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‘‘(IV) education leading to a rec-
ognized postsecondary credential, reg-
istered apprenticeship, or secondary 
school diploma or its equivalent; 
‘‘(iii) are located in a range of geo-
graphic areas, including rural, urban, and 
Indian reservations; and 
‘‘(iv) include participants who are ex-
empt and not exempt under section 
(6)(d)(2). 
‘‘(3) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall pro-
vide for an independent evaluation of projects se-
lected under this subsection to measure the impact 
of the pilot projects on the ability of each pilot 
project target population to find and retain employ-
ment that leads to increased household income and 
reduced dependency, compared to what would have 
occurred in the absence of the pilot project. 
‘‘(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—By September 
30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit, to the Com-
mittee on Agriculture of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
and Forestry of the Senate, a report that includes 
a description of— 
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‘‘(A) the results of each pilot project, in-
cluding an evaluation of the impact of the 
project on the employment, income, and public 
benefit receipt of the targeted population of 
work registrants; 
‘‘(B) the Federal, State, and other costs of 
each pilot project; 
‘‘(C) the planned dissemination of the re-
ports’ findings with State agencies; and 
‘‘(D) the steps and funding necessary to 
incorporate components of pilot projects that 
demonstrate increased employment and earn-
ings into State employment and training pro-
grams. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—From amounts made available 
under section 18(a)(1), the Secretary shall make 
$10,000,000 available for each of the fiscal years 
2014, 2015, and 2016 to carry out this subsection. 
Such amounts shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(6) USE OF FUNDS.— 
‘‘(A) Funds provided under this subsection 
for pilot projects shall be used only for— 
‘‘(i) pilot projects that comply with 
the provisions of this Act; 
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‘‘(ii) the costs and administration of 
the pilot projects; 
‘‘(iii) the costs incurred in providing 
information and data to the independent 
evaluation under paragraph (3); and 
‘‘(iv) the costs of the evaluation under 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(B) Funds made available under this sub-
section may not be used to supplant non-Fed-
eral funds used for existing employment and 
training activities.’’. 
SEC. 124. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended in the 1st sen-
tence by striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 125. LIMITATION ON USE OF BLOCK GRANT TO PUER-
TO RICO. 
Section 19(a)(2)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(2)(B)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) 
LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF 
FUNDS.—None of the funds made available 
to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
under this subparagraph may be used to 
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provide nutrition assistance in the form of 
cash benefits.’’. 
SEC. 126. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFINITION.—Section 25(a)(1)(B)(i) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034(a)(1)(B)(i)) is 
amended— 
(1) in subclause (II) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the 
end and inserting ‘‘and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(IV) to provide incentives for the 
consumption of fruits and vegetables 
among low-income individuals; or’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Section 25(b) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2034) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the 
Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the 
Secretary to carry out this section not less than 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fis-
cal year thereafter. Of the amount made avail-
able under this subparagraph for each such fis-
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cal year, $5,000,000 shall be available to carry 
out subsection (a)(1)(B)(I)(IV). 
‘‘(B) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The 
Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall ac-
cept, and shall use to carry out this section, the 
funds transferred under subparagraph (A) with-
out further appropriation. 
‘‘(C) MAINTENANCE
OF
FUNDING.—The 
funding provided under subparagraph (A) shall 
supplement (and not supplant) other Federal 
funding made available to the Secretary to 
carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 127. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE. 
(a) PURCHASE OF COMMODITIES.—Section 27(a) of 
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘2008 through 
2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2013 through 2016’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraphs 
(A), (B), and (C), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2013, $265,750,000; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2014, the dollar 
amount of commodities specified in subpara-
graph (A) adjusted by the percentage by which 
the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under 
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section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 2012 and 
June 30, 2013, and increased by $70,000,000; 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2015, the dollar 
amount of commodities determined for fiscal 
year 2014 under subparagraph (B) adjusted by 
the percentage by which the thrifty food plan 
has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) be-
tween June 30, 2013 and June 30, 2014; 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2016, the dollar 
amount of commodities determined for fiscal 
year 2015 under subparagraph (C) adjusted by 
the percentage by which the thrifty food plan 
has been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) be-
tween June 30, 2014 and June 30, 2015, and 
reduced by $50,000,000; and 
‘‘(E) for each subsequent fiscal year, the 
dollar amount of commodities determined for 
the preceding fiscal year adjusted to reflect the 
percentage by which the thrifty food plan has 
been adjusted under section 3(u)(4) for the 12- 
month period ending on the preceding June 
30.’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) FUNDS AVAILABILITY.—For purposes of 
the funds described in this subsection, the Secretary 
shall— 
‘‘(A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal 
years; and 
‘‘(B) allow States to carry over unex-
pended balances to the next fiscal year pursu-
ant to such terms and conditions as are deter-
mined by the Secretary.’’. 
