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‘‘(ii) bear the costs of obtaining, in-
stalling, and maintaining mobile tech-
nologies, including mechanisms needed to 
process EBT cards and transaction fees; 
‘‘(iii) demonstrate the foods purchased 
with benefits issued under this section 
through mobile technologies are purchased 
at a price not higher than the price of the 
same food purchased by other methods 
used by the retail food store, as determined 
by the Secretary; 
‘‘(iv) provide adequate documentation 
for each authorized transaction, as deter-
mined by the Secretary; and 
‘‘(v) meet other criteria as established 
by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECT
ON
AC-
CEPTANCE
OF
BENEFITS
OF
MOBILE
TRANS-
ACTIONS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Before authorizing 
implementation of subparagraph (A) in all 
States, the Secretary shall pilot the use of 
mobile technologies determined by the Sec-
retary to be appropriate to test the feasi-
bility and implications for program integ-
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rity, by allowing retail food stores to accept 
benefits from recipients of supplemental 
nutrition assistance through mobile trans-
actions. 
‘‘(ii) DEMONSTRATION
PROJECTS.— 
To be eligible to participate in a dem-
onstration project under clause (i), a retail 
food store shall submit to the Secretary for 
approval a plan that includes— 
‘‘(I) a description of the tech-
nology; 
‘‘(II) the manner by which the 
retail food store will provide proof of 
the transaction to households; 
‘‘(III) the provision of data to 
the Secretary, consistent with require-
ments established by the Secretary, in 
a manner that allows the Secretary to 
evaluate the impact of the demonstra-
tion on participant access, ease of use, 
and program integrity; and 
‘‘(IV) such other criteria as the 
Secretary may require. 
‘‘(iii) DATE
OF
COMPLETION.—The 
demonstration projects under this subpara-
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graph shall be completed and final reports 
submitted to the Secretary by not later 
than July 1, 2015. 
‘‘(C) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(i) by not later than January 1, 
2016, authorize implementation of sub-
paragraph (A) in all States, unless the 
Secretary makes a finding, based on the 
data provided under subparagraph (B), 
that implementation in all States is not in 
the best interest of the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program; and 
‘‘(ii) if the determination made in 
clause (i) is not to implement subpara-
graph (A) in all States, 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 the basis of the find-
ing.’’. 
(b) ACCEPTANCE OF BENEFITS THROUGH ON-LINE 
TRANSACTIONS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) OPTION
TO
ACCEPT
PROGRAM
BENEFITS 
THROUGH ON-LINE TRANSACTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (4), 
the Secretary shall approve retail food stores to ac-
cept benefits from recipients of supplemental nutri-
tion assistance through on-line transactions. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS TO ACCEPT BENEFITS.—A 
retail food store seeking to accept benefits from re-
cipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through 
on-line transactions shall— 
‘‘(A) establish recipient protections regard-
ing privacy, ease of use, access, and support 
similar to the protections provided for trans-
actions made in retail food stores; 
‘‘(B) ensure benefits are not used to pay 
delivery, ordering, convenience, or other fees or 
charges; 
‘‘(C) clearly notify participating households 
at the time a food order is placed— 
‘‘(i) of any delivery, ordering, conven-
ience, or other fee or charge associated 
with the food purchase; and 
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