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ices to provide for and maintain a unique business 
identification and a unique terminal identification 
number information through the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program electronic benefit transfer 
transaction routing system. In developing the regula-
tions implementing this paragraph, the Secretary 
shall consider existing commercial practices for other 
point-of-sale debit transactions. The Secretary shall 
issue proposed regulations implementing this para-
graph not earlier than 2 years after the date of en-
actment of this paragraph.’’. 
(c) ELECTRONIC
BENEFIT
TRANSFERS.—Section 
7(h)(3)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
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 2d sentence of subsection (a)(1) 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: 
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‘‘(g) EBT SERVICE REQUIREMENT.—An approved 
retail food store shall provide adequate EBT service as 
described in section 7(h)(3)(B).’’. 
SEC. 103. ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DIS-
ABLED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSIST-
ANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. 
(a) ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DIS-
ABLED PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.—Section 3(p) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (3) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (4) by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(5) a governmental or private nonprofit food 
purchasing and delivery service that— 
‘‘(A) purchases food for, and delivers such 
food to, individuals who are— 
‘‘(i) unable to shop for food; and 
‘‘(ii)(I) not less than 60 years of age; 
or 
‘‘(II) physically or mentally handi-
capped or otherwise disabled; 
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‘‘(B) clearly notifies the participating 
household at the time such household places a 
food order— 
‘‘(i) of any delivery fee associated with 
the food purchase and delivery provided to 
such household by such service; and 
‘‘(ii) that a delivery fee cannot be paid 
with benefits provided under supplemental 
nutrition assistance program; and 
‘‘(C) sells food purchased for such house-
hold at the price paid by such service for such 
food and without any additional cost markup.’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) ISSUANCE
OF
RULES.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall issue regulations that— 
(A) establish criteria to identify a food 
purchasing and delivery service referred to in 
section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 as amended by this Act; and 
(B) establish procedures to ensure that 
such service— 
(i) does not charge more for a food 
item than the price paid by the such serv-
ice for such food item; 
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(ii) offers food delivery service at no 
or low cost to households under such Act; 
(iii) ensures that benefits provided 
under the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program are used only to purchase 
food, as defined in section 3 of such Act; 
(iv) limits the purchase of food, and 
the delivery of such food, to households eli-
gible to receive services described in section 
3(p)(5) of such Act as so amended; 
(v) has established adequate safe-
guards against fraudulent activities, in-
cluding unauthorized use of electronic ben-
efit cards issued under such Act; and 
(vi) such other requirements as the 
Secretary deems to be appropriate. 
(2) LIMITATION.—Before the issuance of rules 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Agriculture 
may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and 
delivery services referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 as amended by this 
Act, to participate as retail food stores under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
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SEC. 104. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RES-
ERVATIONS. 
Section 4(b)(6)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)(6)(F)) is amended by striking 
‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 105. UPDATING PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
(1) in the 2d sentence of subsection (a) by 
striking ‘‘households in which each member receives 
benefits’’ and inserting ‘‘households in which each 
member receives cash assistance’’; and 
(2) in subsection (j) by striking ‘‘or who re-
ceives benefits under a State program’’ and inserting 
‘‘or who receives cash assistance under a State pro-
gram’’. 
SEC. 106. EXCLUSION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA FROM EX-
CESS MEDICAL EXPENSE DEDUCTION. 
Section 5(e)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(5)) is amended by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(C) EXCLUSION
OF
MEDICAL
MARI-
JUANA.—The Secretary shall promulgate rules 
to ensure that medical marijuana is not treated 
as a medical expense for purposes of this para-
graph.’’. 
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SEC. 107. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON THE 
RECEIPT 
OF 
ENERGY 
ASSISTANCE 
PAY-
MENTS. 
(a) STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES IN THE SUP-
PLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 
5(e)(6)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)) is amended— 
(1) in clause (i) by inserting ‘‘, subject to clause 
(iv)’’ after ‘‘Secretary’’; and 
(2) by striking subclause (I) of clause (iv) and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to 
subclause (II), if a State agency elects 
to use a standard utility allowance 
that reflects heating and cooling costs, 
the standard utility allowance shall be 
made available to households that re-
ceived a payment, or on behalf of 
which a payment was made, under the 
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance 
Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) 
or other similar energy assistance pro-
gram, if in the current month or in 
the immediately preceding 12 months, 
the household either received such 
payment, or such payment was made 
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on behalf of the household, that was 
greater than $20 annually, as deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’; and 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2605(f)(2)(A) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assist-
ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)(2)(A)) is amended 
by inserting before the semicolon the following: ‘‘, except 
that, for purposes of the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), such payments or allow-
ances were greater than $20 annually, consistent with sec-
tion 
5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) 
of 
that 
Act 
(7 
U.S.C. 
