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SEC. 202. ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF PRIVATE FUNDS FOR PUBLIC- 
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS. 
Section 1241(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3841(f)) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ‘‘FOR PUBLIC- 
PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS’’ after ‘‘CONTRIBUTIONS’’; 
(2) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP CON-
TRIBUTIONS ACCOUNTS.—The Secretary shall establish the nec-
essary accounts and process to accept contributions of private 
funds for the purposes of addressing the changing climate, 
sequestering carbon, improving wildlife habitat, protecting 
sources of drinking water, and addressing other natural 
resource priorities identified by the Secretary.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘a conservation program 
administered by the Secretary under subtitle D shall be depos-
ited into the sub-account’’ and inserting ‘‘a covered program 
shall be deposited into the account’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may accept under 
this subsection contributions of such funds as the Secretary 
determines appropriate, taking into consideration— 
‘‘(i) the source of the funds to be contributed; 
‘‘(ii) the natural resource concerns to be addressed 
through the use of the funds; 
‘‘(iii) the amount of funds to be contributed; 
‘‘(iv) whether the activities proposed to be carried 
out using the funds are consistent with the priorities 
of the Secretary; and 
‘‘(v) any other factors the Secretary determines 
to be relevant. 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION.—A determination of whether to 
accept private funds under this subsection shall be at the 
sole discretion of the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) MATCH OF CONTRIBUTED FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
Secretary may provide matching Federal funds, and deter-
mine the level of such match, which shall not exceed 75 
percent, for the private funds contributed under this sub-
section, subject to the availability of funding for the 
applicable covered program. 
‘‘(B) DISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL FUNDING FOR STATES.— 
The Secretary may not provide any matching Federal funds 
pursuant to subparagraph (A) in a manner that would 
result in a substantial reduction in the historical distribu-
tion of Federal funding to any State for any covered pro-
gram. 
‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—No funds made available pursuant 
to Public Law 117–169 may be used to provide matching 
Federal funds pursuant to subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(5) ROLE OF CONTRIBUTING ENTITY.—An entity contributing 
funds under this subsection may— 
‘‘(A) designate the covered program for which the 
contributed funds are intended to be used; 
‘‘(B) specify the geographic area in which the contrib-
uted funds are intended to be used;
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‘‘(C) identify a natural resource concern the contributed 
funds are intended to be used to address; 
‘‘(D) with respect to an activity funded pursuant to 
this subsection that may result in environmental services 
benefits to be sold through an environmental services 
market, subject to the approval of the Secretary, prescribe 
the terms for ownership of the entity’s share of such 
environmental services benefits resulting from such 
activity; and 
‘‘(E) work with the Secretary to promote the activities 
funded pursuant to this subsection. 
‘‘(6) PRODUCER PARTICIPATION.— 
‘‘(A) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary shall establish a 
process to provide notice to producers— 
‘‘(i) of activities that may be carried out, through 
a covered program, pursuant to this section; and 
‘‘(ii) any terms prescribed by the contributing 
entity under paragraph (5)(D) with respect to such 
activities. 
‘‘(B) RETENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES BENE-
FITS.—The Secretary shall not claim or impede any action 
of a producer with respect to the environmental services 
benefits they accrue through activities funded pursuant 
to this subsection. 
‘‘(7) CONSISTENCY WITH PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), the Secretary shall ensure that the terms and condi-
tions of activities carried out using funds contributed under 
this subsection are consistent with the requirements of 
the applicable covered program. 
‘‘(B) ADJUSTMENTS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, if the Sec-
retary determines necessary, adjust a regulatory 
requirement of a covered program, or related guidance, 
as it applies to an activity carried out using funds 
contributed under this subsection— 
‘‘(I) to provide a simplified process; or 
‘‘(II) to better reflect unique local cir-
cumstances and to address a specific priority of 
the contributing entity. 
‘‘(ii) LIMITATION.—The Secretary shall not adjust 
the application of statutory requirements for a covered 
program, including requirements governing appeals, 
payment limits, and conservation compliance. 
‘‘(8) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2024, and each 
year thereafter through December 31, 2031, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry of the Senate a report that contains— 
‘‘(A) the name and a description of each entity contrib-
uting private funds under this subsection that took an 
action under paragraph (5), and a description of each such 
action; 
‘‘(B) the name and a description of each entity contrib-
uting private funds under this subsection for which the 
Secretary has provided matching Federal funds, and the
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level of that match, including the amount of such matching 
Federal funds; and 
‘‘(C) the total amounts of— 
‘‘(i) private funds contributed under this sub-
section; and 
‘‘(ii) matching Federal funds provided by the Sec-
retary under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(9) COVERED PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘covered program’ means a program carried out by the 
Secretary under— 
‘‘(A) subtitle D (except for subchapter B of such sub-
title), subtitle H, or subtitle I; 
‘‘(B) section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 
(16 U.S.C. 2203); 
‘‘(C) title V of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act 
of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6571 et seq.); or 
‘‘(D) the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except for any program estab-
lished by the Secretary to carry out section 14 of such 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1012). 
