income tax data) as the Director shall require for 
the purpose of carrying out this subsection and for 
the purposes outlined in section 6 of title 13, United 
States Code. 
(3) PUBLICATION OF DATA.— 
(A) RATES AND OTHER DATA.— 
(i) REPORT.—The Director shall sub-
mit to Congress, not later than January 1, 
2026, a report detailing the implementa-
tion of this section, including— 
(I) the availability of related 
data; 
(II) the quality of the data; and 
(III) the methodology proposed 
for assigning dollar values to the re-
ceipt of noncash Federal benefits. 
(ii) TABLES AND GRAPHS.—The Di-
rector shall produce tables and graphs 
showing for each year the poverty rates 
and related data calculated using data col-
lected under paragraph (1), including— 
(I) the total resource unit income 
for survey respondents; 
(II) the total earned resource 
unit income for survey respondents; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00010
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
(III) the total of all amounts de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A) through 
(G) of paragraph (1) that are received 
by survey respondents; 
(IV) a breakdown of the amount 
of income taxes and payroll taxes at-
tributable to survey respondents; and 
(V) for 2027 and subsequent 
years, poverty rates calculated using 
updated poverty thresholds as de-
scribed in clause (iii). 
(iii) UPDATED
POVERTY
THRESH-
OLDS.—For 2027 and subsequent years, 
the Director shall, in addition to the offi-
cial poverty line (as defined by the Office 
of Management and Budget) and the sup-
plemental poverty measure, provide an al-
ternative poverty measure that uses the 
personal consumption expenditure price 
index (as published by the Bureau of Eco-
nomic Analysis) and accounts for the data 
collected under paragraph (1). The Direc-
tor shall provide a comparison of the offi-
cial poverty line (as defined by the Office 
of Management and Budget), the supple-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00011
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
mental poverty measure rate as defined by 
the Bureau of the Census, and the alter-
native poverty rate created using the alter-
native poverty measure under this section. 
(iv) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The 
Office of Management and Budget shall 
not use the additional data collected by the 
Director pursuant to paragraph (1) for 
purposes of defining the official poverty 
line. 
(B) CONFIDENTIALITY.—Consistent with 
the provisions of sections 8, 9, and 23(c) of title 
13, United States Code, the Director shall en-
sure the confidentiality of information furnished 
to the Director under this subsection. 
(c) PROTECTION AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY 
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The security, disclosure, and 
confidentiality provisions set forth in sections 9 and 
23 of title 13, United States Code, shall apply to 
personally identifiable information obtained by the 
Bureau of the Census pursuant to this section. 
(2) RESTRICTED
ACCESS
TO
PERSONALLY 
IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—Access to personally 
identifiable information collected to supplement the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00012
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
restricted-use Current Population Survey Annual So-
cial and Economic Supplements in accordance with 
subsection (b)(1) shall be available only to those who 
have access to the Current Population Survey data 
with the permission of the Bureau of the Census and 
in accordance with any other applicable provision of 
law. 
(3) PENALTIES.—Any individual who knowingly 
accesses or discloses personally identifiable informa-
tion in violation of this section shall be guilty of a 
felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in 
an amount of not more than $300,000 under title 
18, United States Code, or imprisoned for not more 
than five years, or both. 
(d) STATE REPORTING OF FEDERAL DATA.—Begin-
ning with the first full calendar year that begins after the 
date of enactment of this Act, with respect to any Federal 
benefit that is administered at the State level by a State 
administering agency, such State administering agency 
shall submit each year to the Federal administering agen-
cy responsible for administering the benefit at the Federal 
level a report that identifies each resource unit that re-
ceived such benefits during such year by the personally 
identifiable information of the head of the resource unit 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00013
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
and the amount, or cash equivalent, of such benefit re-
ceived by such resource unit. 
