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U.S.C. 2016(h)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ‘‘is oper-
ational—’’ and all that follows through ‘‘(ii) in the case 
of other participating stores,’’ and inserting ‘‘is oper-
ational’’. 
(d) APPROVAL
OF
RETAIL
FOOD
STORES
AND 
WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.—Section 9 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of subsection 
(a)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘, 
including the depth of stock, variety of staple 
food items, and the sale of excepted items de-
scribed in 3(k)(1)’’ after ‘‘applicant’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘; and (C)’’ and inserting 
‘‘; (C) whether the applicant is located in an 
area with significantly limited access to food; 
and (D)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) EBT SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—An approved 
retail food store shall provide adequate EBT service as 
described in section 7(h)(3)(B).’’. 
SEC. 4007. IMPROVING SECURITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
Section 7(h)(8) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(8)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking the paragraph heading and in-
serting ‘‘REPLACEMENT OF CARDS.—’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) FEES.—A State’’; and 
(3) by adding after subparagraph (A) (as so 
designated by paragraph (2)) the following: 
‘‘(B) PURPOSEFUL LOSS OF CARDS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms 
and conditions established by the Secretary 
in accordance with clause (ii), if a house-
hold makes excessive requests for replace-
ment of the electronic benefit transfer card 
of the household, the Secretary may re-
quire a State agency to decline to issue a 
replacement card to the household unless 
the household, upon request of the State 
agency, provides an explanation for the 
loss of the card. 
‘‘(ii) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
terms 
and conditions established by the Secretary 
shall provide that— 
‘‘(I) the household be given the 
opportunity to provide the requested 
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explanation and meet the require-
ments under this paragraph promptly; 
‘‘(II) after an excessive number 
of lost cards, the head of the house-
hold shall be required to review pro-
gram rights and responsibilities with 
State agency personnel authorized to 
make determinations under section 
5(a); and 
‘‘(III) any action taken, including 
actions 
required 
under 
section 
6(b)(2), other than the withholding of 
the electronic benefit transfer card 
until an explanation described in sub-
clause (I) is provided, shall be con-
sistent with the due process protec-
tions under section 6(b) or 11(e)(10), 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(C) 
PROTECTING
VULNERABLE
PER-
SONS.—In implementing this paragraph, a 
State agency shall act to protect homeless per-
sons, persons with disabilities, victims of 
crimes, and other vulnerable persons who lose 
electronic benefit transfer cards but are not in-
tentionally committing fraud. 
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‘‘(D) EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY.—While a 
State may decline to issue an electronic benefits 
transfer card until a household satisfies the re-
quirements under this paragraph, nothing in 
this paragraph shall be considered a denial of, 
or limitation on, the eligibility for benefits 
under section 5.’’. 
SEC. 4008. TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FOR RETAIL 
FOOD STORES. 
(a) MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 7(h) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) (as 
amended by section 4018(e)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(14) MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary shall approve retail 
food stores to redeem benefits through elec-
tronic means other than wired point of sale de-
vices for electronic benefit transfer transactions, 
if the retail food stores— 
‘‘(i) establish recipient protections re-
garding privacy, ease of use, access, and 
support similar to the protections provided 
for transactions made in retail food stores; 
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