Sec. 101. Preventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition 
assistance benefits for the return of empty bottles and cans 
used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under 
the program. 
Sec. 102. Retailers. 
Sec. 103. Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program participants. 
Sec. 104. Food distribution program on Indian reservations. 
Sec. 105. Updating program eligibility. 
Sec. 106. Exclusion of medical marijuana from excess medical expense deduc-
tion. 
Sec. 107. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance 
payments. 
Sec. 108. Eligibility disqualifications. 
Sec. 109. Repeal of State work program waiver authority. 
Sec. 110. Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery 
or gambling winners. 
Sec. 111. Improving security of food assistance. 
Sec. 112. Demonstration projects on acceptance of benefits of mobile trans-
actions. 
Sec. 113. Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture 
share. 
Sec. 114. Restaurant meals program. 
Sec. 115. Mandating State immigration verification. 
Sec. 116. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability. 
Sec. 117. Pilot projects to improve Federal-State cooperation in identifying and 
reducing fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
Sec. 118. Prohibiting Government-sponsored recruitment activities. 
Sec. 119. Repeal of bonus program. 
Sec. 120. Funding of employment and training programs. 
Sec. 121. Monitoring employment and training programs. 
Sec. 122. Cooperation with program research and evaluation. 
Sec. 123. Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work effort in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
Sec. 124. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 125. Limitation on use of block grant to Puerto Rico. 
Sec. 126. Assistance for community food projects. 
Sec. 127. Emergency food assistance. 
Sec. 128. Nutrition education. 
Sec. 129. Retailer trafficking. 
Sec. 130. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 131. Tolerance level for excluding small errors. 
Sec. 132. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program. 
Sec. 133. Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation. 
Sec. 134. Termination of existing agreement. 
Sec. 135. Service of traditional foods in public facilities. 
Sec. 136. Testing applicants for unlawful use of controlled substances. 
Sec. 137. Eligibility disqualifications for certain convicted felons. 
Sec. 138. Expungement of unused supplemental nutrition assistance program 
benefits. 
Sec. 139. Pilot projects to promote work and increase State accountability in 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program. 
Sec. 140. Improved wage verification using the National Directory of New 
Hires. 
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Sec. 141. Feasibility study for Indian tribes. 
TITLE II—COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS 
Sec. 201. Commodity distribution program. 
Sec. 202. Commodity supplemental food program. 
Sec. 203. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects. 
Sec. 204. Processing of commodities. 
TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS 
Sec. 301. Farmers’ market nutrition program. 
Sec. 302. Nutrition information and awareness pilot program. 
Sec. 303. Fresh fruit and vegetable program. 
Sec. 304. Additional authority for purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and 
other specialty food crops. 
Sec. 305. Encouraging locally and regionally grown and raised food. 
Sec. 306. Review of public health benefits of white potatoes. 
Sec. 307. Healthy Food Financing Initiative. 
Sec. 308. Review of sole-source contracts in Federal nutrition programs. 
Sec. 309. Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance 
program. 
TITLE 
I—SUPPLEMENTAL 
NU-
TRITION 
ASSISTANCE 
PRO-
GRAM 
SEC. 101. PREVENTING PAYMENT OF CASH TO RECIPIENTS 
OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
BENEFITS FOR THE RETURN OF EMPTY BOT-
TLES AND CANS USED TO CONTAIN FOOD 
PURCHASED 
WITH 
BENEFITS 
PROVIDED 
UNDER THE PROGRAM. 
Section 3(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)(1)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and hot foods’’ and inserting 
‘‘hot foods’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘and 
any deposit fee in excess of amount of the State fee 
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reimbursement (if any) required to purchase any 
food or food product contained in a returnable bottle 
or can, regardless of whether such fee is included in 
the shelf price posted for such food or food prod-
uct,’’. 
SEC. 102. RETAILERS. 
(a) DEFINITION OF RETAIL FOOD STORE.—Section 
3(p)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 
U.S.C. 2012(p)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ‘‘at least 
2’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 3’’. 
(b) ALTERNATIVE
BENEFIT
DELIVERY.—Section 
7(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2016(f)) is amended— 
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(2) IMPOSITION OF COSTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require 
participating retailers (including restaurants 
participating in a State option restaurant pro-
gram intended to serve the elderly, disabled, 
and homeless) to pay 100 percent of the costs 
of acquiring, and arrange for the implementa-
tion of, electronic benefit transfer point-of-sale 
equipment and supplies. 