‘‘(10) DURATION OF AUTHORITY.—The authority of the Sec-
retary under this subsection shall expire, with respect to each 
covered program, on the date on which the authority of the 
covered program expires.’’. 
TITLE II—COMMODITY FUTURES TRAD-
ING COMMISSION WHISTLEBLOWER 
PROGRAM 
SEC. 301. IN GENERAL. 
Section 1(b) of Public Law 117–25 (135 Stat. 297; 136 Stat. 
2133) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
(3) and (4), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL TRANSFERS.—In addition to amounts trans-
ferred under paragraph (1), the Commission may transfer up 
to $10,000,000 from the Fund into the account.’’; 
(3) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (1) and (2)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘until’’ and all that follows through 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘until October 1, 2024.’’; 
and 
(4) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘on’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘shall’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 
1, 2024, shall’’. 
TITLE III—FORESTRY 
SEC. 401. MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF EASEMENTS UNDER 
THE HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 
Section 502 of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6572) is amended by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(g) EASEMENT MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may modify or terminate 
an easement or other interest in land administered by the 
Secretary under this title if— 
‘‘(A) the owner of the land agrees to the modification 
or termination; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the modification 
or termination— 
‘‘(i) will address a compelling public need for which 
there is no practicable alternative; and 
‘‘(ii) is in the public interest. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION; CONDITIONS.— 
‘‘(A) TERMINATION.—As consideration for termination 
of an easement or other interest in land under this sub-
section, the Secretary shall enter into a compensatory 
arrangement, as the Secretary determines to be appro-
priate. 
‘‘(B) MODIFICATION.—In the case of a modification of 
an easement or other interest in land under this sub-
section— 
‘‘(i) as a condition of the modification, the owner 
of the land shall enter into a compensatory arrange-
ment, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, 
to incur the costs of modification; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(I) the modification will not adversely affect 
the forest ecosystem functions and values for which 
the easement or other interest in land was 
acquired; 
‘‘(II) any adverse impacts will be mitigated 
by enrollment and restoration of other land that 
provides greater forest ecosystem functions and 
values at no additional cost to the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
‘‘(III) the modification will result in equal or 
greater environmental and economic values to the 
United States.’’. 
TITLE IV—NUTRITION 
SEC. 501. EBT BENEFIT FRAUD PREVENTION. 
(a) GUIDANCE; RULEMAKING.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) issue guidance to State agencies, on an ongoing basis, 
as informed by the process outlined in paragraph (4), that 
describes security measures that— 
(A) are effective, as determined by the Secretary, in 
detecting and preventing theft of benefits, including 
through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar 
fraudulent methods; 
(B) are consistent with industry standards for 
detecting, identifying, and preventing debit and credit card 
skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent 
methods; and 
(C) consider the feasibility of cost, availability, and 
implementation for States;
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(2) promulgate regulations through notice-and-comment 
rulemaking to require State agencies to take the security meas-
ures described in the guidance issued under paragraph (1); 
(3) not later than December 1, 2023, promulgate regulations 
(including an interim final rule) to require State agencies to 
implement procedures for the replacement of benefits consistent 
with subsection (b); 
(4) coordinate with the Administrator of the Administration 
for Children and Families of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, the Attorney General of the United States, 
State agencies, retail food stores, and EBT contractors— 
(A) to determine— 
(i) how benefits are being stolen through card 
skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent 
methods; 
(ii) how those stolen benefits are used; and 
(iii) to the maximum extent practicable, the loca-
tions where card skimming, card cloning, and other 
similar fraudulent methods are taking place; 
(B) to establish measures, including equipment 
enhancements for retail food stores, to prevent benefits 
from being stolen through card skimming, card cloning, 
and other similar fraudulent methods; and 
(C) to establish standard reporting methods for States 
to collect and share data with the Secretary on the scope 
of benefits being stolen through card skimming, card 
cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; and 
(5) not later than October 1, 2024, submit to the Committee 
on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the 
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a 
report that includes— 
(A) to the maximum extent practicable, information 
on the frequency of theft of benefits and the location of 
those thefts, including benefits stolen through card skim-
ming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; 
(B) a description of the determinations made under 
paragraph (4)(A), the measures established under para-
graph (4)(B), and methods established in paragraph (4)(C); 
(C) a description of the industry standards described 
in paragraph (1)(B); and 
(D) recommendations on how to consistently detect, 
track, report, and prevent theft of benefits, including bene-
fits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other 
similar fraudulent methods. 