SEC. 102. COMMISSION ON VALUATION OF GOVERNMENT 
BENEFITS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the United States Census Bureau a commission, to be 
known as the ‘‘Commission on Valuation of Federal Bene-
fits’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 8 members, of whom— 
(A) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate; 
(B) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate; 
(C) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives; and 
(D) 2 members shall be appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.—Of the members of the Com-
mission— 
(A) 1 co-chair shall be designated by the 
majority leader of the Senate; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00014
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
(B) 1 co-chair shall be designated by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
(3) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member appointed 
to the Commission shall have experience in— 
(A) quantitative policy research; and 
(B) welfare or poverty studies. 
(c) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date on which the last member is appointed under sub-
section (b), the Commission shall hold an initial meeting. 
(d) QUORUM.—Six members of the Commission shall 
constitute a quorum. 
(e) NO PROXY VOTING.—Proxy voting by members 
of the Commission shall be prohibited. 
(f) STAFF.—The Director of the Census Bureau shall 
appoint an executive director of the Commission. 
(g) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Members of the Commis-
sion shall serve without pay, but shall receive travel ex-
penses in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 
5, United States Code. 
(h) DUTIES OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall 
produce recommendations for the valuation of 
Federal benefits listed under section 101(a)(1) 
for the purpose of United States Census Bu-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00015
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
reau estimates of the Federal Poverty Level, in-
cluding non-cash benefits. 
(2) REPORT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Commission shall submit to Congress a re-
port of the recommendations required under 
paragraph (1), including a detailed statement of 
methodology 
and 
reasoning 
behind 
rec-
ommendations. 
(B) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The report 
required by subparagraph (A) shall be made 
available on an internet website of the United 
States Government that is available to the pub-
lic. 
(i) POWERS OF COMMISSION.—On request by the ex-
ecutive director of the Commission, the head of a Federal 
agency shall furnish information to the Commission. 
(j) TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.—The Commis-
sion shall terminate 90 days after the date on which the 
Commission submits the report under subsection (h)(2). 
(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this 
section. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00016
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
SEC. 103. GAO REPORTS ON EFFECT OF SUPPLEMENTARY 
DATA ON CALCULATION OF POVERTY RATES 
AND RELATED MEASURES. 
Not later than January 1, 2028, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Comptroller General of the United States 
shall submit to Congress a report that compares the pov-
erty rates and related measures calculated under the An-
nual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Pop-
ulation Survey with the poverty rates and related meas-
ures calculated using the data collected under section 
101(b)(1). 
SEC. 104. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect the 
eligibility of an individual or household for a Federal ben-
efit. 
TITLE 
II—MODIFICATIONS 
TO 
SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION 
ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
SEC. 201. WORK REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) DECLARATION
OF POLICY.—Section 2 of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011) is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Congress 
further finds that it should also be the purpose of the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program to increase em-
ployment, to encourage healthy marriage, and to promote 
prosperous self-sufficiency, which means the ability of 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00017
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
households to maintain an income above the poverty level 
without services and benefits from the Federal Govern-
ment.’’. 
(b) DEFINITION OF FOOD.—Section 3(k) of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘means (1)’’ and inserting ‘‘means the fol-
lowing foods, food products, meals, and other items, only 
if the food, food product, meal, or other item is essential, 
as determined by the Secretary: (1)’’. 
(c) 
GENERAL
WORK
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
6(d)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2015(d)(1)(A)) is amended, in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘60’’ and inserting ‘‘65’’. 
