To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 5235 To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOVEMBER 21, 2019 Mr. GROTHMAN (for himself, Mr. NORMAN, and Mr. WILSON of South Caro- lina) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance pro- gram benefits. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS. 3 Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 4 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)) is amended— 5 (1) in the heading by striking ‘‘OPTIONAL’’ and 6 inserting ‘‘MANDATORY’’; 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:17 Dec 05, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H5235.IH H5235 aiking on DSK30JT082PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 5235 IH (2) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘may’’ and 1 inserting ‘‘shall’’; and 2 (3) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘If’’ and 3 all that follows through ‘‘(A), the’’ and inserting 4 ‘‘The’’. 5 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 6 This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 7 take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 8 this Act. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:17 Dec 05, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H5235.IH H5235 aiking on DSK30JT082PROD with BILLS