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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Food Stamp Integrity 
Act of 2016’’. 
SEC. 2. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
(a) PERMANENT
DISQUALIFICATION
FOR
MIS-
CONDUCT.—Section 6(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘program—’’ and inserting 
‘‘program permanently upon—’’, 
(2) by striking clauses (i) and (ii), and 
(3) in clause (iii)— 
(A) in subclause (I) by striking ‘‘(I) the 
third’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) the first’’, 
(B) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘(II) the 
second’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(B) the first’’, 
(C) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘(III) 
the first’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(C) the first’’, 
(D) in subclause (IV) by striking ‘‘(IV) a 
conviction’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(D) a conviction’’, and 
(E) 
by 
striking 
‘‘(iii) 
permanently 
upon—’’. 
(b) DISQUALIFICATION
FOR CERTAIN CONVICTED 
FELONS.—Section 6(r)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(r)(1)(A)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (iv) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end, 
(2) in clause (v) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end, 
and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(vi) an offense under chapter 113B 
of title 18 of the United States Code; or 
‘‘(vii) defrauding the Federal Govern-
ment, a State, or a unit of local govern-
ment; and’’. 
(c) MANDATORY DISQUALIFICATION FOR CHILD SUP-
PORT ARREARS.—Section 6(n)(1) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(n)(1)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘At the option of a State agency, no’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘No’’. 
(d) WORK REQUIREMENT; ELIMINATION OF WAIVER 
OF WORK REQUIREMENT AND OF 15-PERCENT EXEMP-
TION.—Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘36-month’’ 
and inserting ‘‘48-month’’, 
(2) by striking paragraph (4), 
(3) in paragraph (5) by striking ‘‘36-month’’ 
and inserting ‘‘48-month’’, 
(4) by striking paragraph (6), and 
(5) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (7) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively. 
(e) PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION FOR OBTAINING 
CASH BY DESTROYING FOOD AND COLLECTING DEPOS-
ITS.—Section 6(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
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(7 U.S.C. 2015(p)) is amended by striking ‘‘for such pe-
riod of time as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘permanently’’. 
(f) PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION FOR SALE OF 
FOOD PURCHASED WITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS.—Section 6(q) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(q)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘for such period of time as the Sec-
retary shall prescribe by regulation’’ and inserting ‘‘per-
manently’’. 
SEC. 3. EXCESSIVE LOSS OF EBT CARDS. 
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(t) EXCESSIVE LOSS OF EBT CARDS.—At the op-
tion of the State agency— 
‘‘(1) if the household requests a third EBT 
card to replace the second of 2 EBT cards issued to 
the household in the 1-year period ending on the 
date of such request, the State agency may require 
the head of the household to appear in person for an 
interview before any additional EBT card is issued 
to the household; and 
‘‘(2) the participation of a household in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program may be 
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terminated for 1 year if the household requests a 
fifth EBT card to replace the last of 4 EBT cards 
issued to such households in the 1-year period end-
ing on the date of such request.’’. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS. 
(a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in sub-
section (b), this Act and the amendments made by this 
Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
(b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) The amendments made by this Act shall not 
apply with respect to conduct that occurs before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The amendments made by this Act shall not 
apply with respect to certification periods that begin 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) The amendment made by section 4 shall not 
apply with respect to EBT cards issued before the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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