,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cijc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #g1 #bjbc ,mr4 
,espaillat introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh to enhance the administrative  
and judiciary process for ,,snap        
retailers4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,keeping ,,snap in  
our ,communities ,act of #bjbc4  #b4    
,amendments ,section #ad7;a7 of the     
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7;a77 is amended--  7#a7 
in paragraph 7#b7 by striking by any and
 inserting to each of the firm's owners1
 officers1 and managers by email and via
 any other1  7#b7 in paragraph 7#c7 by  
striking ten and inserting #cj1  7#c7 by
 amending subparagraph 7#d7 to read as  
follows3  7#d7 ,if such a request is not
 made by the store1 concern1 or ,state  
,agency or if such store1 concern1 or   
,state agency otherwise fails to submit 

information in support of its position  
after filing a request1 the             
administrative determination shall be a 
final determination1 subject to the     
provisions of judicial review4  1 and   
7#d7 by amending paragraph 7#e7 to read 
as follows3  7#e7 ,if such request is   
made by such store1 concern1 or ,state  
agency1 such information as may be      
submitted by the store1 concern1 or     
,state agency1 as well as such other    
information as may be available1 shall  
be reviewed by the person or persons    
designated by the ,secretary1 who shall1
 subject to the right of judicial review
 hereinafter provided1 make a           
determination within #fj days after     
submission of the store's response4 ,the
 agency's determination shall be final  
and shall take effect #cj days after the
 date of the delivery or service of such
 final notice of determination4 ,in all 
administrative proceedings involving the
 denial1 withdrawal1 or disqualification
 of a retail food store from the        

supplemental nutrition assistance       
program1 the agency shall bear the      
burden of proof of establishing that the
 denial1 withdrawal1 or disqualification
 is based on a preponderance of the     
evidence4 ,the agency shall produce1    
within #aj days of any request by the   
store or its counsel1 all records       
reviewed or relied upon by the agency in
 issuing the charge letter or other     
notice4 ,notwithstanding any provision  
in this ,act or other statutory         
provision1 the agency shall produce     
information and records otherwise       
prohibited from disclosure to counsel   
for the store subject to a nondisclosure
 agreement4  4  #c4 ,reporting ,not     
later than #ahj days after the enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,agriculture shall conduct a study that 
contains the following3 7#a7 ,how often 
first-time trafficking offenders are    
given a penalty of permanent            
disqualification in lieu of civil       
penalty1 disaggregated by--  7,a7 the   

number of employees and revenue1 and    
7,b7 the race and ethnicity of owners4  
7#b7 ,an analysis of the ,anti-,fraud   
,locator ,using ,electronic ,benefits   
,transfer ,system 7,,alert7 including-- 
7,a7 what are the metrics of detecting  
fraudulent activity1  7,b7 how the      
metrics of detecting fraudulent activity
 were determined1  7,c7 how often these 
metrics are updated to ensure they      
continue to be reliable1 and  7,d7 what 
metrics are reviewed in addition to     
,,alert findings to determine fraudulent
 activity4  #d4 ,effective date  7a7 ,in
 general ,except as provided in         
subsection 7b71 this ,act shall take    
effect #a year after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act4  7b7 ,effective 
day of section #c ,section #c shall take
 effect on the date of the enactment of 
this ,act4