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(1) amending clause (1) of subsection (k) to
read as follows:
‘‘(1) an establishment or house-to-house trade
route which sells food for home preparation and con-
sumption and (A) offers for sale on a continuous
basis a variety of foods in each of the four categories
of staple foods as defined in subsection (u), includ-
ing perishable foods in at least two such categories,
or (B) has over 50 percent of its total sales in staple
foods as defined in subsection (u) of this section, as
determined by visual inspection, sales records, pur-
chase records, counting of stock keeping units, or
other inventory or accounting recordkeeping methods
that are customary or reasonable in the retail food
industry,’’;
(2) adding the following new sentence at the
end of subsection (k): ‘‘An establishment or house-
to-house trade route that is authorized at the time
of implementation of clause (1) may be considered to
meet this definition until its periodic reauthorization
or until such time as the eligibility of the firm for
continued participation in the food stamp program is
evaluated for any reason.’’; and
(3) adding a new subsection (u) at the end
thereof to read as follows:
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‘‘(u) ‘Staple foods’ means foods in the following cat-
egories: (1) meat, poultry, or fish; (2) bread or cereals;
(3) vegetables or fruits; and (4) dairy products; but does
not include accessory food items such as coffee, tea, cocoa,
carbonated and uncarbonated drinks, candy, condiments
and spices.’’.
SEC. 2. PERIODIC NOTICE.
Section 9(a)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
‘‘(2) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing
for a periodic reauthorization of retail food stores and
wholesale food concerns, and providing for periodic notice
to participating retail food stores and wholesale food con-
cerns of the definitions of ‘retail food store’, ‘staple foods’,
‘eligible foods’, and ‘perishable foods’.’’.
SEC. 3. USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION PROVIDED
BY RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLESALE
FOOD CONCERNS.
Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2018(c)) is amended—
(1) in the second sentence by inserting after
‘‘disclosed to and used by’’ the following: ‘‘Federal
law enforcement and investigative agencies and law
enforcement and investigative agencies of a State
government for the purposes of administering or en-
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forcing the provisions of this Act or any other Fed-
eral or State law and the regulations issued under
this Act or such law, and’’;
(2) by inserting after the second sentence the
following: ‘‘An officer or employee of an agency de-
scribed in the preceding sentence who publishes, di-
vulges, discloses, or makes known in any manner or
to any extent not authorized by Federal law any in-
formation obtained under the authority granted by
this subsection shall be subject to section 1905 of
title 18 of the United States Code.’’; and
(3) in the last sentence by striking ‘‘Such pur-
poses shall not exclude’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘Such regulations shall establish the criteria to be
used by the Secretary to determine that such infor-
mation is needed. Such regulations shall not pro-
hibit’’.
SEC. 4. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS TESTING ACTIVITIES
DIRECTED AT STREET TRAFFICKING IN COU-
PONS.
Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C.
2026) is amended by adding a new subsection (1) at the
end thereof as follows—
‘‘(1) The Secretary shall use up to $4 million
of funds provided in advance in appropriations Acts
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for projects authorized by this section to conduct
projects in which State or local food stamp agencies
test innovative ideas for working with State or local
law enforcement agencies to investigate and pros-
ecute coupon street trafficking by recipients, buyers,
and authorized retail food stores.’’.
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