,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #daeh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbe,ms4 
,brown 7for herself and ,mr4 ,wied7     
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the  
,food and ,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to   
make permanent the moratorium on ,,snap 
benefit transaction fees4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,ensuring ,fee-,free ,benefit           
,transactions ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,prohibited fees ,section               
#g7;h77#ac77;,b7 of the ,food and       
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#bjaf7;h77#ac77;,b77 is amended to read 
as follows3  7,b7 ,other fees  7i7      
,prohibition ,neither a ,state1 nor any 
agent1 contractor1 or subcontractor of a
 ,state who facilitates the provision of
 supplemental nutrition assistance      
program benefits in such ,state may     
impose a fee on a ,,snap authorized     
retailer for ,,ebt transactions         

including switching 7as defined in      
subsection 7j77#a77;,h77 or routing such
 benefits1 for costs to implement       
subsections 7d7 and 7f77#e77;,b74  7ii7 
,exception ,the prohibition against fees
 described in clause 7i7 shall not apply
 towards costs associated with equipment
 rentals4  4  #c4 ,application of       
amendment ,the amendment made by section
 #b shall be applied to supersede the   
provisions of title ,,iv of division    
,,hh of the ,consolidation              
,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc or any      
agency action taken under the authority 
of such provisions4  #d4 ,effective date
 ,this ,act and the amendment made by   
this ,act shall take effect ,october #a1
 #bjbe4