,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #daeh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bf1 #bjbe,ms4  
,br[n 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,wi$7 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !         
,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill   
,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (    
#bjjh to make p]man5t ! moratorium on   
,,snap b5efit transaction fees4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,ensur+ ,fee-,free ,b5efit ,transactions
 ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibit$ fees     
,section #g7;h77#ac77;,b7 ( ! ,food &   
,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjaf7;h77#ac77;,b77 is am5d$ to read z 
foll[s3  7,b7 ,o!r fees  7i7            
,prohibition ,nei!r a ,/ate1 nor any    
ag5t1 contractor1 or subcontractor ( a  
,/ate :o facilitates ! provision (      
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits 9 su* ,/ate may impose a fee on 
a ,,snap au?oriz$ retail] = ,,ebt       
transactions includ+ swit*+ 7z def9$ 9  
subsection 7j77#a77;,h77 or r\t+ su*    
b5efits1 = co/s to implem5t subsections 

7d7 & 7f77#e77;,b74  7ii7 ,exception ,! 
prohibition aga9/ fees describ$ 9 clause
 7i7 %all n apply t[>ds co/s associat$ )
 equipm5t r5tals4  4  #c4 ,application (
 am5dm5t ,! am5dm5t made by section #b  
%all be appli$ to sup]s$e ! provisions (
 title ,,iv ( division ,,hh ( !         
,consolidation ,appropriations ,act1    
#bjbc or any ag5cy action tak5 "u !     
au?ority ( su* provisions4  #d4         
,effective date ,?is ,act & ! am5dm5t   
made by ?is ,act %all take effect       
,octob] #a1 #bjbe4