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‘‘(i) each pilot project’s impact on in-
creasing the Secretary’s capacity to ad-
dress retailer fraud; 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of the pilot 
projects in identifying, preventing and re-
ducing retailer fraud; and 
‘‘(iii) the cost effectiveness of such 
pilot projects. 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
September 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition and Forestry of the Senate, a report that in-
cludes a description of the results of each pilot 
project, including an evaluation of the impact of the 
project on retailer fraud and the costs associated 
with each pilot project. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—Any costs incurred by the 
State to operate the pilot projects in excess of the 
amount expended under this Act for retailer fraud in 
the respective State in the previous fiscal year shall 
not be eligible for Federal reimbursement under this 
Act.’’. 
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SEC. 118. PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED RE-
CRUITMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUALITY 
CONTROL.—Section 16(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)(4)) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘recruitment activities’’ the following: ‘‘designed 
to persuade an individual to apply for program benefits 
or that promote the program via television, radio, or bill-
board advertisements’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO 
BE APPROPRIATED UNDER ACT.—Section 18 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) BAN ON RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION AC-
TIVITIES.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall 
be used by the Secretary for— 
‘‘(A) recruitment activities designed to persuade 
an individual to apply for supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program benefits; 
‘‘(B) television, radio, or billboard advertise-
ments that are designed to promote supplemental 
nutrition assistance program benefits and enroll-
ment; or 
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‘‘(C) any agreements with foreign governments 
designed to promote supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits and enrollment. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to pro-
grammatic activities undertaken with respect to benefits 
made available in response to a natural disaster.’’. 
(c) BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES BY ENTITIES 
THAT RECEIVE FUNDS.—Section 18 of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) BAN ON RECRUITMENT BY ENTITIES THAT RE-
CEIVE FUNDS.—The Secretary shall issue regulations that 
forbid entities that receive funds under this Act to com-
pensate any person for conducting outreach activities re-
lating to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to 
apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program if the amount of such compensation 
would be based on the number of individuals who apply 
to receive such benefits.’’. 
SEC. 119. REPEAL OF BONUS PROGRAM. 
Section 16(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(d)) is repealed. 
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SEC. 120. FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$90,000,000’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through 
‘‘$79,000,000’’, and inserting ‘‘$79,000,000 for each fis-
cal year’’. 
SEC. 121. MONITORING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPORTING MEASURES.—Section 16(h)(5) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(5)) 
is amended to read: 
‘‘(5)(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
monitor the employment and training programs car-
ried out by State agencies under section 6(d)(4) and 
assess their effectiveness in— 
‘‘(i) preparing members of households par-
ticipating in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program for employment, including the ac-
quisition of basic skills necessary for employ-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) increasing the numbers of household 
members who obtain and retain employment 
subsequent to their participation in such em-
ployment and training programs. 
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‘‘(B) REPORTING MEASURES.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall de-
velop reporting measures that identify improvements 
in the skills, training education or work experience 
of members of households participating in the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program. Measures 
shall be based on common measures of performance 
for federal workforce training programs, so long as 
they reflect the challenges facing the types of mem-
bers of households participating in the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program who participate in a 
specific employment and training component. The 
Secretary shall require that each State employment 
and training plan submitted under section 11(e)(19) 
identify appropriate reporting measures for each of 
their proposed components that serve at least 100 
people. Such measures may include: 
‘‘(i) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who received employment and 
training services and are in unsubsidized em-
ployment subsequent to the receipt of those 
services; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who obtain a recognized post-
secondary credential, including a registered ap-
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prenticeship, or a regular secondary school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, while par-
ticipating in or within 1 year after receiving 
employment and training services; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who are in an education or 
training program that is intended to lead to a 
recognized postsecondary credential, including a 
registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training 
program, a regular secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized em-
ployment; 
‘‘(iv) subject to the terms and conditions 
set by the Secretary, measures developed by 
each State agency to assess the skills acquisi-
tion of employment and training program par-
ticipants that reflect the goals of their specific 
employment and training program components, 
which may include, but are not limited to— 
‘‘(I) the percentage and number of 
program participants who are meeting pro-
gram requirements in each component of 
the State’s education and training pro-
gram; and 
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‘‘(II) the percentage and number of 
program participants who are gaining 
skills likely to lead to employment as meas-
ured through testing, quantitative or quali-
tative assessment or other method; and 
‘‘(v) other indicators as approved by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(C) STATE REPORT.—Each State agency shall 
annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the State’s employment and training pro-
gram that includes the numbers of supplemental nu-
trition assistance program participants who have 
gained skills, training, work or experience that will 
increase their ability to obtain regular employment 
using measures identified in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE EMPLOY-
MENT AND TRAINING PLAN.—Subject to the terms 
and conditions established by the Secretary, if the 
Secretary determines that the state agency’s per-
formance with respect to employment and training 
outcomes is inadequate, the Secretary may require 
the State agency to make modifications to their em-
ployment and training plan to improve such out-
comes. 
‘‘(E) PERIODIC EVALUATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms and 
conditions established by the Secretary, not 
later than October 1, 2016, and not less fre-
quently than once every 5 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall conduct a study to review exist-
ing practice and research to identify employ-
ment and training program components and 
practices that— 
‘‘(I) effectively assist members of 
households participating in the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program in 
gaining skills, training, work, or experience 
that will increase their ability to obtain 
regular employment, and 
‘‘(II) are best integrated with state-
wide workforce development systems. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit a report that describes the 
results of the study under clause (i) to the 
Committee on Agriculture in the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition and Forestry in the Senate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 4(c) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013(a)), the Secretary shall issue interim final regula-
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tions implementing the amendment made by subsection 
(a) no later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act. States shall include such reporting measures 
in their employment and training plans for the 1st fiscal 
year thereafter that begins no sooner than 6 months after 
the date that such regulations are published. 
SEC. 122. COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 
EVALUATION. 
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 
EVALUATION.—States, State agencies, local agencies, in-
stitutions, facilities such as data consortiums, and con-
tractors participating in programs authorized under this 
Act shall cooperate with officials and contractors acting 
on behalf of the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations 
and studies under this Act and shall submit information 
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
require.’’. 
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SEC. 123. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND 
INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by section 121, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY 
AND INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers to be appropriate, pilot projects to 
identify best practices for employment and training 
programs under this Act to raise the number of 
work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employ-
ment, increase their earned income, and reduce their 
reliance on public assistance, including but not lim-
ited to the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 
be selected based on criteria the Secretary estab-
lishes, that shall include— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing employment and 
training programs in the State; 
‘‘(B) agreeing to participate in the evalua-
tion described in paragraph (3), including mak-
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ing available data on participants’ employment 
activities and post-participation employment, 
earnings, and public benefit receipt; 
‘‘(C) collaborating with the State work-
force board and other job training programs in 
the State and local area; 
‘‘(D) the extent to which the pilot project’s 
components can be easily replicated by other 
States or political subdivisions; and 
‘‘(E) such additional criteria that ensure 
that the pilot projects— 
‘‘(i) target a variety of populations of 
work registrants, including childless adults, 
parents, and individuals with low skills or 
limited work experience; 
‘‘(ii) are selected from a range of ex-
isting employment and training programs 
including programs that provide— 
‘‘(I) section 20 workfare; 
‘‘(II) skills development for work 
registrants with limited employment 
history; 
‘‘(III) post-employment support 
services necessary for maintaining em-
ployment; and 
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