,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bje  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #i1 #bjbc,mr4 
,rupp]sb]g] 7= himself & ,mr4           
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d !     
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh to      
provide = ! reissuance to h\seholds     
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits to replace b5efits /ol5 by      
id5tity !ft or typical skimm+ practices1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,!ft       
,protection ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts
 ,section #g ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act
 ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7 is am5d$--
 7#a7 9 subsection 7e7 by ins]t+ or f ! 
reissuance ( b5efits /ol5 by id5tity !ft
 or typical skimm+ practices1 aft] mail1
 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7h77#g7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ ,regulations & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,replacem5t ( b5efits ,regulations 
1 &  7,b7 by add+ at end ! foll[+3  7,b7
 ,reissuance ( /ol5 b5efits  7i7        

,issuance ( regulations ,secret>y %all  
issue regulations-- 7,i7 to e/abli%     
crit]ia = ,/ate ag5cies to id5tify      
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits /ol5 by id5tity !ft or typical  
skimm+ practices2 &  7,,ii7 to provide =
 ! reissuance to h\seholds ( b5efits    
/ol5 by id5tity !ft1 or typical skimm+  
practices1 t meet su* crit]ia4  7ii7    
,/atus report ,n lat] ?an #bdj days aft]
 ! ,secret>y issues regulations "u      
clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 ,congress a report on ! /atus ( b5efits
 reissu$ "u su* regulations t includes--
 7,i7 a detail$ description ( !         
preval5ce ( /ol5 b5efits = :i* b5efits  
are reissu$ "u su* regulations2  7,,ii7 
an exam9ation ( curr5t b>ri]s1          
feasibility1 & impact on p>ticipant     
access & ease ( use 9 develop+ an       
electronic b5efit transf] c>d t conta9s 
innovative te*nologies su* z an emb$d$  
micro*ip along ) ! traditional magnetic 
/ripe2 &  7,,iii7 su* o!r in=mation z by
 ! ,secret>y consid]s to be appropriate4

  7iii7 ,/ol5 b5efit reissuance report  
,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] end ( ea*    
fiscal ye> t beg9s aft] ! ,secret>y     
issues regulations "u clause 7i71 !     
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,congress a  
report = su* fiscal ye> ) respect to ea*
 ,/ate t includes ! aggregate value (   
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits reissu$ "u su* regulations & !  
numb] ( h\seholds to :i* su* b5efits 7  
reissu$4  7iv7 ,evaluation ,to maximize 
! accessibility & security ( electronic 
b5efit transf] c>ds1 ! ,secret>y %all   
p]iodically review & modify su*         
regulations to take into acc\nt evolv+  
te*nology & ! ?reat l&scape to bett]    
protect aga9/ b5efit !ft4  4