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‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may 
exempt from subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) farmers’ markets and other di-
rect-to-consumer markets, military com-
missaries, nonprofit food buying coopera-
tives, and establishments, organizations, 
programs, or group living arrangements 
described in paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) 
of section 3(k); and 
‘‘(ii) establishments described in para-
graphs (3), (4), and (9) of section 3(k), 
other than restaurants participating in a 
State option restaurant program.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) TERMINATION OF MANUAL VOUCHERS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Effective beginning on 
the effective date of this paragraph, except as 
provided in subparagraph (B), no State shall 
issue manual vouchers to a household that re-
ceives supplemental nutrition assistance under 
this Act or allow retailers to accept manual 
vouchers as payment, unless the Secretary de-
termines that the manual vouchers are nec-
essary, such as in the event of an electronic 
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benefit transfer system failure or a disaster sit-
uation. 
‘‘(B) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary may 
exempt categories of retailers or individual re-
tailers from subparagraph (A) based on criteria 
established by the Secretary. 
‘‘(5) UNIQUE
IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER
RE-
QUIRED.—In an effort to enhance the antifraud pro-
tections of the program, the Secretary shall require 
all parties providing electronic benefit transfer serv-
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 
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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: 
‘‘(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 
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(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; 
‘‘(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.— 
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(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, 
(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 
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(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. 
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’’. 
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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.’’. 
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 
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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 
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.— 
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(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-
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 
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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;’’. 
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)’’; 
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(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-
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 
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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: 
‘‘(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 
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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), 
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-
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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. 
‘‘(ii) 
REQUIREMENTS.—The 
terms 
and conditions established by the Secretary 
shall provide that— 
‘‘(I) the household be given the 
opportunity to provide the requested 
explanation and meet the require-
ments under this paragraph promptly; 
‘‘(II) after an excessive number 
of lost cards, the head of the house-
hold shall be required to review pro-
gram rights and responsibilities with 
State agency personnel authorized to 
make determinations under section 
5(a); and 
‘‘(III) any action taken, including 
actions 
required 
under 
section 
6(b)(2), other than the withholding of 
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the electronic benefit transfer card 
until an explanation described in sub-
clause (I) is provided, shall be con-
sistent with the due process protec-
tions under section 6(b) or 11(e)(10), 
as appropriate. 
‘‘(C) 
PROTECTING
VULNERABLE
PER-
SONS.—In implementing this paragraph, a 
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: 
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‘‘(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 
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-
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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 
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 
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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; 
(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-
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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 
‘‘(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 
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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). 
‘‘(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-
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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-
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 
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under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–7), in accordance with standards set by the Sec-
retary.’’. 
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— 
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‘‘(A) incorporate a widely accepted, non- 
proprietary, searchable, computer-readable for-
mat, such as the eXtensible Markup Language; 
‘‘(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-
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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 
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 
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in the United States (based on population) if the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program is sepa-
rately administered in such area and if the adminis-
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.— 
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‘‘(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— 
‘‘(i) each pilot project’s impact on in-
creasing the Secretary’s capacity to ad-
dress retailer fraud; 
‘‘(ii) the effectiveness of the pilot 
projects in identifying, preventing and re-
ducing retailer fraud; and 
‘‘(iii) the cost effectiveness of such 
pilot projects. 
‘‘(4) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
September 30, 2017, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu-
trition and Forestry of the Senate, a report that in-
cludes a description of the results of each pilot 
project, including an evaluation of the impact of the 
project on retailer fraud and the costs associated 
with each pilot project. 
‘‘(5) FUNDING.—Any costs incurred by the 
State to operate the pilot projects in excess of the 
amount expended under this Act for retailer fraud in 
the respective State in the previous fiscal year shall 
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not be eligible for Federal reimbursement under this 
Act.’’. 
SEC. 118. PROHIBITING GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED RE-
CRUITMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ADMINISTRATIVE COST-SHARING AND QUALITY 
CONTROL.—Section 16(a)(4) of the Food and Nutrition 
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)(4)) is amended by insert-
ing after ‘‘recruitment activities’’ the following: ‘‘designed 
to persuade an individual to apply for program benefits 
or that promote the program via television, radio, or bill-
board advertisements’’. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS AUTHORIZED TO 
BE APPROPRIATED UNDER ACT.—Section 18 of the Food 
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(g) BAN ON RECRUITMENT AND PROMOTION AC-
TIVITIES.—(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
funds authorized to be appropriated under this Act shall 
be used by the Secretary for— 
‘‘(A) recruitment activities designed to persuade 
an individual to apply for supplemental nutrition as-
sistance program benefits; 
‘‘(B) television, radio, or billboard advertise-
ments that are designed to promote supplemental 
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nutrition assistance program benefits and enroll-
ment; or 
‘‘(C) any agreements with foreign governments 
designed to promote supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program benefits and enrollment. 
