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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. 
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 fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
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 supple-
mental nutrition assistance program benefits. 
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 ‘‘SNAP Second Chance 
Act of 2023’’. 
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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 fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) BUSINESS INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION.— 
‘‘(A) TREATMENT
OF
CRIMINAL
VIOLA-
TIONS.— 
‘‘(i) No retail food store or wholesale 
food concern may be denied authorization 
to redeem supplemental nutrition assist-
ance 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 applica-
tion. 
‘‘(iii) An applicant that is convicted of 
a criminal offense shall not be denied au-
thorization to redeem supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program benefits on the 
basis of business integrity and reputation 
of the if the applicant shows sufficient 
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mitigation or rehabilitation as determined 
under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) SUFFICIENT MITIGATION OR REHA-
BILITATION.—An applicant with a criminal con-
viction shall not be denied authorization to re-
deem supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram benefits on the basis business integrity 
and reputation factors if the applicant estab-
lishes 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 correc-
tional institution for financial fraud or de-
ception under Federal, State, or Tribal 
law, and compliance with all applicable 
terms and conditions of probation or pa-
role. 
‘‘(ii) Evidence that a period of 3 years 
elapsed beginning on the date of a felony 
conviction, the release from any correc-
tional institution without subsequent con-
viction of a crime, and compliance with all 
terms and conditions of probation or pa-
role. 
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‘‘(iii) Any other evidence of mitigation 
or rehabilitation and of present fitness pro-
vided, including— 
‘‘(I) circumstances relative to the 
offense, 
including 
mitigating 
cir-
cumstances or social conditions sur-
rounding the commission of the of-
fense; 
‘‘(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 of-
fense are directly related to the re-
sponsibilities and requirements for the 
redemption of the supplemental nutri-
tion 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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