SNAP Second Chance Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.6432 | Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. (D-MD)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
SNAP Second Chance Act of 2022
This bill limits the authority of the Department of Agriculture to exclude retailers from participating in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) based on an owner's past criminal conviction.

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit the use of 
     business integrity and reputation factors in determining the 
  eligibility of a retail food store or wholesale food concern to be 
approved to accept and redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                               benefits.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Second Chance Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. BUSINESS INTEGRITY AND REPUTATION UNDER SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION 
              ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

    Section 9(a)(1)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2018(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
            (1) in clause (v), by inserting ``, in accordance with 
        clause (ii)'' before the period at the end;
            (2) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as subclauses 
        (I) through (V), respectively, and indenting appropriately;
            (3) in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so 
        redesignated), by striking ``In determining'' and inserting the 
        following:
                            ``(i) In general.--In determining''; and
            (4) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(ii) Treatment of criminal convictions 
                        under business integrity and reputation.--
                                    ``(I) Definition of crime of 
                                financial fraud or deception.--In this 
                                clause, the term `crime of financial 
                                fraud or deception' means a crime 
                                involving--
                                            ``(aa) fraud;
                                            ``(bb) bribery;
                                            ``(cc) embezzlement; or
                                            ``(dd) a false statement 
                                        in--

                                                    ``(AA) a private 
                                                loan application; or

                                                    ``(BB) an 
                                                application for a 
                                                Federal loan or other 
                                                Federal financial 
                                                assistance.

                                    ``(II) Treatment.--In considering 
                                the business integrity and reputation 
                                of the applicant under clause (i)(V), a 
                                conviction of an applicant shall be 
                                taken into account only if the 
                                conviction is for--
                                            ``(aa) a crime of financial 
                                        fraud or deception under 
                                        Federal, State, or Tribal law, 
                                        that occurred during the 5-year 
                                        period preceding the date of 
                                        application, or
                                            ``(bb) a crime under 
                                        section 15 of this Act.''.

SEC. 3. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments 
made by section 2.
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