,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ifdi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #ac1 #bjbf,mr4  
,bur*ett introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition
 ,act ( #bjjh to improve ! accuracy (   
e/imates ( retail food /ore traffick+ 9 
! supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance       
program b5efits1 to /r5g!n p5alties =   
traffick+ violations1 to require report+
 in=mation to ! ,congress1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,retail ,food ,/ore   
,,snap ,traffick+ ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4    
,improvem5ts to retail food /ore ,,snap 
b5efits traffick+ e/imates ,section #ag 
( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjbf7 is am5d$ by add+ at !  
end ! foll[+3  7l7 ,retail] b5efits     
traffick+ e/imates  7#a7 ,! ,secret>y1  
act+ ?r\gh ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,food &   
,nutrition ,s]vice1 %all-- 7,a7 evaluate
 & update key assumptions us$ 9 e/imat+ 
! traffick+ ( supplem5tal nutrition     

assi/ance program b5efits by approv$    
retail food /ores 7includ+ assumptions  
reg>d+ ! p]c5tage ( b5efits traffick$ by
 /ore type or size72  7,b7 validate su* 
assumptions us+ indep5d5t data s\rces1  
su* z transaction data f kn[n cases (   
traffick+ 9 su* b5efits2  7,c7 include  
ranges reflect+ unc]ta9ty 9 all public  
reports ( su* e/imates2 &  7,d7 assess !
 b5efits & co/s ( m frequ5t             
reau?orization ( retail food /ore 7m (t5
 ?an e #e ye>s7 = a sample ( su* /ores  
at high risk ( su* traffick+1 & implem5t
 *anges to su* reau?orization process z 
appropriate4  7#b7 ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s
 aft] effective date ( ?is subsection1 &
 e #c ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all    
publi% an updat$ national retail]       
traffick+ report t describes ! results (
 ! actions tak5 "u subsection 7a74  4   
#c4 ,/r5g!n$ p5alties = traffick+       
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits  7a7 ,civil money p5alties      
,section #ab ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act
 ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjba7 is am5d$--

 7#a7 9 subsection 7a77#a77;,b71 by     
/rik+ by /rik+ #ajj1jjj & ins]t+        
#bej1jjj2 &  7#b7 9 subsection 7c77#a7  
by /rik+ #ajj1jjj & ins]t+ #bej1jjj4    
7b7 ,disqualification & p5alties ,!     
,secret>y ( ,agriculture %all promulgate
 regulations to ensure t--  7#a7 !      
p]man5t disqualification = approval     
reau?orization ( retail food /ores t    
traffic 9 supplem5tal nutrition         
assi/ance program b5efits issu$ "u su*  
,act may be accompani$ by civil money   
p5alties2 &  7#b7 p5alties bett] det]   
violations ( law = su* traffick+ are    
consi/5t ) au?ority grant$ to !         
,secret>y "u prior law4  #d4 ,report+   
requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] !  
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y 
( ,agriculture %all submit to !         
,committee on ,agriculture ( ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry ( !  
,s5ate a brief report on-- 7#a7 progress
 implem5t+ ! ?is ,act & ! am5dm5ts made 
?is ,act2  7#b7 updat$ e/imates (       

traffick+ by retail food /ores 9        
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
b5efits issues "u ! ,food & ,nutrition  
,act ( #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et     
seq472 &  7#c7 ! numb] ( inve/igations1 
disqualifications1 & p5alties impos$ )  
respect to su* traffick+ by retail food 
/ores4