2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I)), as determined by the Secretary of 
Agriculture’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE AND IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), this section and the amendments made by 
this section shall take effect on October 1, 2013, 
and shall apply with respect to certification periods 
that begin after such date. 
(2) STATE OPTION TO DELAY IMPLEMENTATION 
FOR CURRENT RECIPIENTS.—A State may, at the 
option of the State, implement a policy that elimi-
nates or reduces the effect of the amendments made 
by this section on households that received a stand-
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ard utility allowance as of the date of enactment of 
this Act, for not more than a 180-day period that 
begins on the date on which such amendments would 
otherwise apply to the respective household. 
SEC. 108. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Section 6(e)(3)(B) of Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking 
‘‘section;’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘section, subject to the condition that the 
course or program of study— 
‘‘(i) is part of a program of career 
and technical education (as defined in sec-
tion 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 
U.S.C. 2302)) that may be completed in 
not more than 4 years at an institution of 
higher education (as defined in section 102 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002)); or 
‘‘(ii) is limited to remedial courses, 
basic adult education, literacy, or English 
as a second language;’’. 
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SEC. 109. REPEAL OF STATE WORK PROGRAM WAIVER AU-
THORITY. 
Section 6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(o)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(D) by striking ‘‘(5), or 
(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘or (5)’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (4); 
(3) in paragraph (6)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)(ii)— 
(i) by striking subclause (II); 
(ii) in subclause (V) by striking ‘‘(5)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(4)’’; and 
(iii) by redesignating subclauses (III), 
(IV), and (V) as subclauses (II), (III), and 
(IV), respectively; 
(B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘(G)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(H)’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (D) by striking ‘‘and 
each subsequent fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘through fiscal year 2013’’; 
(D) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘and 
each subsequent fiscal year’’ and inserting 
‘‘through fiscal year 2013’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) FISCAL
YEAR
2014
AND
THERE-
AFTER.—Subject to subparagraph (G), for fis-
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cal year 2014 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
a State agency may provide a number of ex-
emptions such that the average monthly num-
ber of the exemptions in effect during the fiscal 
year does not exceed 15 percent of the number 
of individuals identified as ‘Nondisabled Adults 
Age 18–49 in Childless Households’ in the table 
‘B.5 Distribution of Participating Households 
by Household Composition and by State’ of the 
report entitled Characteristics of Supplemental 
Nutrition Assistance Program Households: Fis-
cal Year 2011 (Supplemental Nutrition Assist-
ance Program Report No. SNAP–12–CHAR) 
prepared for and published by the Office of Re-
search and Analysis of the Food and Nutrition 
Service of the Department of Agriculture in No-
vember 2012.’’; and 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and 
(7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively. 
SEC. 110. ENDING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR LOTTERY OR GAM-
BLING WINNERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
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‘‘(r) INELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS DUE TO RECEIPT 
OF SUBSTANTIAL LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNINGS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any household in which a 
member receives substantial lottery or gambling 
winnings, as determined by the Secretary, shall lose 
eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of 
the winnings. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF INELIGIBILITY.—A house-
hold described in paragraph (1) shall remain ineli-
gible for participation until the household meets the 
allowable financial resources and income eligibility 
requirements under subsections (c), (d), (e), (f), (g), 
(i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) of section 5. 
‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.—As determined by the Sec-
retary, each State agency, to the maximum extent 
practicable, shall establish agreements with entities 
responsible for the regulation or sponsorship of gam-
ing in the State to determine whether individuals 
participating in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program have received substantial lottery or 
gambling winnings.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 5(a) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) 
is amended in the 2d sentence by striking ‘‘sections 6(b), 
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6(d)(2), and 6(g)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections (b), (d)(2), 
(g), and (r) of section 6’’. 