(b) EMERGENCY FOOD PROGRAM INFRASTRUCTURE 
GRANTS.—Section 209(d) of the Emergency Food Assist-
ance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 7511a(d)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘2012’’ and inserting ‘‘2016’’. 
SEC. 128. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 
Section 28 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2036a) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘and physical 
activity’’ after ‘‘healthy food choices’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (D) by striking 
‘‘$401,000,000;’’ and inserting ‘‘$372,000,000; 
and’’; 
(B) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
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(C) in subparagraph (F) by striking ‘‘(F) 
for fiscal year 2016’’ and inserting ‘‘(E) for fis-
cal year 2015’’. 
SEC. 129. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 
The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 29. RETAILER TRAFFICKING. 
‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this section is to 
provide the Department of Agriculture with additional re-
sources to prevent trafficking in violation of this Act by 
strengthening recipient and retailer program integrity. 
Additional funds are provided to supplement the Depart-
ment’s payment accuracy, and retailer and recipient integ-
rity activities. 
‘‘(b) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Out of any funds in the 
Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary 
of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to 
carry out this section not less than $5,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
‘‘(2) RECEIPT
AND
ACCEPTANCE.—The Sec-
retary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and 
shall use to carry out this section the funds trans-
ferred under paragraph (1) without further appro-
priation. 
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‘‘(3) MAINTENANCE OF FUNDING.—The fund-
ing provided under paragraph (1) shall supplement 
(and not supplant) other Federal funding for pro-
grams carried out under this Act.’’. 
SEC. 130. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. 
(a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (g) by striking ‘‘coupon,’’ the 
last place it appears and inserting ‘‘coupon’’; 
(2) in subsection (k)(7) by striking ‘‘or are’’ 
and inserting ‘‘and’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (l); 
(4) by redesignating subsections (m) through 
(t) as subsections (l) through (s), respectively; and 
(5) by inserting after subsection (s) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(t) ‘Supplemental nutritional assistance program’ 
means the program operated pursuant to this Act.’’. 
(b) Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘bene-
fits’’ the last place it appears and inserting ‘‘Benefits’’. 
(c) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended— 
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(1) in the last sentence of subsection (i)(2)(D) 
by striking ‘‘section 13(b)(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 
13(b)’’; and 
(2) in subsection (k)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)(H)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)(G)’’. 
(d) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B)(vii) by moving the left 
margin 4 ems to the left, and 
(2) in subparagraph (F)(iii) by moving the left 
margin 6 ems to the left. 
(e) Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by redesignating the 
2d paragraph (12) as paragraph (13). 
(f) Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(C) by striking ‘‘civil 
money penalties’’ and inserting ‘‘civil penalties’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1) by striking ‘‘(7 U.S.C. 
1786)’’ and inserting ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 1786)’’. 
(g) Section 15(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(1)) is amended in the 1st sen-
tence by striking ‘‘an benefit’’ both places it appears and 
inserting ‘‘a benefit’’. 
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(h) Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in the proviso fol-
lowing paragraph (8) by striking ‘‘, as amended.’’. 
(i) Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended in the 1st sentence 
by striking ‘‘sections 7(f)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 7(f)’’. 
(j) Section 22(b)(10)(B)(i) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(10)(B)(i)) is amended in 
the last sentence by striking ‘‘Food benefits’’ and inserting 
‘‘Benefits’’. 
(k) Section 26(f)(3)(C) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2035(f)(3)(C)) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection’’ and inserting ‘‘subsections’’. 
(l) Section 27(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
‘‘(Public Law 98–8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(7 U.S.C. 7515)’’. 
(m) Section 509 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 
(42 U.S.C. 3056g) is amended in the section heading by 
striking ‘‘FOOD
STAMP
PROGRAMS’’ and inserting 
‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION
ASSISTANCE
PRO-
GRAM’’. 
(n) Section 4115(c)(2)(H) of the Food, Conservation, 
and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 
1871) is amended by striking ‘‘531’’ and inserting ‘‘454’’. 
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(2) for each fiscal year thereafter, the amount 
specified in paragraph (1) adjusted by the percent-
age by which the thrifty food plan is adjusted under 
section 3(u)(4) of such Act between June 30, 2012, 
and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal 
year. 
SEC. 132. COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA 
ISLANDS PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) STUDY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Prior to establishing the 
pilot program under subsection (b), the Secretary 
shall conduct a study to be completed not later than 
2 years after the effective date of this section to as-
sess— 
(A) the capabilities of the Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands to operate the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program in 
the same manner in which the program is oper-
ated in the States (as defined in section 3 of 
the Food and Nutrition Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et 
seq.)); and 
(B) alternative models of the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program operation and ben-
efit delivery that best meet the nutrition assist-
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ance needs of the Commonwealth of the North-
ern Mariana Islands. 