‘‘(2) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to pro-
grammatic activities undertaken with respect to benefits 
made available in response to a natural disaster.’’. 
(c) BAN ON RECRUITMENT ACTIVITIES BY ENTITIES 
THAT RECEIVE FUNDS.—Section 18 of the Food and Nu-
trition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended by adding 
at the end the following : 
‘‘(h) BAN ON RECRUITMENT BY ENTITIES THAT RE-
CEIVE FUNDS.—The Secretary shall issue regulations that 
forbid entities that receive funds under this Act to com-
pensate any person for conducting outreach activities re-
lating to participation in, or for recruiting individuals to 
apply to receive benefits under, the supplemental nutrition 
assistance program if the amount of such compensation 
would be based on the number of individuals who apply 
to receive such benefits.’’. 
SEC. 119. REPEAL OF BONUS PROGRAM. 
Section 16(d) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2025(d)) is repealed. 
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SEC. 120. FUNDING OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
‘‘$90,000,000’’ 
and 
all 
that 
follows 
through 
‘‘$79,000,000’’, and inserting ‘‘$79,000,000 for each fis-
cal year’’. 
SEC. 121. MONITORING EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPORTING MEASURES.—Section 16(h)(5) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(5)) 
is amended to read: 
‘‘(5)(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
monitor the employment and training programs car-
ried out by State agencies under section 6(d)(4) and 
assess their effectiveness in— 
‘‘(i) preparing members of households par-
ticipating in the supplemental nutrition assist-
ance program for employment, including the ac-
quisition of basic skills necessary for employ-
ment; and 
‘‘(ii) increasing the numbers of household 
members who obtain and retain employment 
subsequent to their participation in such em-
ployment and training programs. 
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‘‘(B) REPORTING MEASURES.—The Secretary, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Labor, shall de-
velop reporting measures that identify improvements 
in the skills, training education or work experience 
of members of households participating in the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program. Measures 
shall be based on common measures of performance 
for federal workforce training programs, so long as 
they reflect the challenges facing the types of mem-
bers of households participating in the supplemental 
nutrition assistance program who participate in a 
specific employment and training component. The 
Secretary shall require that each State employment 
and training plan submitted under section 11(e)(19) 
identify appropriate reporting measures for each of 
their proposed components that serve at least 100 
people. Such measures may include: 
‘‘(i) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who received employment and 
training services and are in unsubsidized em-
ployment subsequent to the receipt of those 
services; 
‘‘(ii) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who obtain a recognized post-
secondary credential, including a registered ap-
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prenticeship, or a regular secondary school di-
ploma or its recognized equivalent, while par-
ticipating in or within 1 year after receiving 
employment and training services; 
‘‘(iii) the percentage and number of pro-
gram participants who are in an education or 
training program that is intended to lead to a 
recognized postsecondary credential, including a 
registered apprenticeship or on-the-job training 
program, a regular secondary school diploma or 
its recognized equivalent, or unsubsidized em-
ployment; 
‘‘(iv) subject to the terms and conditions 
set by the Secretary, measures developed by 
each State agency to assess the skills acquisi-
tion of employment and training program par-
ticipants that reflect the goals of their specific 
employment and training program components, 
which may include, but are not limited to— 
‘‘(I) the percentage and number of 
program participants who are meeting pro-
gram requirements in each component of 
the State’s education and training pro-
gram; and 
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‘‘(II) the percentage and number of 
program participants who are gaining 
skills likely to lead to employment as meas-
ured through testing, quantitative or quali-
tative assessment or other method; and 
‘‘(v) other indicators as approved by the 
Secretary. 
‘‘(C) STATE REPORT.—Each State agency shall 
annually prepare and submit to the Secretary a re-
port on the State’s employment and training pro-
gram that includes the numbers of supplemental nu-
trition assistance program participants who have 
gained skills, training, work or experience that will 
increase their ability to obtain regular employment 
using measures identified in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(D) MODIFICATIONS TO THE STATE EMPLOY-
MENT AND TRAINING PLAN.—Subject to the terms 
and conditions established by the Secretary, if the 
Secretary determines that the state agency’s per-
formance with respect to employment and training 
outcomes is inadequate, the Secretary may require 
the State agency to make modifications to their em-
ployment and training plan to improve such out-
comes. 
‘‘(E) PERIODIC EVALUATION.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms and 
conditions established by the Secretary, not 
later than October 1, 2016, and not less fre-
quently than once every 5 years thereafter, the 
Secretary shall conduct a study to review exist-
ing practice and research to identify employ-
ment and training program components and 
practices that— 
‘‘(I) effectively assist members of 
households participating in the supple-
mental nutrition assistance program in 
gaining skills, training, work, or experience 
that will increase their ability to obtain 
regular employment, and 
‘‘(II) are best integrated with state-
wide workforce development systems. 
