*nological co/s ( c>ry+ out !         
activities describ$ 9 subclauses 7,i7 & 
7,,ii7 ( clause 7i74  7,c7              
,qualifications ,at lea/ #a cov]$ entity
 t receives a grant or ent]s into a     
coop]ative agreem5t "u subp>agraph 7,b7 
%all h exp]tise 9 provid+ te*nical      
assi/ance to food retail]s op]at+ "u a  
,f$]al nutrition program4  7,d7         
,te*nical assi/ance priority ,9 provid+ 
te*nical assi/ance to eligible entities1
 ! ,,snap ,onl9e ,pur*as+ ,te*nical     
,assi/ance ,c5t] %all give priority to  
eligible entities t are small &         
limit$-res\rce retail]s4  7,e7 ,fund+   
,!re is appropriat$ to ! ,secret>y1 out 
( funds ( ! ,treasury n o!rwise         

appropriat$1 #ge1jjj1jjj to c>ry out ?is
 p>agraph1 to rema9 available until     
exp5d$1 ( :i* n m ?an #c p]c5t may be   
us$ by ! ,secret>y = adm9i/rative       
exp5ses4  7#e7 ,publication ( onl9e     
v5dors ,! ,secret>y %all ma9ta9 on !    
website ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture a  
publicly available li/+1 organiz$ &     
se>*able by region1 locality1 & ,/ate1 (
 all approv$ retail food /ores accept+  
b5efits f recipi5ts ( supplem5tal       
nutrition assi/ance1 includ+ ?r\gh onl9e
 transactions4  4