(2) SCOPE.—The study conducted under para-
graph (1)(A) will assess the capability of the Com-
monwealth to fulfill the responsibilities of a State 
agency, including— 
(A) extending and limiting participation to 
eligible households, as prescribed by sections 5 
and 6 of the Act; 
(B) issuing benefits through EBT cards, 
as prescribed by section 7 of the Act; 
(C) maintaining the integrity of the pro-
gram, including operation of a quality control 
system, as prescribed by section 16(c) of the 
Act; 
(D) implementing work requirements, in-
cluding operating an employment and training 
program, as prescribed by section 6(d) of the 
Act; and 
(E) paying a share of administrative costs 
with non-Federal funds, as prescribed by sec-
tion 16(a) of the Act. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—If the Secretary determines 
that a pilot program is feasible, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a pilot program for the Commonwealth of the North-
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ern Mariana Islands to operate the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program in the same manner in which the pro-
gram is operated in the States. 
(c) SCOPE.—The Secretary shall utilize the informa-
tion obtained from the study conducted under subsection 
(a) to establish the scope of the pilot program established 
under subsection (b). 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than June 30, 2019, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a re-
port on the pilot program carried out under this section, 
including an analysis of the feasibility of operating in the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program as it is operated 
in the States. 
(e) FUNDING.— 
(1) STUDY.—Of the funds made available under 
section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008, the Secretary may use not more than 
$1,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2014 and 2015 to 
conduct the study described in subsection (a). 
(2) PILOT PROGRAM.—Of the funds made avail-
able under section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008, for the purposes of establishing 
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and carrying out the pilot program established under 
subsection (b) of this section, including the Federal 
costs for providing technical assistance to the Com-
monwealth, authorizing and monitoring retail food 
stores, and assessing pilot operations, the Secretary 
may use not more than— 
(A) $13,500,000 in fiscal year 2016; and 
(B) $8,500,000 in each of fiscal years 
2017 and 2018. 
SEC. 133. ANNUAL STATE REPORT ON VERIFICATION OF 
SNAP PARTICIPATION. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later 1 year after the 
date specified by the Secretary in the 180-day period be-
ginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, each State agency that carries out the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program shall submit to 
the Secretary a report containing sufficient information 
for the Secretary to determine whether the State agency 
has, for the then most recently concluded fiscal year pre-
ceding such annual date, verified that households to which 
such State agency provided such assistance in such fiscal 
year— 
(1) did not obtain benefits attributable to a de-
ceased individual; 
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(2) did not include an individual who was si-
multaneously included in a household receiving such 
assistance in another State; and 
(3) did not include, during the time benefits 
were provided, an individual who was then disquali-
fied from receiving benefits. 
(b) PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.—For any fiscal 
year for which a State agency fails to comply with sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall reduce by 50 percent the 
amount otherwise payable to such State agency under sec-
tion 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 with 
respect to such fiscal year. 
SEC. 134. TERMINATION OF EXISTING AGREEMENT. 
Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the memorandum of understanding entered into on July 
22, 2004, by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United 
States Department of Agriculture and the Secretary of 
Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Mexico and known as 
the ‘‘Partnership for Nutrition Assistance Initiative’’ is 
null and void. 
SEC. 135. SERVICE OF TRADITIONAL FOODS IN PUBLIC FA-
CILITIES. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘food 
service program’’ includes— 
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(A) food service at a residential child care 
facility with a license from an appropriate State 
agency; 
(B) a child nutrition program (as defined 
in section 25(b) of the Richard B. Russell Na-
tional School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769f(b)); 
(C) food service at a hospital or clinic or 
long term care facility; and 
(D) a senior meal program. 
(2) INDIAN; INDIAN TRIBE; INDIAN TRIBAL OR-
GANIZATION.—The terms ‘‘Indian’’; ‘‘Indian tribe’’; 
and ‘‘Indian Tribal Organization’’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 4 of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act 
(25 U.S.C. 450b). 
(3) TRADITIONAL FOOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘traditional 
food’’ means food that has traditionally been 
prepared and consumed by an Indian tribe. 
(B) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘traditional 
food’’ includes— 
(i) wild game meat; 
(ii) fish; 
(iii) seafood; 
(iv) marine mammals; 
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(v) plants; and 
(vi) berries. 