SEC. 111. 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— 
(1) in the heading by striking ‘‘CARD FEE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘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. 
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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. 
‘‘(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. 112. DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ACCEPTANCE OF 
BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS. 
Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(14) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS ON ACCEPT-
ANCE OF BENEFITS OF MOBILE TRANSACTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
pilot the use of mobile technologies determined 
by the Secretary to be appropriate to test the 
feasibility and implications for program integ-
rity, by allowing retail food stores, farmers 
markets, and other direct producer-to-consumer 
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marketing outlets to accept benefits from recipi-
ents 
of 
supplemental 
nutrition 
assistance 
through mobile transactions. 
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—To be 
eligible to participate in a demonstration project 
under subsection (a), a retail food store, farm-
ers market, or other direct producer-to-con-
sumer marketing outlet shall submit to the Sec-
retary for approval a plan that includes— 
‘‘(i) a description of the technology; 
‘‘(ii) the manner by which the retail 
food store, farmers market or other direct 
producer-to-consumer marketing outlet will 
provide proof of the transaction to house-
holds; 
‘‘(iii) the provision of data to the Sec-
retary, consistent with requirements estab-
lished by the Secretary, in a manner that 
allows the Secretary to evaluate the impact 
of the demonstration on participant access, 
ease of use, and program integrity; and 
‘‘(iv) such other criteria as the Sec-
retary may require. 
‘‘(C) DATE OF COMPLETION.—The dem-
onstration projects under this paragraph shall 
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be completed and final reports submitted to the 
Secretary by not later than July 1, 2016. 
‘‘(D) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit a report to the Committee 
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate that includes a find-
ing, based on the data provided under subpara-
graph (C) whether or not implementation in all 
States is in the best interest of the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program.’’. 
SEC. 113. USE OF BENEFITS FOR PURCHASE OF COMMU-
NITY-SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SHARE. 
Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2019) is amended in the 1st sentence by insert-
ing ‘‘agricultural producers who market agricultural prod-
ucts directly to consumers shall be authorized to redeem 
benefits for the initial cost of the purchase of a commu-
nity-supported agriculture share,’’ after ‘‘food so pur-
chased,’’. 
SEC. 114. RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 11(e) of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (22) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
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(2) in paragraph (23)(C) by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(24) if the State elects to carry out a program 
to contract with private establishments to offer 
meals at concessional prices, as described in para-
graphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k)— 
‘‘(A) the plans of the State agency for op-
erating the program, including— 
‘‘(i) documentation of a need that eli-
gible homeless, elderly, and disabled clients 
are underserved in a particular geographic 
area; 
‘‘(ii) the manner by which the State 
agency will limit participation to only those 
private establishments that the State de-
termines necessary to meet the need identi-
fied in clause (i); and 
‘‘(iii) any other conditions the Sec-
retary may prescribe, such as the level of 
security necessary to ensure that only eligi-
ble recipients participate in the program; 
and 
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‘‘(B) a report by the State agency to the 
Secretary annually, the schedule of which shall 
be established by the Secretary, that includes— 
‘‘(i) the number of households and in-
dividual recipients authorized to partici-
pate in the program, including any infor-
mation on whether the individual recipient 
is elderly, disabled, or homeless; and 
‘‘(ii) an assessment of whether the 
program is meeting an established need, as 
documented under subparagraph (A)(i).’’. 
(b) 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 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h) PRIVATE ESTABLISHMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
no private establishment that contracts with a State 
agency to offer meals at concessional prices as de-
scribed in paragraphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 
3(k) may be authorized to accept and redeem bene-
fits unless the Secretary determines that the partici-
pation of the private establishment is required to 
meet a documented need in accordance with section 
11(e)(24). 
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‘‘(2) EXISTING CONTRACTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, on the day before 
the effective date of this subsection, a State has 
entered into a contract with a private establish-
ment described in paragraph (1) and the Sec-
retary has not determined that the participation 
of the private establishment is necessary to 
meet a documented need in accordance with 
section 11(e)(24), the Secretary shall allow the 
operation of the private establishment to con-
tinue without that determination of need for a 
period not to exceed 180 days from the date on 
which the Secretary establishes determination 
criteria, by regulation, under section 11(e)(24). 
