,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cddb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #g1 #bjbc,mr4 
,book] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,padilla7      
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 require ! ,secret>y (   
,agriculture to make timely decisions on
 applications ( retail food /ores to    
accept b5efits f recipi5ts ( supplem5tal
 nutrition assi/ance ?r\gh on-l9e       
transactions1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,timely ,review ( ,,snap ,onl9e ,retail]
 ,applications ,act ( #bjbc4  #b4       
,deadl9e = decisions on applications to 
accept b5efits ?r\gh on-l9e transactions
 ,section #g7k7 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7k77 is 
am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#e7  
,timely review ( applications  7,a7 ,9  
g5]al ,9 implem5t+ p>agraph 7#a71 !     
,secret>y1 to ! maximum ext5t           

practicable1 %all make a det]m9ation (  
approval or non-approval ( an           
application ( a retail food /ore to     
accept b5efits f recipi5ts ( supplem5tal
 nutrition assi/ance ?r\gh on-l9e       
transactions n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 ,secret>y receives t application4  7,b7
 ,notification ( ,congress ,if !        
,secret>y is n able to make a           
det]m9ation describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 
by ! deadl9e describ$ 9 t subp>agraph1 !
 ,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( 
! ,s5ate & ! ,committee on ,agriculture 
( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives a writt5    
notification t includes an explanation (
 ! reasons :y ! ,secret>y 0 n able to   
make ! det]m9ation by ! applicable      
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