(b) PROGRAM.—Notwithstanding any other provision 
of law, the Secretary shall allow the donation to and serv-
ing of traditional food through a food service program at 
a public facility, nonprofit facility, including facilities oper-
ated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization that pri-
marily serves Indians if the operator of the food service 
program— 
(1) ensures that the food is received whole, gut-
ted, gilled, as quarters, or as a roast, without fur-
ther processing; 
(2) makes a reasonable determination that— 
(A) the animal was not diseased; 
(B) the food was butchered, dressed, trans-
ported, and stored to prevent contamination, 
undesirable microbial growth, or deterioration; 
and 
(C) the food will not cause a significant 
health hazard or potential for human illness; 
(3) carries out any further preparation or proc-
essing of the food at a different time or in a dif-
ferent space from the preparation or processing of 
other food for the applicable program to prevent 
cross-contamination; 
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(4) cleans and sanitizes food-contact surfaces of 
equipment and utensils after processing the tradi-
tional food; and 
(5) labels donated traditional food with the 
name of the food and stores the traditional food sep-
arately from other food for the applicable program, 
including through storage in a separate freezer or 
refrigerator or in a separate compartment or shelf in 
the freezer or refrigerator. 
(c) LIABILITY.—Liability for damages from donated 
traditional food and products to the participating food 
service program shall not be subject to civil or criminal 
liability arising from the nature, age, packaging, or condi-
tion of donated food. 
SEC. 136. TESTING APPLICANTS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF 
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. 
Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 109, is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(s) TESTING APPLICANTS FOR UNLAWFUL USE OF 
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.— 
‘‘(1) Nothing in this Act, or in any other Fed-
eral law, shall be considered to prevent a State, at 
the full cost to such State, from— 
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‘‘(A) enacting legislation to provide for 
testing any individual who is a member of a 
household applying for supplemental nutrition 
assistance benefits, for the unlawful use of con-
trolled substances as a condition for receiving 
such benefits; and 
‘‘(B) finding an individual ineligible to par-
ticipate in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program on the basis of the positive result of 
the testing conducted by the State under such 
legislation. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, term ‘con-
trolled substance’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act ((21 
U.S.C. 802).’’. 
SEC. 137. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
CONVICTED FELONS. 
(a) AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by sections 
109 and 135, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(t) DISQUALIFICATION FOR CERTAIN CONVICTED 
FELONS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—An individual shall not be 
eligible for benefits under this Act if the individual 
is convicted of— 
‘‘(A) aggravated sexual abuse under sec-
tion 2241 of title 18, United States Code; 
‘‘(B) murder under section 1111 of title 
18, United States Code; 
‘‘(C) an offense under chapter 110 of title 
18, United States Code; 
‘‘(D) a Federal or State offense involving 
sexual assault, as defined in 40002(a) of the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (42 
U.S.C. 13925(a)); or 
‘‘(E) an offense under State law deter-
mined by the Attorney General to be substan-
tially similar to an offense described in sub-
paragraph (A), (B), or (C). 
‘‘(2) EFFECTS ON ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS 
FOR OTHERS.—The amount of benefits otherwise re-
quired to be provided to an eligible household under 
this Act shall be determined by considering the indi-
vidual to whom paragraph (1) applies not to be a 
member of such household, except that the income 
and resources of the individual shall be considered to 
be income and resources of the household. 
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‘‘(3) ENFORCEMENT.—Each State shall require 
each individual applying for benefits under this Act, 
during the application process, to state, in writing, 
whether the individual, or any member of the house-
hold of the individual, has been convicted of a crime 
described in paragraph (1).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5(a) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)), as 
amended by section 109, is amended in the 2d sentence 
by striking ‘‘and (r)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (r), and (t)’’. 
(c) INAPPLICABILITY TO CONVICTIONS OCCURRING 
ON OR BEFORE ENACTMENT.—The amendments made by 
this section shall not apply to a conviction if the conviction 
is for conduct occurring on or before the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 138. EXPUNGEMENT OF UNUSED SUPPLEMENTAL NU-
TRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS. 
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020), as amended by section 115, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(w) EXPUNGEMENT OF UNUSED BENEFITS.—The 
State agency shall expunge from the EBT account of a 
household benefits that are not used before the expiration 
of the 60-day period beginning on the date such benefits 
are posted to such account.’’. 
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SEC. 139. PILOT PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND IN-
CREASE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) PILOT PROJECTS.—Section 17 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by 
sections 122 and 123, is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(n) PILOT PROJECTS TO PROMOTE WORK AND IN-
CREASE STATE ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out pilot projects to develop and test methods allow-
ing States to run a work program with certain fea-
tures comparable to the State program funded under 
part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
U.S.C. 601 et seq.), with the intent of increasing 
employment and self-sufficiency through increased 
State accountability and thereby reducing the need 
for supplemental nutrition assistance benefits. 
‘‘(2) AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall enter into coop-
erative agreements with States in accordance 
with pilot projects that meet the criteria re-
quired under this subsection. 
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