,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #adbg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #g1 #bjbc,mr4    
,trone 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4   
,norton1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4 ,watson 
,coleman1 & ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton7      
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh to limit ! use ( bus9ess integrity
 & reputation factors :5 det]m9+ !      
eligibility ( a retail food /ore or a   
:olesale food conc]n to be approv$ to   
r$eem supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance   
program b5efits4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,second     
,*ance ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,am5dm5t      
,section #i7;a7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjah7;a77 is
 am5d$ by add+ at end ! foll[+3  7#e7   
,bus9ess integrity & reputation  7,a7   
,treatm5t ( crim9al violations  7i7 ,no 
retail food /ore or :olesale food conc]n
 may be d5i$ au?orization to r$eem      
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 

b5efits solely bas$ on a crim9al        
conviction4  7ii7 ,= ! purpose ( approv+
 an application = au?orization to r$eem 
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits1 ! ,secret>y may only consid] a 
crim9al (f5se t occurs 9 ! #e-ye> p]iod 
end+ on ! date ( su* application4  7iii7
 ,an applicant t is convict$ ( a crim9al
 (f5se %all n be d5i$ au?orization to   
r$eem supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance   
program b5efits on ! basis ( bus9ess    
integrity & reputation ( ! if !         
applicant %[s suffici5t mitigation or   
rehabilitation z det]m9$ "u subp>agraph 
7,b74  7,b7 ,suffici5t mitigation or    
rehabilitation ,an applicant ) a crim9al
 conviction %all n be d5i$ au?orization 
to r$eem supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance
 program b5efits on ! basis bus9ess     
integrity & reputation factors if !     
applicant e/abli%es suffici5t mitigation
 or rehabilitation by provid+ any ( !   
foll[+3 7i7 ,evid5ce t a p]iod ( #e ye>s
 elaps$ beg9n+ on ! date ( a felony     
conviction1 ! release f any correctional

 in/itution = f9ancial fraud or         
deception "u ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 or ,tribal  
law1 & compliance ) all applicable t]ms 
& conditions ( probation or p>ole4  7ii7
 ,evid5ce t a p]iod ( #c ye>s elaps$    
beg9n+ on ! date ( a felony conviction1 
! release f any correctional in/itution 
)\t subsequ5t conviction ( a crime1 &   
compliance ) all t]ms & conditions (    
probation or p>ole4  7iii7 ,any o!r     
evid5ce ( mitigation or rehabilitation &
 ( pres5t fitness provid$1 includ+--    
7,i7 circum/ances relative to ! (f5se1  
includ+ mitigat+ circum/ances or social 
conditions surr\nd+ ! commission ( !    
(f5se2  7,,ii7 age ( ! p]son at ! "t !  
(f5se 0 committ$2  7,,iii7 ! l5g? ( "t  
s9ce ! (f5se 0 committ$2 &  7,,iv7 :e!r 
elem5ts ( ! (f5se are directly relat$ to
 ! responsibilities & requirem5ts = !   
r$emption ( ! supplem5tal nutrition     
assi/ance program b5efits4  4  #c4      
,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
%all issue rules to c>ry out ! am5dm5t  

made "u ?is ,act4