‘‘(B) JUSTIFICATION.—If the Secretary de-
termines to terminate a contract with a private 
establishment that is in effect on the effective 
date of this subsection, the Secretary shall pro-
vide justification to the State in which the pri-
vate establishment is located for that termi-
nation. 
‘‘(3) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after September 30, 2014, and 90 days 
after the last day of each fiscal year thereafter, the 
Secretary shall report to the Committee on Agri-
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culture of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
of the Senate on the effectiveness of a program 
under this subsection using any information received 
from States under section 11(e)(24) as well as any 
other information the Secretary may have relating to 
the manner in which benefits are used.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(k) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘subject to section 9(h)’’ after 
‘‘concessional prices’’ each place it appears. 
SEC. 115. MANDATING STATE IMMIGRATION VERIFICATION. 
Section 11(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020(p)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(p) STATE VERIFICATION OPTION.—In carrying out 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program, a State 
agency shall be required to use an income and eligibility, 
or an immigration status, verification system established 
under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–7), in accordance with standards set by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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SEC. 116. DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION FOR IM-
PROVED INTEROPERABILITY. 
(a) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDIZATION.—Section 
11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(v) DATA EXCHANGE STANDARDS FOR IMPROVED 
INTEROPERABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary shall, in 
consultation with an interagency work group estab-
lished by the Office of Management and Budget, and 
considering State government perspectives, designate 
data exchange standards to govern, under this 
part— 
‘‘(A) necessary categories of information 
that State agencies operating such programs 
are required under applicable law to electroni-
cally exchange with another State agency; and 
‘‘(B) Federal reporting and data exchange 
required under applicable law. 
‘‘(2) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
data 
exchange 
standards required by paragraph (1) shall, to the ex-
tent practicable— 
‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non- 
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for-
mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 
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‘‘(B) contain interoperable standards devel-
oped and maintained by intergovernmental 
partnerships, such as the National Information 
Exchange Model; 
‘‘(C) incorporate interoperable standards 
developed and maintained by Federal entities 
with authority over contracting and financial 
assistance; 
‘‘(D) be consistent with and implement ap-
plicable accounting principles; 
‘‘(E) be implemented in a manner that is 
cost-effective and improves program efficiency 
and effectiveness; and 
‘‘(F) be capable of being continually up-
graded as necessary. 
‘‘(3) RULES
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to require a 
change to existing data exchange standards for Fed-
eral reporting found to be effective and efficient.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary shall issue a 
proposed rule within 24 months after the date of the en-
actment of this Act. The rule shall identify federally re-
quired data exchanges, include specification and timing of 
exchanges to be standardized, and address the factors 
used in determining whether and when to standardize data 
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exchanges. It should also specify state implementation op-
tions and describe future milestones. 
SEC. 117. PILOT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FEDERAL-STATE 
COOPERATION IN IDENTIFYING AND REDUC-
ING FRAUD IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) PILOT PROJECTS TO IMPROVE FEDERAL-STATE 
COOPERATION IN IDENTIFYING AND REDUCING FRAUD IN 
THE
SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, under such terms and conditions as determined 
by the Secretary, pilot projects to test innovative 
Federal-State partnerships to identify, investigate, 
and reduce retailer fraud in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program, including allowing States to 
operate retail Food Store investigation programs. At 
least 1 such pilot project shall be carried out in an 
urban area that is among the 10 largest urban areas 
in the United States (based on population) if the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program is sepa-
rately administered in such area and if the adminis-
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tration of such program in such area complies with 
the other applicable requirements of such program. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 
be selected based on criteria the Secretary estab-
lishes, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing efforts by the Sec-
retary to reduce retailer fraud; 
‘‘(B) requiring participant States to main-
tain their overall level of effort at addressing 
recipient fraud, as determined by the Secretary, 
prior to participation in the pilot project; 
‘‘(C) collaborating with other law enforce-
ment authorities as necessary to carry out an 
effective pilot project; 
‘‘(D) commitment of the participant State 
agency to follow Federal rules and procedures 
with respect to retailer investigations; and 
‘‘(E) the extent to which a State has com-
mitted resources to recipient fraud and the rel-
ative success of those efforts. 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.— 
‘‘(A) The Secretary shall evaluate the 
projects selected under this subsection to meas-
ure the impact of the pilot projects. 
‘‘(B) Such evaluation shall include— 
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