(d) HOUR-BASED WORK REQUIREMENT.—Section 
6(o) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2015(o)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ‘‘other 
than a supervised job search program or job search 
training program’’ and inserting ‘‘including an in- 
person supervised job search program’’; 
(2) in paragraph (3)(A)(ii)(III), by striking 
‘‘55’’ and inserting ‘‘64’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)(A)— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00018
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
(A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by 
striking ‘‘area’’ and inserting ‘‘county or county 
equivalent’’; 
(B) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘or’’ and in-
serting ‘‘and’’; and 
(C) by striking clause (ii) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(ii) is not located within a labor mar-
ket area, as determined by data published 
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, that has 
an unemployment rate of over 10 per-
cent.’’; 
(4) in paragraph (6)(D), by striking ‘‘15 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘5 percent’’; 
(5) by redesignating paragraph (7) as para-
graph (8); 
(6) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(7) WORK OR WORK PREPARATION HOURS RE-
QUIREMENT
FOR
MARRIED
COUPLES
WITH
CHIL-
DREN.—The total combined number of hours of 
work or work preparation activities under subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) for both 
spouses in a married couple household with 1 or 
more children over the age of 6 shall not be greater 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00019
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
than the total number of hours required under those 
subparagraphs for a single head of household.’’; and 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (8) (as so re-
designated) the following: 
‘‘(9) MINIMUM
WAGE
RULE.—The limitation 
under subsection (d)(4)(F)(i) shall not apply to any 
work requirement, program, or activity required 
under this subsection.’’. 
SEC. 202. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM OUT-
COMES REPORTING. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to 
Congress a report, using data from the most recent 5 fis-
cal years available, detailing the outcomes of beneficiaries 
of the supplemental nutrition assistance program estab-
lished under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) (referred to in this section as 
‘‘SNAP’’) who participate in employment and training 
programs (as defined in section 6(d)(4)(B) of that Act (7 
U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)(B))) for each of those 5 years that in-
cludes the following information: 
(1) The number and percentage of SNAP bene-
ficiaries in each State who participated in an em-
ployment and training program compared to the 
number and percentage of SNAP beneficiaries in 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00020
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
each State who did not participate in an employment 
and training program. 
(2) The number and percentage of SNAP bene-
ficiaries in each State who obtained a job while par-
ticipating in an employment and training program 
compared to the number and percentage of SNAP 
beneficiaries in each State who obtained a job but 
did not participate in an employment and training 
program. 
(3) The number and percentage of SNAP bene-
ficiaries in each State who retained a job for 6 
months, 1 year, and 5 years after completing an em-
ployment and training program and obtaining a job 
compared to the number and percentage of SNAP 
beneficiaries in each State who retained a job for 6 
months, 1 year, and 5 years but did not complete an 
employment and training program prior to obtaining 
that job. 
(4) The increase or decrease in wages, if appli-
cable, for SNAP beneficiaries in each State who re-
tained a job for 6 months, 1 year, and 5 years after 
completing an employment and training program 
and obtaining a job compared to the increase or de-
crease in wages, if applicable, for SNAP bene-
ficiaries in each State who retained a job for 6 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00021
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
months, 1 year, and 5 years but did not complete an 
employment and training program prior to obtaining 
that job. 
(5) The number and percentage of SNAP bene-
ficiaries who— 
(A) previously participated in an employ-
ment and training program; 
(B) after that participation, obtained a job 
or stopped receiving SNAP benefits; and 
(C) after regaining eligibility for SNAP 
benefits, reentered an employment or training 
program. 
(6) The average duration that SNAP bene-
ficiaries in each State participated in an employment 
and training program. 
(7) A breakdown of— 
(A) the types of employment and training 
activities offered by the employment and train-
ing program of each State; and 
(B) the types of jobs that States are pre-
paring employment and training program par-
ticipants to obtain. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00022
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
SEC. 203. STATE MATCHING FUNDS. 
Section 4 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2013) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) STATE MATCHING FUNDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each State that partici-
pates in the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram shall, as a condition of participation, be re-
quired to contribute matching funds in an amount 
equal to, of the funds received from the Secretary by 
the State for program administration— 
‘‘(A) for fiscal year 2025, 10 percent; 
‘‘(B) for fiscal year 2026, 15 percent; 
‘‘(C) for fiscal year 2027, 20 percent; 
‘‘(D) for fiscal year 2028, 25 percent; 
‘‘(E) for fiscal year 2029, 30 percent; 
‘‘(F) for fiscal year 2030, 35 percent; 
‘‘(G) for fiscal year 2031, 40 percent; 
‘‘(H) for fiscal year 2032, 45 percent; and 
‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2033 and each fiscal 
year thereafter, 50 percent. 
