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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘subsection (r)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection
(j)’’; and
(ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
‘‘coupons’’ and inserting ‘‘benefits’’;
(H) in subsection (j), by striking ‘‘(as that
term is defined in subsection (p))’’;
(I) in subsection (k)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking
‘‘subsection (u)(1)’’ and inserting ‘‘sub-
section (r)(1)’’;
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking
‘‘subsections (g)(3), (4), (5), (7), (8), and
(9) of this section’’ and inserting ‘‘para-
graphs (3), (4), (5), (7), (8), and (9) of sub-
section (k)’’; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by striking
‘‘subsection (g)(6) of this section’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (k)(6)’’;
(J) in subsection (t), by inserting ‘‘, includ-
ing point of sale devices,’’ after ‘‘other means of
access’’;
(K) in subsection (u), by striking ‘‘(as de-
fined in subsection (g))’’; and
(L) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(v) EBT CARD.—The term ‘EBT card’ means an
electronic benefit transfer card issued under section 7(i).’’;
and
(M) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(a)
through (v) as subsections (b), (d), (f), (g), (e),
(h), (k), (l), (n), (o), (p), (q), (s), (t), (u), (v), (c),
(j), (m), (a), (r), and (i), respectively, and mov-
ing so as to appear in alphabetical order.
(2) Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; and
(B) by striking ‘‘Coupons issued’’ and in-
serting ‘‘benefits issued’’.
(3) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2007 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended—
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘section
3(i)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(n)(4)’’;
(B) in subsection (h)(3)(B), in the second
sentence, by striking ‘‘section 7(i)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 7(h)’’; and
(C) in subsection (i)(2)(E), by striking ‘‘, as
defined in section 3(i) of this Act,’’.
(4) Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2007 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (b)(1)—
(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking
‘‘coupons or authorization cards’’ and in-
serting ‘‘program benefits’’; and
(ii) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it
appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; and
(B) in subsection (d)(4)(L), by striking
‘‘section 
11(e)(22)’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘section
11(e)(19)’’.
(5) Section 7(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2007 (7 U.S.C. 2016(f)) is amended by striking
‘‘including any losses’’ and all that follows through
‘‘section 11(e)(20),’’.
(6) Section 8 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2007 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is amended—
(A) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘, whether
through coupons, access devices, or otherwise’’;
and
(B) in subsections (e)(1) and (f), by striking
‘‘section 3(i)(5)’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘section 3(n)(5)’’.
(7) Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2007 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is amended—
(A) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’;
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(B) in subsection (a)—
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘cou-
pon business’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit trans-
actions’’; and
(ii) by striking paragraph (3) and in-
serting the following:
‘‘(3) AUTHORIZATION PERIODS.—The Secretary
shall establish specific time periods during which au-
thorization to accept and redeem benefits shall be
valid under the food and nutrition program.’’; and
(C) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘section
3(g)(9)’’ and inserting ‘‘section 3(k)(9)’’.
(8) Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2007 (7 U.S.C. 2019) is amended—
(A) by striking the section designation and
heading and all that follows through ‘‘Regula-
tions’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘SEC. 10. REDEMPTION OF PROGRAM BENEFITS.
‘‘Regulations’’;
(B) by striking ‘‘section 3(k)(4) of this Act’’
and inserting ‘‘section 3(p)(4)’’;
(C) by striking ‘‘section 7(i)’’ and inserting
‘‘section 7(h)’’; and
(D) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it ap-
pears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’.