,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #cbdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #bj1 #bjbe,ms4
 ,ern/ introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture1 ,nutrition1 & ,=e/ry  ,a  
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,food & ,nutrition   
,act ( #bjjh to re=m ! re/aurant meals  
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,mc,stopping ,*a9s f ,us+ ,,snap ,,ebt  
to ,make ,entrees ,act ( #bjbe or !     
,mc,s,c,u,s,e ,,me ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4   
,re/aurant meals program ,section #i7;h7
 ( ! ,food & ,nutrition ,act ( #bjjh 7#g
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjah7;h77 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 
p>agraph 7#a7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ det]m9es t
 ! p>ticipation & ins]t+ ! foll[+3      
det]m9es t-- 7,a7 ! private e/abli%m5t  
is a retail food /ore t-- 7i7 op]ates a 
prep>$ food section1 hot b>1 or deli    
c\nt]2  7ii7 is n prim>ily engag$ 9 !   
sale ( quick-s]vice or fa/-food items1 z
 det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y2 &  7iii7 meets 
all ,/ate & local food safety & heal?   

/&>ds applicable to groc]y /ores or     
sup]m>kets2 &  7,b7 ! p>ticipation  2   
7#b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraph 7#c7 z      
p>agraph 7#f72  7#c7 by ins]t+ aft]     
p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,eligible 
meals ,b5efits may be r$eem$ "u !       
program "u ?is subsection f a private   
e/abli%m5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a7
 only = meals f a prep>$ food section1  
hot b>1 or deli c\nt] t-- 7,a7 are      
int5d$ = imm$iate consumption2 &  7,b7  
conta9 at lea/-- 7i7 #a fruit or        
vegetable2 &  7ii7 #a prote91 z def9$ by
 ! ,secret>y4  7#d7 ,s+le au?orization  
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,a retail food /ore       
au?oriz$ "u section #i %all n be requir$
 to obta9 a sep>ate au?orization =      
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program "u ?is section4  
7,b7 ,,ebt sy/ems ,! ,secret>y %all     
ensure t ,/ate ag5cies ma9ta9 or update 
,,ebt c>d cod+ & retail] cod+ sy/ems    
necess>y to re/rict r$emption ( b5efits 
"u ?is subsection to eligible h\seholds4
  7#e7 ,sp\sal exclusion ,not)/&+ any   
o!r provision ( ?is ,act1 a sp\se ( an  

individual eligible = b5efits "u !      
supplem5tal nutrition assi/ance program 
%all n be eligible to p>ticipate 9 !    
program "u ?is subsection4  2 &  7#d7 9 
p>agraph 7#f7 7z s r$esignat$71 by /rik+
 ,s5ate a report on ! effectiv5ess ( a &
 ins]t+ ! foll[+3 ,s5ate1 & make        
publicly available1 a report describ+-- 
7,a7 ! numb] ( private e/abli%m5ts      
p>ticipat+ 9 ! program "u ?is           
subsection2  7,b7 = ea* private         
e/abli%m5t p>ticipat+ 9 ! program "u ?is
 subsection-- 7i7 ! "n & location ( !   
private e/abli%m5t2 &  7ii7 ! am\nt (   
b5efits r$eem$ at ! private e/abli%m5t2 
7,c7 ! numb] ( individuals receiv+      
b5efits "u ! program "u ?is subsection2 
7,d7 ! co/s ( ! program "u ?is          
subsection2 &  7,e7 ! effectiv5ess ( !  
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