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mined by the Secretary under section 3, rounded to the 
nearest whole dollar increment’’. 
SEC. 4108. EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND JOB RETENTION. 
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)— 
(A) by redesignating clause (vii) as clause 
(viii); and 
(B) by inserting after clause (vi) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(vii) Programs intended to ensure 
job retention by providing job retention 
services, if the job retention services are 
provided for a period of not more than 90 
days after an individual who received em-
ployment and training services under this 
paragraph gains employment.’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (F), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(iii) Any individual voluntarily elect-
ing to participate in a program under this 
paragraph shall not be subject to the limi-
tations described in clauses (i) and (ii).’’. 
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PART III—PROGRAM OPERATIONS 
SEC. 4111. NUTRITION EDUCATION. 
(a) AUTHORITY
TO
PROVIDE
NUTRITION
EDU-
CATION.—Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended in the first sentence 
by inserting ‘‘and, through an approved State plan, nutri-
tion education’’ after ‘‘an allotment’’. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Section 11 of the Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by 
striking subsection (f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(f) NUTRITION EDUCATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—State agencies may imple-
ment a nutrition education program for individuals 
eligible for program benefits that promotes healthy 
food choices consistent with the most recent Dietary 
Guidelines for Americans published under section 
301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Re-
lated Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341). 
‘‘(2) DELIVERY OF NUTRITION EDUCATION.— 
State agencies may deliver nutrition education di-
rectly to eligible persons or through agreements with 
the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in-
cluding through the expanded food and nutrition 
education program under section 3(d) of the Act of 
May 8, 1914 (7 U.S.C. 343(d)), and other State and 
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community health and nutrition providers and orga-
nizations. 
‘‘(3) NUTRITION EDUCATION STATE PLANS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State agency that 
elects to provide nutrition education under this 
subsection shall submit a nutrition education 
State plan to the Secretary for approval. 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—The plan shall— 
‘‘(i) identify the uses of the funding 
for local projects; and 
‘‘(ii) conform to standards established 
by the Secretary through regulations or 
guidance. 
‘‘(C) REIMBURSEMENT.—State costs for 
providing nutrition education under this sub-
section shall be reimbursed pursuant to section 
16(a). 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.—To the maximum extent 
practicable, State agencies shall notify applicants, 
participants, and eligible program participants of the 
availability of nutrition education under this sub-
section.’’. 
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SEC. 4112. TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION REGARDING ELIGI-
BILITY. 
Section 6(k) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2015(k)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indent-
ing appropriately; 
(2) by striking ‘‘No member’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—No member’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) define the terms ‘fleeing’ and ‘actively 
seeking’ for purposes of this subsection; and 
‘‘(B) ensure that State agencies use con-
sistent procedures established by the Secretary 
that disqualify individuals whom law enforce-
ment authorities are actively seeking for the 
purpose of holding criminal proceedings against 
the individual.’’. 
SEC. 4113. CLARIFICATION OF SPLIT ISSUANCE. 
Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Any procedure estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall— 
‘‘(i) not reduce the allotment of any 
household for any period; and 
‘‘(ii) ensure that no household experi-
ences an interval between issuances of 
more than 40 days. 
‘‘(B) MULTIPLE ISSUANCES.—The proce-
dure may include issuing benefits to a house-
hold in more than 1 issuance during a month 
only when a benefit correction is necessary.’’. 
SEC. 4114. ACCRUAL OF BENEFITS. 
Section 7(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2016(i)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(12) RECOVERING ELECTRONIC BENEFITS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State agency shall 
establish a procedure for recovering electronic 
benefits from the account of a household due to 
inactivity. 
‘‘(B) BENEFIT STORAGE.—A State agency 
may store recovered electronic benefits off-line 
in accordance with subparagraph (D), if the 
household has not accessed the account after 6 
months. 
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‘‘(C) 
BENEFIT
EXPUNGING.—A 
State 
agency shall expunge benefits that have not 
been accessed by a household after a period of 
12 months. 
‘‘(D) NOTICE.—A State agency shall— 
‘‘(i) send notice to a household the 
benefits of which are stored under sub-
paragraph (B); and 
‘‘(ii) not later than 48 hours after re-
quest by the household, make the stored 
benefits available to the household.’’. 
SEC. 4115. ISSUANCE AND USE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7 of the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘subsection (j)) 
shall be’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘SEC. 7. ISSUANCE AND USE OF PROGRAM BENEFITS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(i), EBT cards shall be’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(b) Coupons’’ and insert-
ing the following: 
‘‘(b) USE.—Benefits’’; and 
(B) by striking the second proviso; 
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