,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #chhg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #aj1 #bjbe,mr4  
,nunn ( ,i[a introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2   
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ( !   
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh relat+  
to puni%m5t & comp5sation = ! !ft (     
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits2 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,,snap  
,anti-,!ft & ,victim ,comp5sation ,act (
 #bjbe4  #b4 ,exp&$ inve/igative        
au?ority ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture   
,inspector ,g5]al ,section #af ( ! ,food
 & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4
 #bjbe7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !     
foll[+3  7i7 ,(fice ( ,inspector ,g5]al 
coord9ation au?ority  7#a7 ,! ,inspector
 ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture    
%all h full au?ority to inve/igate &    
coord9ate multi-jurisdictional ef=ts to 
prev5t1 detect1 & prosecute !ft1 misuse1
 or fraudul5t access+ ( supplem5tal     
nutrition assi/ance program b5efits1    

includ+-- 7,a7 inve/igation (           
cyb]-enabl$ b5efit !ft1 includ+ skimm+1 
clon+1 phi%+1 spo(+1 & unau?oriz$ access
 to ,,ebt sy/ems2 ,issu+ subpo5as1      
execut+ w>rants1 & initiat+ civil or    
crim9al ref]rals2  7,b7 issuance (      
subpo5as1 execut+ w>rants1 & initiat+   
civil or crim9al ref]rals2  7,c7        
coord9ation ) ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 !  
,f$]al ,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 !       
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 ! ,secret
 ,s]vice1 ,/ate & local law en=cem5t1 & 
f9ancial in/itutions2  7,d7 reque/+ &   
receiv+ data f ,/ate ,,ebt processors & 
contract$ v5dors = inve/igative         
purposes2 &  7,e7 p>ticipation 9        
int]ag5cy cyb] task =ces or fraud       
detection initiatives4  7#b7 ,!         
,secret>y ( ,agriculture may issue      
rules1 & allocate funds1 necess>y to    
support ! activities ( ! ,inspector     
,g5]al "u ?is subsection4  4  #c4       
,au?ority to reimburse /ol5 ,,snap      
b5efits ,section #aa ( ! ,food &        
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   

#bjbj7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7y7 ,reimbursem5t = /ol5       
b5efits 4 7#a7 ,/ates are au?oriz$ to   
use supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance     
program b5efit funds to reimburse       
h\seholds ^: b5efits are /ol5 due to no 
fault ( _! own1 includ+ via skimm+1     
clon+1 or o!r unau?oriz$ electronic     
transf]s4  7#b7 ,reimbursem5t %all be   
made 9 accordance ) guidance f !        
,secret>y & %all n affect ! h\sehold's  
mon?ly allotm5t or ongo+ eligibility4   
7#c7 ,! ,secret>y %all--  7,a7 provide  
te*nical assi/ance to ,/ates = fraud    
detection & claims validation2  7,b7    
ma9ta9 a c5traliz$ report+ database =   
b5efit !ft incid5ts2  7,c7 require      
,/ates to submit annual data on b5efit  
!ft & reimbursem5ts4  7#d7 ,! ,secret>y 
%all promulgate regulations z necess>y  
to c>ry out ?is subsection4  7#e7 ,!    
,secret>y %all review ! necessity ( ?is 
au?ority once all ,/ates h successfully 
upgrad$ to secure paym5t te*nologies4  4
  #d4 4 ,civil p5alty = !ft ( ,,snap    

b5efits ,section #ae ( ! ,food &        
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjbd7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  7g7 ,civil p5alty = !ft (      
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits 4 7#a7 ,any p]son :o kn[+ly     
accesses1 uses1 or transf]s supplem5tal 
nutrition assi/ance program b5efits     
issu$ to h\sehold )\t au?orization %all 
be liable to ! ,unit$ ,/ates = a civil  
p5alty 9 an am\nt equal to twice ! value
 ( ! b5efits /ol54  7#b7 ,! ,secret>y   
may assess & en=ce ?is p5alty ?r\gh an  
adm9i/rative proce$+ "u section #ad or  
?r\gh a civil action 9 a di/rict c\rt ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,funds recov]$ "u
 ?is subsection %all be us$1 z det]m9$  
by ! ,secret>y1 to (fset ! co/ (        
reimburs+ victims ( b5efit !ft & ! co/ (
 ! enhanc$ inve/igatory au?ority ( !    
,inspector ,g5]al ( ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,agriculture4  7#d7 ,a civil p5alty     
impos$ "u ?is subsection %all be 9      
addition to any o!r civil or crim9al    
p5alty impos$ "u any o!r provision ( ?is

 ,act or "u any o!r provision ( law4  4