(b) REPLACEMENT OF BENEFITS.—The Secretary shall use funds 
appropriated under section 18 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) to require States to replace benefits that 
are determined by the State agency to have been stolen through 
card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods, subject 
to the conditions that— 
(1) the State agency shall submit to the Secretary not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act for prior approval a plan for the replacement of stolen 
benefits that— 
(A) includes appropriate procedures, as determined by 
the Secretary, for the timely submission of claims to, timely
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validation of claims by, and replacement issuance by the 
State agency that includes— 
(i) a signed statement by the affected household 
on the benefit theft, consistent with the signature 
requirements 
and 
options 
provided 
by 
section 
11(e)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, as 
amended (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C)); 
(ii) criteria to determine if a submitted claim is 
valid; 
(iii) procedures for the documentation of replace-
ment issuances, including the submitted claims and 
findings from the validation; 
(iv) the submission of data reports on benefit theft 
and replacement activity to the Secretary; 
(v) procedures to inform households of their right 
to a fair hearing, consistent with those already estab-
lished by section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) and corresponding regula-
tions concerning replacement issuances; and 
(vi) the State agency’s use and planned use of 
benefit theft prevention measures, including any addi-
tional guidance that may be issued under subsection 
(a)(1); 
(B) includes appropriate procedures, as determined by 
the Secretary, for reporting the scope and frequency of 
card skimming affecting households within the State to 
the Secretary; 
(C) upon approval shall be incorporated into the State 
plan of operation required under section 11(e) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)); and 
(D) the Secretary may approve after the date on which 
guidance is issued under subsection (a)(1); 
(2) the replacement of stolen benefits for a household— 
(A) shall not exceed the lesser of— 
(i) the amount of benefits stolen from the house-
hold; or 
(ii) the amount equal to 2 months of the monthly 
allotment of the household immediately prior to the 
date on which the benefits were stolen; 
(B) shall not occur more than 2 times per Federal 
fiscal year per household by a single State agency; and 
(C) shall only apply to benefits stolen during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on September 
30, 2024; 
(3) plans approved under paragraph (1) will remain in 
effect until the effective date of the rule promulgated pursuant 
to subsection (a)(3); and 
(4) replacements of benefits under this section shall not 
be regarded as losses for the purpose of section 7(e) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(e)) to the extent 
such replacements are made in accordance with an approved 
plan that complies with this subsection. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘allotment’’, ‘‘ben-
efit’’, ‘‘household’’, ‘‘retail food store’’, and ‘‘State agency’’ have the 
meaning given those terms in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012).
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(d) RESCISSION.—Of the unobligated balances made available 
for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized 
by section 1101(b)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 
(Public Law 117–2), $8,000,000 is hereby rescinded. 
SEC. 502. INCREASING ACCESS TO SUMMER MEALS FOR CHILDREN 
THROUGH EBT AND ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY OPTIONS. 
(a) AGREEMENTS.—Section 12(b) of the Richard B. Russell 
National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(b)) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘and Indian Tribal organizations’’ after 
‘‘State agencies’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
(i), by inserting ‘‘and Indian Tribal organization’’ before 
‘‘budget’’. 
(b) NONCONGREGATE MEALS.—Section 13 of the Richard B. Rus-
sell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(13) NONCONGREGATE MEALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning not later than summer 
2023, the Secretary shall make available an option to States 
to provide program meals under this section for noncon-
gregate consumption in a rural area with no congregate 
meal service, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) SUMMER 2023.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion in this paragraph, for summer 2023, the Secretary 
may allow States to use implementation models developed 
by the Secretary for demonstration projects carried out 
under section 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111–80; 123 Stat. 
2132), to carry out subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBILITY
DETERMINATION.—In administering 
this paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that noncon-
gregate meals are only available for a child— 
‘‘(i) in an area in which poor economic conditions 
exist; and 
‘‘(ii) in an area that is not an area in which poor 
economic conditions exist, if the child is determined 
to be eligible for a free or reduced price lunch under 
this Act or a free or reduced price breakfast under 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773). 
‘‘(D) PRIORITIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—States shall— 
‘‘(I) identify areas with no congregate meal 
service that could benefit the most from the provi-
sion of noncongregate meals; and 
‘‘(II) encourage participating service institu-
tions in those areas to provide noncongregate 
meals as appropriate. 
‘‘(ii) AREAS.—Areas identified under clause (i) may 
include areas that are not areas in which poor economic 
conditions exist but that have children who are deter-
mined to be eligible for free or reduced price lunch 
under this Act or free or reduced price breakfast under 
section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
1773).
