,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #bddi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,july #bj1 #bjbc,mr4   
,lujn 7= himself & ,mr4 ,wel*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 make p]man5t ! moratorium on b5efit  
transaction fees1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,ensur+ ,fee-,free ,b5efit ,transactions
 ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4 ,fee-free b5efit    
transactions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #g (
 ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9      
subsection 7d71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at !   
end & ins]t+ 1 includ+ complet5ess (    
fraud protection & fraud prev5tion tools
 & cov]age ( infra/ructure co/s42  7#b7 
9 subsection 7f77#e77;,b77ii7-- 7,a7 by 
/rik+ %all consid] & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
%all-- 7,i7 consid]  2  7,b7 9 subclause
 7,i7 7z s designat$71 by /rik+ ! p]iod 
at ! end & ins]t+ 2 &2 &  7,c7 by add+  

at ! end ! foll[+3  7,,ii7 require ,/ate
 ag5cies to review exi/+ te*nology &    
contract requirem5ts dur+ ea* contract+ 
p]iod to ensure t ,,ebt te*nology       
reflects comm]cial /&>ds to ensure      
security ( b5efits4  2 &  7#c7 9        
subsection 7h77#ac71 by /rik+           
subp>agraph 7,b7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3     
7,b7 ,o!r fees ,no ,/ate1 or any ag5t1  
contractor1 or subcontractor ( a ,/ate  
:o facilitates ! provision ( supplem5tal
 nutrition assi/ance program b5efits 9 t
 ,/ate1 may impose a fee =-- 7i7 swit*+ 
7z def9$ 9 subsection 7j77#a77 or r\t+  
^? b5efits2  7ii7 co/s to implem5t      
subsections 7d7 & 7f77#e77;,b72 or      
7iii7 o!r co/s associat$ ) updat+ !     
,,ebt process+ infra/ructure4  4  7b7   
,rule ( con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ! am5dm5ts  
made by subsection 7a7 %all modify or   
affect ! provisions ( title ,,iv (      
division ,,hh ( ! ,consolidation        
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc 7,public    
,law #aag-cbh71 or any ag5cy action tak5
 pursuant to ^? provisions4  #c4        

,effective date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts  
made by ?is ,act %all take effect on    
,octob] #a1 #bjbc4