SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-205
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
Introduced: 2023-01-09
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Computer security and identity theft

Food assistance and relief

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Poverty and welfare assistance
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023</b></p> <p>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.</p> <p>USDA must periodically review and modify its regulations to take into account evolving technology and the threat landscape to better protect against theft.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 205 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023 Mr. Ruppersberger (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023 . 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. .