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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5925 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce waste, fraud, 

and abuse in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 21, 2016 

Mr. POLIQUIN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to reduce 

waste, fraud, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition 

assistance program. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Stamp Integrity 

5 Act of 2016’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS. 

7 (a) PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION FOR MIS8 CONDUCT.—Section 6(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 

9 of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) is amended— 


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1 (1) by striking ‘‘program—’’ and inserting 

2 ‘‘program permanently upon—’’, 

3 (2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii), and 

4 (3) in clause (iii)— 

5 (A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘(I) the 

6 third’’ and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(A) the first’’, 

8 (B) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘(II) the 

9 second’’ and inserting the following: 

10 ‘‘(B) the first’’, 

11 (C) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘(III) 

12 the first’’ and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(C) the first’’, 

14 (D) in subclause (IV) by striking ‘‘(IV) a 

15 conviction’’ and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(D) a conviction’’, and 

17 (E) by striking ‘‘(iii) permanently 

18 upon—’’. 

19 (b) DISQUALIFICATION FOR CERTAIN CONVICTED

20 FELONS.—Section 6(r)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition 

21 Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(r)(1)(A)) is amended— 

22 (1) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end, 

23 (2) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end, 

24 and 

25 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(vi) an offense under chapter 113B 

2 of title 18 of the United States Code; or 

3 ‘‘(vii) defrauding the Federal Govern4 ment, a State, or a unit of local govern5 ment; and’’. 

6 (c) MANDATORY DISQUALIFICATION FOR CHILD SUP7 PORT ARREARS.—Section 6(n)(1) of the Food and Nutri8 tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n)(1)) is amended by 

9 striking ‘‘At the option of a State agency, no’’ and insert10 ing ‘‘No’’. 

11 (d) WORK REQUIREMENT; ELIMINATION OF WAIVER

12 OF WORK REQUIREMENT AND OF 15-PERCENT EXEMP13 TION.—Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 

14 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended— 

15 (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘36-month’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘48-month’’, 

17 (2) by striking paragraph (4), 

18 (3) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘36-month’’ 

19 and inserting ‘‘48-month’’, 

20 (4) by striking paragraph (6), and 

21 (5) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as 

22 paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 

23 (e) PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION FOR OBTAINING

24 CASH BY DESTROYING FOOD AND COLLECTING DEPOS25 ITS.—Section 6(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 


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1 (7 U.S.C. 2015(p)) is amended by striking ‘‘for such pe2 riod of time as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation’’ 

3 and inserting ‘‘permanently’’. 

4 (f) PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION FOR SALE OF

5 FOOD PURCHASED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION

6 ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS.—Section 6(q) of the 

7 Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(q)) is 

8 amended by striking ‘‘for such period of time as the Sec9 retary shall prescribe by regulation’’ and inserting ‘‘per10 manently’’. 

11 SEC. 3. EXCESSIVE LOSS OF EBT CARDS. 

12 Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 

13 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end the fol14 lowing: 

15 ‘‘(t) EXCESSIVE LOSS OF EBT CARDS.—At the op16 tion of the State agency— 

17 ‘‘(1) if the household requests a third EBT 

18 card to replace the second of 2 EBT cards issued to 

19 the household in the 1-year period ending on the 

20 date of such request, the State agency may require 

21 the head of the household to appear in person for an 

22 interview before any additional EBT card is issued 

23 to the household; and 

24 ‘‘(2) the participation of a household in the 

25 supplemental nutrition assistance program may be 


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1 terminated for 1 year if the household requests a 

2 fifth EBT card to replace the last of 4 EBT cards 

3 issued to such households in the 1-year period end4 ing on the date of such request.’’. 

5 SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 

6 (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub7 section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 

8 Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 

9 Act. 

10 (b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.— 

11 (1) The amendments made by this Act shall not 

12 apply with respect to conduct that occurs before the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act. 

14 (2) The amendments made by this Act shall not 

15 apply with respect to certification periods that begin 

16 before the date of the enactment of this Act. 

17 (3) The amendment made by section 4 shall not 

18 apply with respect to EBT cards issued before the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act. 

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