‘‘(ii) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—The Sec-
retary shall submit a report that describes the 
results of the study under clause (i) to the 
Committee on Agriculture in the House of Rep-
resentatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, 
Nutrition and Forestry in the Senate.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Notwithstanding section 4(c) 
of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2013(a)), the Secretary shall issue interim final regula-
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tions implementing the amendment made by subsection 
(a) no later than 18 months after the date of enactment 
of this Act. States shall include such reporting measures 
in their employment and training plans for the 1st fiscal 
year thereafter that begins no sooner than 6 months after 
the date that such regulations are published. 
SEC. 122. COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 
EVALUATION. 
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(l) COOPERATION WITH PROGRAM RESEARCH AND 
EVALUATION.—States, State agencies, local agencies, in-
stitutions, facilities such as data consortiums, and con-
tractors participating in programs authorized under this 
Act shall cooperate with officials and contractors acting 
on behalf of the Secretary in the conduct of evaluations 
and studies under this Act and shall submit information 
at such time and in such manner as the Secretary may 
require.’’. 
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SEC. 123. PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY AND 
INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 17 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 
(7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by section 121, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(m) PILOT PROJECTS TO REDUCE DEPENDENCY 
AND INCREASE WORK EFFORT IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall carry 
out, under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers to be appropriate, pilot projects to 
identify best practices for employment and training 
programs under this Act to raise the number of 
work registrants who obtain unsubsidized employ-
ment, increase their earned income, and reduce their 
reliance on public assistance, including but not lim-
ited to the supplemental nutrition assistance pro-
gram. 
‘‘(2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Pilot projects shall 
be selected based on criteria the Secretary estab-
lishes, that shall include— 
‘‘(A) enhancing existing employment and 
training programs in the State; 
‘‘(B) agreeing to participate in the evalua-
tion described in paragraph (3), including mak-
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ing available data on participants’ employment 
activities and post-participation employment, 
earnings, and public benefit receipt; 
‘‘(C) collaborating with the State work-
force board and other job training programs in 
the State and local area; 
‘‘(D) the extent to which the pilot project’s 
components can be easily replicated by other 
States or political subdivisions; and 
‘‘(E) such additional criteria that ensure 
that the pilot projects— 
‘‘(i) target a variety of populations of 
work registrants, including childless adults, 
parents, and individuals with low skills or 
limited work experience; 
‘‘(ii) are selected from a range of ex-
isting employment and training programs 
including programs that provide— 
‘‘(I) section 20 workfare; 
‘‘(II) skills development for work 
registrants with limited employment 
history; 
‘‘(III) post-employment support 
services necessary for maintaining em-
ployment; and 
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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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(o) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(vii) of title 31 of the 
United States Code is amended by striking ‘‘section 3(l)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 
(p) Section 115 of the Personal Responsibility and 
Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (Public Law 
104–193) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2) by striking ‘‘section 
3(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ‘‘section 
3(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’; and 
(3) in subsection (e)(2) by striking ‘‘section 
3(l)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(s)’’. 
(q) The Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 
1973 (7 U.S.C. 612c) is amended— 
(1) in section 4(a) by striking ‘‘Food Stamp 
Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and Nutrition Act 
of 2008’’; and 
(2) in section 5— 
(A) in subsection (i)(1) by striking ‘‘Food 
Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting ‘‘Food and 
Nutrition Act of 2008’’; and 
(B) in subsection (l)(2)(B) by striking 
‘‘Food Stamp Act of 1977’’ and inserting 
‘‘Food and Nutrition Act of 2008’’. 
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(r) The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) in the heading of section 453(j)(10) by 
striking ‘‘FOOD
STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLE-
MENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE’’; 
(2) in section 1137— 
(A) in subsection (a)(5)(B) by striking 
‘‘food stamp’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nu-
trition assistance’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ‘‘food 
stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 
1977’’ and inserting ‘‘supplemental nutrition 
assistance program under the Food and Nutri-
tion Act of 2008’’; and 
(3) in the heading of section 1631(n) by strik-
ing ‘‘FOOD STAMP’’ and inserting ‘‘SUPPLEMENTAL 
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE’’. 
SEC. 131. TOLERANCE LEVEL FOR EXCLUDING SMALL ER-
RORS. 
The Secretary shall set the tolerance level for exclud-
ing small errors for the purposes of section 16(c) of the 
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(c))— 
(1) for fiscal year 2014 at an amount no great-
er than $25; and 
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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-period begin-
ning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and annu-
ally thereafter, each State agency that carries out the sup-
plemental 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 preceding 
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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