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‘‘(E) ADMINISTRATION.—In administering this para-
graph, the Secretary shall ensure that— 
‘‘(i) any meal served for noncongregate consump-
tion— 
‘‘(I) meets all applicable State and local health, 
safety, and sanitation standards; and 
‘‘(II) meets the requirements under subsection 
(f)(1); 
‘‘(ii) over a 10-day calendar period, the number 
of reimbursable meals provided to a child does not 
exceed the number of meals that could be provided 
over a 10-day calendar period, as established under 
subsection (b)(2); and 
‘‘(iii) States establish a process for identifying gaps 
in service and barriers in reaching needy children for 
congregate and noncongregate models. 
‘‘(F) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall 
promulgate regulations (which shall include interim final 
regulations) to carry out this section, including provisions— 
‘‘(i) to ensure the integrity of the alternative option 
for program delivery described in subparagraph (A); 
and 
‘‘(ii) to incorporate best practices and lessons 
learned from noncongregate demonstration projects 
under section 749(g) of the Agriculture, Rural Develop-
ment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010 (Public Law 111– 
80; 123 Stat. 2132).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (n)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘by January 1 of each year of its intent 
to administer the program and shall submit for approval 
by February 15’’ and inserting ‘‘of its intent to administer 
the program and shall submit for approval by April 1, 
2023,’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘(A)’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘(B)’’; 
(D) by striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(C)’’; 
(E) by striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(D)’’; 
(F) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ and inserting ‘‘(E)’’; 
(G) by striking ‘‘and (6)’’ and inserting ‘‘(F)’’; 
(H) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘; and (G) the State’s plan for using the alternative option 
for program delivery described in subsection (a)(13), if 
applicable, including plans to provide a reasonable oppor-
tunity to access meals across all areas of the State.’’; 
(I) by striking the subsection designation and all that 
follows through ‘‘Each State’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(n) MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION STATE PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) SUMMER 2023.—Each State’’; and 
(J) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) SUMMER 2024 AND BEYOND.—Beginning in 2024, each 
State desiring to participate in the program under this section 
or in the summer EBT program under section 13A shall notify 
the Secretary by January 1 of each year of its intent to admin-
ister the applicable program and shall submit for approval 
by February 15 a management and administration plan for
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the applicable program for the fiscal year, which shall include, 
as applicable— 
‘‘(A) the requirements listed in subparagraphs (A) 
through (G) of paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) the administrative budget of the State for admin-
istering the summer EBT program under section 13A; 
‘‘(C) the State’s plan to comply with the State require-
ments in section 13A(c) and any other standards prescribed 
by the Secretary under section 13A; 
‘‘(D) the State’s plan to identify areas with no con-
gregate meal service; 
‘‘(E) the State’s plan to target priority areas identified 
under subsection (a)(13)(D)(i)(I); and 
‘‘(F) the State’s plan to ensure that summer EBT bene-
fits (as described in section 13A(a)) are issued to children 
based on their school attendance at the end of the instruc-
tional year immediately preceding such summer.’’. 
(c) SUMMER EBT.—The Richard B. Russell National School 
Lunch Act is amended by inserting after section 13 (42 U.S.C. 
1761) the following: 
‘‘SEC. 13A. SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM ESTABLISHED.—The Secretary shall establish a 
program under which States and covered Indian Tribal organiza-
tions electing to participate in such program shall, beginning with 
summer 2024 and annually for each summer thereafter, issue to 
each eligible household summer electronic benefit transfer benefits 
(referred to in this section as ‘summer EBT benefits’)— 
‘‘(1) in accordance with this section; and 
‘‘(2) for the purpose of providing nutrition assistance 
through electronic benefit transfer or methods described in 
clauses (ii) and (iii) of subsection (b)(2)(B) during the summer 
months for each eligible child, to ensure continued access to 
food when school is not in session for the summer. 
‘‘(b) SUMMER EBT BENEFITS REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) PURCHASE OPTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) BENEFITS ISSUED BY STATES.—Summer EBT bene-
fits issued pursuant to subsection (a) by a State may only 
be used by the eligible household that receives such 
summer EBT benefits to purchase food (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2012)) from retail food stores that have been approved 
for participation in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under such Act and in accordance 
with section 7(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2016(b)) or in the 
nutrition assistance program in American Samoa, the 
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(B) BENEFITS
ISSUED
BY
COVERED
INDIAN
TRIBAL 
ORGANIZATIONS.—Summer EBT benefits issued pursuant 
to subsection (a) by a covered Indian Tribal organization 
may only be used by the eligible household that receives 
such summer EBT benefits to purchase supplemental foods 
from vendors that have been approved for participation 
in the special supplemental nutrition program for women,