,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icei  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #ah1 #bjbf,ms4  
,m5g 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a ,,bill
  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act (  
#bjjh to provide = ! reissuance to      
h\seholds ( supplem5tal nutrition       
assi/ance program b5efits to replace    
b5efits /ol5 by id5tity !ft or typical  
skimm+ practices1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4
 ,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! 
,end+ ,/ol5 ,,snap ,b5efits ,act (      
#bjbf4  #b4 ,am5dm5ts ,section #g ( !   
,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g     
,u4,s4,c4 #bjaf7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9     
subsection 7e7 by ins]t+ or f !         
reissuance ( b5efits /ol5 by id5tity !ft
 or typical skimm+ practices aft] mail2 
&  7#b7 9 subsection 7h77#g7--  7,a7 by 
/rik+ ,regulations & ins]t+ ! foll[+3   
7,a7 ,reissuance ( b5efits ,regulations 
2 &  7,b7 by add+ at end ! foll[+3  7,b7
 ,reissuance ( /ol5 b5efits  7i7        

,issuance ( regulations ,! ,secret>y    
%all issue regulations1 consi/5t ) !    
proc$ures det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y "u     
subp>agraphs 7,a7 & 7,b7 ( section      
#eja7;b77#a7 ( division ,,hh ( !        
,consolidat$ ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbc
 7,public ,law #aag-cbh2 #g ,u4,s4,c4   
#bjaf;a7b77#a771 )\t reg>d to !         
limitations 9 subp>agraphs 7,b7 & 7,c7 (
 section #eja7;b77#b7 ( su* ,act--  7,i7
 to e/abli% crit]ia & be/ practices =   
,/ate ag5cies to id5tify supplem5tal    
nutrition assi/ance program b5efits /ol5
 by id5tity !ft or typical skimm+       
practices 9 a way t m9imizes ! burd5 (  
victim h\seholds to e/abli% ! !ft2      
7,,ii7 to provide = ! reissuance to     
h\seholds ( b5efits /ol5 by id5tity !ft1
 or typical skimm+ practices1 t meet su*
 crit]ia2 &  7,,iii7 to p]mit ,/ate     
ag5cies to reissue /ol5 b5efits to !    
same h\sehold1 provid$ ! ,secret>y has  
approv$ a ,/ate ag5cy's transition plan 
9 accordance ) section #af7l77#b74  7ii7
 ,/atus report ,n lat] ?an #bdj days    

aft] ! ,secret>y issues regulations "u  
clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y %all submit to !
 ,congress a report on ! /atus ( b5efits
 reissu$ "u su* regulations t includes--
  7,i7 a detail$ description ( !        
preval5ce ( /ol5 b5efits = :i* b5efits  
are reissu$ "u su* regulations2  7,,ii7 
an exam9ation ( curr5t b>ri]s1          
feasibility1 & impact on p>ticipant     
access & ease ( use 9 develop+ an       
electronic b5efit transf] c>d t conta9s 
te*nologies su* z an emb$d$ micro*ip 9  
common use 9 ! f9ancial s]vices indu/ry 
along ) ! traditional magnetic /ripe2 & 
7,,iii7 su* o!r in=mation z by !        
,secret>y consid]s to be appropriate4   
7iii7 ,/ol5 b5efit reissuance report ,n 
lat] ?an #abj days aft] end ( ea* fiscal
 ye> t beg9s aft] ! ,secret>y issues    
regulations "u clause 7i71 ! ,secret>y  
%all submit to ! ,congress1 & make      
available to ! public1 a report = su*   
fiscal ye> ) respect to ea* ,/ate t     
includes ! aggregate value ( supplem5tal
 nutrition assi/ance program b5efits    

reissu$ "u su* regulations & ! numb] (  
h\seholds to :i* su* b5efits 7 reissu$4 
7iv7 ,evaluation ,to maximize !         
accessibility & security ( electronic   
b5efit transf] c>ds1 ! ,secret>y %all   
p]iodically review & modify su*         
regulations to take into acc\nt evolv+  
te*nology & ! ?reat l&scape to bett]    
protect aga9/ b5efit !ft4  4  #c4 ,co/  
%>+ = transition+ to *ip-enabl$ ,,ebt   
c>ds ,section #af ( ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbe7 is   
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection 7a71 by /rik+
 subsection 7k71 & ins]t+ subsection    
7k71 except z provid$ 9 subsection 7l712
 &  7#b7 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7l7
  ,adm9i/rative co/-,%>+ = transition+  
to *ip-,enabl$ ,,ebt c>ds  7#a7  ,9     
g5]al  ,on approval ( a plan submitt$ by
 a ,/ate ag5cy "u p>agraph 7#b71 !      
,secret>y %all pay to su* ,/ate ag5cy an
 am\nt equal to #ij p]c5t ( all         
adm9i/rative co/s incurr$ by ! ,/ate    
ag5cy 9 c>ry+ out a transition f        
magnetic-/ripe ,,ebt c>ds to ,,ebt c>ds 

) *ip te*nology t complies ) ! ,am]ican 
,national ,/&>ds ,in/itute ,x#i4eh-bjbd 
,,ebt /&>d1 or its succe$+ /&>d1 includ+
 co/s associat$ )--  7,a7 c>d issuance  
/rategies2  7,b7 "o-"t up-front co/s    
paid by ! ,/ate to c>d v5dors2  7,c7    
bus9ess & functional design requirem5ts2
  7,d7 implem5tation plann+2  7,e7 sy/em
 te/+2  7,f7 education & outrea* 9      
language accessible by all h\seholds1   
includ+ in=mational activities "u       
subsection 7a77#d72 &  7,g7 any o!r     
adm9i/rative fees reasonably necess>y = 
! successful implem5tation ( *ip c>ds4  
7#b7  ,approval ( transition plans  7,a7
  ,submission  ,a ,/ate ag5cy %all      
submit to ! ,secret>y = approval a plan 
t c>ries out p>agraph 7#a71 includ+     
sy/em te/+1 retail] & h\sehold          
education1 & outrea* ef=ts4 ,/ate plans 
mu/ include /eps to ensure t recipi5ts w
 reta9 access to _! b5efits )\t         
int]ruption dur+ ! transition4  7,b7    
,secret>ial action  ,n lat] ?an #ij days
 aft] ! date on :i* ! ,secret>y receives

 a complete plan "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! 
,secret>y %all--  7i7 approve ! plan2   
7ii7 approve ! plan ) conditions2 or    
7iii7 disapprove ! plan & provide !     
,/ate ag5cy ) a writt5 explanation ( !  
reasons = su* disapproval4  7,c7  ,deem$
 approval  ,if ! ,secret>y fails to take
 action )9 ! #ij-;day p]iod describ$ 9  
subp>agraph 7,b71 ! plan %all be deem$  
approv$4  7#c7  ,sunset  ,?is subsection
 %all sunset on ,septemb] #cj1 #bjca4  4