,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cddb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #g1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,booker 7for himself and ,mr4 
,padilla7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture1         
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh to require the ,secretary of   
,agriculture to make timely decisions on
 applications of retail food stores to  
accept benefits from recipients of      
supplemental nutrition assistance       
through on-line transactions1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,timely ,review
 of ,,snap ,online ,retailer            
,applications ,act of #bjbc4  #b4       
,deadline for decisions on applications 
to accept benefits through on-line      
transactions ,section #g7k7 of the ,food
 and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g       
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7k77 is amended by adding
 at the end the following3  7#e7 ,timely

 review of applications  7,a7 ,in       
general ,in implementing paragraph 7#a71
 the ,secretary1 to the maximum extent  
practicable1 shall make a determination 
of approval or non-approval of an       
application of a retail food store to   
accept benefits from recipients of      
supplemental nutrition assistance       
through on-line transactions not later  
than #ahj days after the ,secretary     
receives that application4  7,b7        
,notification of ,congress ,if the      
,secretary is not able to make a        
determination described in subparagraph 
7,a7 by the deadline described in that  
subparagraph1 the ,secretary shall      
submit to the ,committee on             
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 and ,forestry 
of the ,senate and the ,committee on    
,agriculture of the ,house of           
,representatives a written notification 
that includes an explanation of the     
reasons why the ,secretary was not able 
to make the determination by the        
applicable deadline4  4