SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.9319 | Sponsor: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch (D-MD)
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2022
This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish criteria for state agencies to identify Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices and provide for the reissuance of stolen SNAP benefits to households that meet such criteria.
USDA must periodically review and modify its regulations to take into account evolving technology and the threat landscape to better protect against theft.

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the 
  reissuance to households supplemental nutrition assistance program 
   benefits to replace benefits stolen by identity theft or typical 
              skimming practices, and for other purposes.

    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 Theft Protection Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.

    Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (e) by inserting ``or from the reissuance 
        of benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming 
        practices,'' after ``mail'', and
            (2) in subsection (h)(7)--
                    (A) by striking ``Regulations'' and inserting the 
                following:
                    ``(A) Replacement of benefits.--Regulations'', and
                    (B) by adding at end the following:
                    ``(B) Reissuance of stolen benefits.--
                            ``(i) Issuance of regulations.--Secretary 
                        shall issue regulations--
                                    ``(I) to establish criteria for 
                                State agencies to identify supplemental 
                                nutrition assistance program benefits 
                                stolen by identity theft or typical 
                                skimming practices; and
                                    ``(II) to provide for the 
                                reissuance to households of benefits 
                                stolen by identity theft, or typical 
                                skimming practices, that meet such 
                                criteria.
                            ``(ii) Status report.--Not later than 240 
                        days after the Secretary issues regulations 
                        under clause (i), the Secretary shall submit to 
                        the Congress a report on the status of benefits 
                        reissued under such regulations that includes--
                                    ``(I) a detailed description of the 
                                prevalence of stolen benefits for which 
                                benefits are reissued under such 
                                regulations;
                                    ``(II) an examination of current 
                                barriers, feasibility, and impact on 
                                participant access and ease of use in 
                                developing an electronic benefit 
                                transfer card that contains innovative 
                                technologies such as an embedded 
                                microchip along with the traditional 
                                magnetic stripe; and
                                    ``(III) such other information as 
                                by the Secretary considers to be 
                                appropriate.
                            ``(iii) Stolen benefit reissuance report.--
                        Not later than 120 days after end of each 
                        fiscal year that begins after the Secretary 
                        issues regulations under clause (i), the 
                        Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report 
                        for such fiscal year with respect to each State 
                        that includes the aggregate value of 
                        supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                        benefits reissued under such regulations and 
                        the number of households to which such benefits 
                        were reissued.
                            ``(iv) Evaluation.--To maximize the 
                        accessibility and security of electronic 
                        benefit transfer cards, the Secretary shall 
                        periodically review and modify such regulations 
                        to take into account evolving technology and 
                        the threat landscape to better protect against 
                        benefit theft.''.
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