,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #aj1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,messm] 7= himself & ,mr4     
,gray7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh au?orize ! use ( b5efits  
"u ! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance    
program = onl9e groc]y pur*ases1 & = o!r
 purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,,snap ,onl9e ,access   
,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,p]man5t au?ority =  
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
onl9e pur*as+  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #g 
( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7l7 ,onl9e pur*as+       
program  7#a7 ,p]man5t au?ority ,n lat] 
?an #abj days aft] ! effective date (   
?is subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all beg9   
transition+ ! supplem5tal nutrition     
assi/ance program onl9e pur*as+         
initiative f pilot or demon/ration /atus
 to p]man5t nationwide program          

op]ations1 ) ! completion ( !           
regulations m>k+ ! end ( ! transition4  
7#b7 ,regulations ,! ,secret>y %all     
issue su* regulations & guidance z may  
be necess>y to c>ry out p>agraph 7#a71  
includ+ provisions relat$ to program    
integrity1 consum] protections1 &       
equitable access4 ,su* regulations %all 
be issu$ n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !      
effective date ( ?is subsection4  7#c7  
,/akehold] consultation ,! ,secret>y    
%all e/abli% a =mal process =           
consultation ) ,/ate ag5cies1 au?oriz$  
retail]s1 electronic b5efit transf]     
processors1 consum] advocates1 & o!r    
relevant /akehold]s to incorporate      
lessons le>n$ f onl9e pur*as+ op]ations 
dur+ ! p]iod ( #bjad ?r\gh #bjbe4  7#d7 
,report to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #abj   
days aft] ! effective date ( ?is        
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 ,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a report describ+ ! consultation 

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