‘‘(2) 
ADDITIONAL
CONTRIBUTIONS
PER-
MITTED.—Nothing in this subsection prevents a 
State from contributing matching funds in an 
amount greater than the amount required under 
paragraph (1) for the applicable fiscal year.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00023
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
SEC. 204. ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 5(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘that 
are limited to families whose income and resources 
satisfy financial need criteria established in accord-
ance with subsections (c) and (g) by the State for 
receipt of the benefits’’ after ‘‘(42 U.S.C. 601 et 
seq.)’’; and 
(2) by inserting after the second sentence the 
following: ‘‘To be deemed eligible for participation in 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program under 
this subsection, a household shall receive a cash or 
noncash means-tested public benefit for at least 6 
consecutive months valued at not less than $50.’’. 
SEC. 205. COMPLIANCE WITH FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS. 
Section 6(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(5) COMPLIANCE
WITH
FRAUD
INVESTIGA-
TIONS.—To be eligible to participate in the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program, an individual 
shall cooperate with any investigation into fraud 
under that program, including full participation in 
any— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00024
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
‘‘(A) meeting requested by fraud investiga-
tors; and 
‘‘(B) administrative hearing.’’. 
SEC. 206. AUTHORIZED USERS OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT 
TRANSFER CARDS. 
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: 
‘‘(15) AUTHORIZED USERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State agency shall 
register— 
‘‘(i) at least 1 member of a household 
issued an EBT card as an authorized user 
of the card; and 
‘‘(ii) an authorized representative of a 
household as an authorized user of the 
EBT card issued to the household. 
‘‘(B) LIMIT.—Not more than 5 individuals 
shall be registered as authorized users, includ-
ing the authorized representative of a house-
hold, on an EBT card. 
‘‘(C) UNAUTHORIZED USE.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An EBT card 
shall not be used by any individual who is 
not an authorized user of the EBT card. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00025
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
‘‘(ii) 2 UNAUTHORIZED USES.—If an 
EBT card has been used 2 times by an un-
authorized user of the EBT card, the head 
of the household to which the EBT card is 
issued shall be required to review program 
rights and responsibilities with personnel 
of the State agency. 
‘‘(iii) 4 UNAUTHORIZED USES.—If an 
EBT card has been used 4 times by an un-
authorized user of the EBT card, the State 
agency shall suspend benefits for the 
household to which the EBT card is issued 
for 1 month. 
‘‘(iv) 6 UNAUTHORIZED USES.—If an 
EBT card has been used 6 times by an un-
authorized user of the EBT card, the State 
agency shall suspend benefits for the 
household to which the EBT card is issued 
for 3 months. 
‘‘(v) 7 
OR
MORE
UNAUTHORIZED 
USES.—If an EBT card has been used 7 
or more times by an unauthorized user of 
the EBT card, the State agency shall sus-
pend benefits for the household to which 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00026
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
the EBT card is issued for 1 month per 
unauthorized use. 
‘‘(vi) ADMINISTRATION.—Any action 
taken under clauses (ii) through (v) shall 
be consistent with sections 6(b) and 
11(e)(10), as applicable.’’. 
SEC. 207. REAUTHORIZATION OF MEDIUM- OR HIGH-RISK 
RETAIL 
FOOD 
STORES 
AND 
WHOLESALE 
FOOD CONCERNS. 
Section 9(a)(2)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018(a)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting ‘‘, which, in the case of a retail food 
store or wholesale food concern for which there is a me-
dium risk or high risk of fraudulent transactions, as deter-
mined by the fraud detection system of the Food and Nu-
trition Service, shall be annually; and’’. 
