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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1427 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1427

    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit the use of 
    business integrity and reputation factors when determining the 
 eligibility of a retail food store or a wholesale food concern to be 
 approved to redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2023

  Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Correa, Ms. Norton, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. 
 Watson Coleman, and Mr. Smith of Washington) introduced the following 
        bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL

 
    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit the use of 
    business integrity and reputation factors when determining the 
 eligibility of a retail food store or a wholesale food concern to be 
 approved to redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Second Chance Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENT.

    Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2018(a)) is amended by adding at end the following:
            ``(5) Business integrity and reputation.--
                    ``(A)  Treatment of criminal violations.--
                            ``(i) No retail food store or wholesale 
                        food concern may be denied authorization to 
                        redeem supplemental nutrition assistance 
                        program benefits solely based on a criminal 
                        conviction.
                            ``(ii) For the purpose of approving an 
                        application for authorization to redeem 
                        supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                        benefits, the Secretary may only consider a 
                        criminal offense that occurs in the 5-year 
                        period ending on the date of such application.
                            ``(iii) An applicant that is convicted of a 
                        criminal offense shall not be denied 
                        authorization to redeem supplemental nutrition 
                        assistance program benefits on the basis of 
                        business integrity and reputation of the if the 
                        applicant shows sufficient mitigation or 
                        rehabilitation as determined under subparagraph 
                        (B).
                    ``(B)  Sufficient mitigation or rehabilitation.--An 
                applicant with a criminal conviction shall not be 
                denied authorization to redeem supplemental nutrition 
                assistance program benefits on the basis business 
                integrity and reputation factors if the applicant 
                establishes sufficient mitigation or rehabilitation by 
                providing any of the following:
                            ``(i) Evidence that a period of 5 years 
                        elapsed beginning on the date of a felony 
                        conviction, the release from any correctional 
                        institution for financial fraud or deception 
                        under Federal, State, or Tribal law, and 
                        compliance with all applicable terms and 
                        conditions of probation or parole.
                            ``(ii) Evidence that a period of 3 years 
                        elapsed beginning on the date of a felony 
                        conviction, the release from any correctional 
                        institution without subsequent conviction of a 
                        crime, and compliance with all terms and 
                        conditions of probation or parole.
                            ``(iii) Any other evidence of mitigation or 
                        rehabilitation and of present fitness provided, 
                        including--
                                    ``(I) circumstances relative to the 
                                offense, including mitigating 
                                circumstances or social conditions 
                                surrounding the commission of the 
                                offense;
                                    ``(II) age of the person at the 
                                time the offense was committed;
                                    ``(III) the length of time since 
                                the offense was committed; and
                                    ``(IV) whether elements of the 
                                offense are directly related to the 
                                responsibilities and requirements for 
                                the redemption of the supplemental 
                                nutrition assistance program 
                                benefits.''.

SEC. 3. RULEMAKING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall issue rules to carry out the amendment made under 
this Act.
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