SEC. 208. STATE ACTIVITY REPORTS. 
Section 11 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(y) STATE ACTIVITY REPORTS.—The Secretary 
shall publish for each fiscal year a report describing the 
activity of each State in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program, which shall contain, for the applicable fiscal 
year, substantially the same information as is contained 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
in the report published by the Food and Nutrition Service 
entitled ‘Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
State Activity Report Fiscal Year 2016’ and published 
September 2017.’’. 
SEC. 209. DISQUALIFICATION BY STATE AGENCY. 
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: 
‘‘(j) DISQUALIFICATION BY STATE AGENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (4), a State agency shall permanently dis-
qualify from participation in the supplemental nutri-
tion assistance program an approved retail food 
store or wholesale food concern convicted of— 
‘‘(A) trafficking in food instruments (in-
cluding any voucher, draft, check, or access de-
vice (including an electronic benefit transfer 
card or personal identification number) issued 
in lieu of a food instrument under this Act); or 
‘‘(B) selling firearms, ammunition, explo-
sives, or controlled substances (as defined in 
section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act 
(21 U.S.C. 802)) in exchange for food instru-
ments (including any item described in subpara-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00028
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
graph (A) issued in lieu of a food instrument 
under this Act). 
‘‘(2) 
NOTICE
OF
DISQUALIFICATION.—The 
State agency shall— 
‘‘(A) provide the approved retail food store 
or wholesale food concern with notification of 
the disqualification; and 
‘‘(B) make the disqualification effective on 
the date of receipt of the notice of disqualifica-
tion. 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION OF RECEIPT OF LOST REVE-
NUES.—A retail food store or wholesale food concern 
shall not be entitled to receive any compensation for 
revenues lost as a result of disqualification under 
this subsection. 
‘‘(4) EXCEPTIONS IN LIEU OF DISQUALIFICA-
TION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State agency may 
permit a retail food store or wholesale food con-
cern that, but for this paragraph, would be dis-
qualified under paragraph (1), to continue to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program if the State agency determines, in 
its sole discretion, that— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00029
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
‘‘(i) disqualification of the retail food 
store or wholesale food concern, as applica-
ble, would cause hardship to participants 
in the supplemental nutrition assistance 
program; or 
‘‘(ii)(I) the retail food store or whole-
sale food concern had, at the time of the 
violation under paragraph (1), an effective 
policy and program in effect to prevent vio-
lations described in paragraph (1); and 
‘‘(II) the ownership of the retail food 
store or wholesale food concern was not 
aware of, did not approve of, and was not 
involved in the conduct of the violation. 
‘‘(B) CIVIL PENALTY.—If a State agency 
under subparagraph (A) permits a retail food 
store or wholesale food concern to continue to 
participate in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program in lieu of disqualification, the 
State agency shall assess a civil penalty in an 
amount determined by the State agency, except 
that— 
‘‘(i) the amount of the civil penalty 
shall not exceed $10,000 for each violation; 
and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00030
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
‘‘(ii) the amount of civil penalties im-
posed for violations investigated as part of 
a single investigation may not exceed 
$40,000. 
‘‘(C) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(i) TO THE SECRETARY.—If a State 
agency under subparagraph (A) permits a 
retail food store or wholesale food concern 
to continue to participate in the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program in lieu 
of disqualification, the State agency shall 
annually submit to the Secretary a report 
describing the justification of the State 
agency for that action. 
‘‘(ii) TO
CONGRESS.—The Secretary 
shall annually submit to Congress a report 
compiling the information contained in re-
ports submitted to the Secretary under 
clause (i).’’. 
SEC. 210. RETENTION OF RECAPTURED FUNDS BY STATES. 
Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The of-
ficials’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘(3) PROHIBITION.—The officials’’; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
22:10 Apr 02, 2025
Jkt 059200
PO 00000
Frm 00031
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H2407.IH
H2407
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS