Of a perfecting nature.

SA 2391. Mr. REID proposed an amendment to the bill S. 3240, to
reauthorize agricultural programs through 2017, and for other purposes;
as follows:

Beginning on page 312, strike line 1 and all that follows
through page 342, line 10, and insert the following:

TITLE IV--NUTRITION

Subtitle A--Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

SEC. 4001. FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS.

Section 4(b)(6)(F) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2013(b)(6)(F)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and
inserting ``2017''.

SEC. 4002. STANDARD UTILITY ALLOWANCES BASED ON THE RECEIPT
OF ENERGY ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

(a) Standard Utility Allowances in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program.--Section 5(e)(6)(C) of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(e)(6)(C)) is
amended--
(1) in clause (i), by inserting ``, subject to clause
(iv)'' after ``Secretary''; and
(2) in clause (iv)(I), by striking ``the household still
incurs'' and all that follows through the end of the
subclause and inserting ``the payment received by, or made on
behalf of, the household exceeds $10 or a higher amount
annually, as determined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2605(f)(2)(A) of the
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C.
8624(f)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon
at the end ``, except that, for purposes of the supplemental
nutrition assistance program established under the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), such payments
or allowances exceed $10 or a higher amount annually, as
determined by the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with
section 5(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I) of that Act (7 U.S.C.
2014(e)(6)(C)(iv)(I))''.
(c) Effective and Implementation Date.--
(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this
section and the amendments made by this section shall take
effect beginning on October 1, 2013, for all certification
periods beginning after that date.
(2) State option to delay implementation for current
recipients.--A State may, at the option of the State,
implement a policy that eliminates or minimizes the effect of
the amendments made by this section for households that
receive a standard utility allowance as of the date of
enactment of this Act for not more than a 180-day period
beginning on the date on which the amendments made by this
section would otherwise affect the benefits received by a
household.

SEC. 4003. ELIGIBILITY DISQUALIFICATIONS.

Section 6(e)(3)(B) of Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2015(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``section'' and
inserting the following: ``section, subject to the condition
that the course or program of study--
``(i) is part of a program of career and technical
education (as defined in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins
Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302))
that may be completed in not more than 4 years at an
institution of higher education (as defined in section 102 of
the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002)); or

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``(ii) is limited to remedial courses, basic adult
education, literacy, or English as a second language;''.

SEC. 4004. ENDING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
BENEFITS FOR LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNERS.

(a) In General.--Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(r) Ineligibility for Benefits Due to Receipt of
Substantial Lottery or Gambling Winnings.--
``(1) In general.--Any household in which a member receives
substantial lottery or gambling winnings, as determined by
the Secretary, shall lose eligibility for benefits
immediately upon receipt of the winnings.
``(2) Duration of ineligibility.--A household described in
paragraph (1) shall remain ineligible for participation until
the household meets the allowable financial resources and
income eligibility requirements under subsections (c), (d),
(e), (f), (g), (i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) of section 5.
``(3) Agreements.--As determined by the Secretary, each
State agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall
establish agreements with entities responsible for the
regulation or sponsorship of gaming in the State to determine
whether individuals participating in the supplemental
nutrition assistance program have received substantial
lottery or gambling winnings.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5(a) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2014(a)) is amended in the
second sentence by striking ``sections 6(b), 6(d)(2), and
6(g)'' and inserting ``subsections (b), (d)(2), (g), and (r)
of section 6''.

SEC. 4005. RETAIL FOOD STORES.

(a) Definition of Retail Food Store.--Subsection (o)(1)(A)
of section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2012) (as redesignated by section 4016(a)(4)) is amended by
striking ``at least 2'' and inserting ``at least 3''.
(b) Alternative Benefit Delivery.--Section 7(f) of the Food
and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(f)) is amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Imposition of costs.--
``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B),
the Secretary shall require participating retail food stores
(including restaurants participating in a State option
restaurant program intended to serve the elderly, disabled,
and homeless) to pay 100 percent of the costs of acquiring,
and arrange for the implementation of, electronic benefit
transfer point-of-sale equipment and supplies, including
related services.
``(B) Exemptions.--The Secretary may exempt from
subparagraph (A)--
``(i) farmers' markets, military commissaries, nonprofit
food buying cooperatives, and establishments, organizations,
programs, or group living arrangements described in
paragraphs (5), (7), and (8) of section 3(k); and
``(ii) establishments described in paragraphs (3), (4), and
(9) of section 3(k), other than restaurants participating in
a State option restaurant program.''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Termination of manual vouchers.--
``(A) In general.--Effective beginning on the date of
enactment of this paragraph, except as provided in
subparagraph (B), no State shall issue manual vouchers to a
household that receives supplemental nutrition assistance
under this Act or allow retail food stores to accept manual
vouchers as payment, unless the Secretary determines that the
manual vouchers are necessary, such as in the event of an
electronic benefit transfer system failure or a disaster
situation.
``(B) Exemptions.--The Secretary may exempt categories of
retail food stores or individual retail food stores from
subparagraph (A) based on criteria established by the
Secretary.
``(5) Unique identification number required.--The Secretary
shall require all parties providing electronic benefit
transfer services to provide for and maintain unique terminal
identification number information through the supplemental
nutrition assistance program electronic benefit transfer
transaction routing system.''.
(c) Electronic Benefit Transfers.--Section 7(h)(3)(B) of
the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(3)(B))
is amended by striking ``is operational--'' and all that
follows through ``(ii) in the case of other participating
stores,'' and inserting ``is operational''.
(d) Approval of Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food
Concerns.--Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2018) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in the second sentence of paragraph (a)(1), by striking
``; and (C)'' and inserting ``; (C) whether the applicant is
located in an area with significantly limited access to food;
and (D)''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Retail food stores with significant sales of excepted
items.--
``(A) In general.--No retail food store for which at least
45 percent of the total sales of the retail food store is
from the sale of excepted items described in section 3(k)(1)
may be authorized to accept and redeem benefits unless the
Secretary determines that the participation of the retail
food store is required for the effective and efficient
operation of the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
``(B) Application.--Subparagraph (A) shall be effective--
``(i) in the case of retail food stores applying to be
authorized for the first time, beginning on the date that is
1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph; and
``(ii) in the case of retail food stores participating in
the program on the date of enactment of this paragraph,
during periodic reauthorization in accordance with paragraph
(2)(A).''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(g) EBT Service Requirement.--An approved retail food
store shall provide adequate EBT service as described in
section 7(h)(3)(B).''.

SEC. 4006. IMPROVING SECURITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE.

Section 7(h)(8) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2016(h)(8)) is amended--
(1) by striking the paragraph heading and inserting
``Replacement of cards.--'';
(2) by striking ``A State'' and inserting the following:
``(A) Fees.--A State''; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (A) (as so designated by
paragraph (2)) the following:
``(B) Purposeful loss of cards.--
``(i) In general.--Subject to terms and conditions
established by the Secretary in accordance with clause (ii),
if a household makes excessive requests for replacement of
the electronic benefit transfer card of the household, the
Secretary may require a State agency to decline to issue a
replacement card to the household unless the household, upon
request of the State agency, provides an explanation for the
loss of the card.
``(ii) Requirements.--The terms and conditions established
by the Secretary shall provide that--

``(I) the household be given the opportunity to provide the
requested explanation and meet the requirements under this
paragraph promptly;
``(II) after an excessive number of lost cards, the head of
the household shall be required to review program rights and
responsibilities with State agency personnel authorized to
make determinations under section 5(a); and
``(III) any action taken, including actions required under
section 6(b)(2), other than the withholding of the electronic
benefit transfer card until an explanation described in
subclause (I) is provided, shall be consistent with the due
process protections under section 6(b) or 11(e)(10), as
appropriate.

``(C) Protecting vulnerable persons.--In implementing this
paragraph, a State agency shall act to protect homeless
persons, persons with disabilities, victims of crimes, and
other vulnerable persons who lose electronic benefit transfer
cards but are not intentionally committing fraud.
``(D) Effect on eligibility.--While a State may decline to
issue an electronic benefits transfer card until a household
satisfies the requirements under this paragraph, nothing in
this paragraph shall be considered a denial of, or limitation
on, the eligibility for benefits under section 5.''.

SEC. 4007. TECHNOLOGY MODERNIZATION FOR RETAIL FOOD STORES.

(a) Mobile Technologies.--Section 7(h) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) (as amended by
section 4016(e)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(14) Mobile technologies.--
``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the
Secretary shall approve retail food stores to redeem benefits
through electronic means other than wired point of sale
devices for electronic benefit transfer transactions, if the
retail food stores--
``(i) establish recipient protections regarding privacy,
ease of use, access, and support similar to the protections
provided for transactions made in retail food stores;
``(ii) bear the costs of obtaining, installing, and
maintaining mobile technologies, including mechanisms needed
to process EBT cards and transaction fees;
``(iii) demonstrate the foods purchased with benefits
issued under this section through mobile technologies are
purchased at a price not higher than the price of the same
food purchased by other methods used by the retail food
store, as determined by the Secretary;
``(iv) provide adequate documentation for each authorized
transaction, as determined by the Secretary; and
``(v) meet other criteria as established by the Secretary.
``(B) Demonstration project on acceptance of benefits of
mobile transactions.--
``(i) In general.--Before authorizing implementation of
subparagraph (A) in all States, the Secretary shall pilot the
use of mobile technologies determined by the Secretary to be
appropriate to test the feasibility and implications for
program integrity, by allowing retail food stores to accept
benefits from recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance
through mobile transactions.
``(ii) Demonstration projects.--To be eligible to
participate in a demonstration project under clause (i), a
retail food store shall submit to the Secretary for approval
a plan that includes--

``(I) a description of the technology;
``(II) the manner by which the retail food store will
provide proof of the transaction to households;
``(III) the provision of data to the Secretary, consistent
with requirements established by the Secretary, in a manner
that allows the Secretary to evaluate the impact of the
demonstration on participant access, ease of use, and program
integrity; and

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``(IV) such other criteria as the Secretary may require.

``(iii) Date of completion.--The demonstration projects
under this subparagraph shall be completed and final reports
submitted to the Secretary by not later than July 1, 2015.
``(C) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall--
``(i) by not later than January 1, 2016, authorize
implementation of subparagraph (A) in all States, unless the
Secretary makes a finding, based on the data provided under
subparagraph (B), that implementation in all States is not in
the best interest of the supplemental nutrition assistance
program; and
``(ii) if the determination made in clause (i) is not to
implement subparagraph (A) in all States, submit a report to
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of
the Senate that includes the basis of the finding.''.
(b) Acceptance of Benefits Through On-line Transactions.--
(1) In general.--Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(k) Option to Accept Program Benefits Through On-line
Transactions.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (4), the Secretary
shall approve retail food stores to accept benefits from
recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance through on-
line transactions.
``(2) Requirements to accept benefits.--A retail food store
seeking to accept benefits from recipients of supplemental
nutrition assistance through on-line transactions shall--
``(A) establish recipient protections regarding privacy,
ease of use, access, and support similar to the protections
provided for transactions made in retail food stores;
``(B) ensure benefits are not used to pay delivery,
ordering, convenience, or other fees or charges;
``(C) clearly notify participating households at the time a
food order is placed--
``(i) of any delivery, ordering, convenience, or other fee
or charge associated with the food purchase; and
``(ii) that any such fee cannot be paid with benefits
provided under this Act;
``(D) ensure the security of on-line transactions by using
the most effective technology available that the Secretary
considers appropriate and cost-effective and that is
comparable to the security of transactions at retail food
stores; and
``(E) meet other criteria as established by the Secretary.
``(3) State agency action.--Each State agency shall ensure
that recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance can use
benefits on-line as described in this subsection as
appropriate.
``(4) Demonstration project on acceptance of benefits
through on-line transactions.--
``(A) In general.--Before the Secretary authorizes
implementation of paragraph (1) in all States, the Secretary
shall carry out a number of demonstration projects as
determined by the Secretary to test the feasibility of
allowing retail food stores to accept benefits through on-
line transactions.
``(B) Demonstration projects.--To be eligible to
participate in a demonstration project under subparagraph
(A), a retail food store shall submit to the Secretary for
approval a plan that includes--
``(i) a method of ensuring that benefits may be used to
purchase only eligible items under this Act;
``(ii) a description of the method of educating participant
households about the availability and operation of on-line
purchasing;
``(iii) adequate testing of the on-line purchasing option
prior to implementation;
``(iv) the provision of data as requested by the Secretary
for purposes of analyzing the impact of the project on
participant access, ease of use, and program integrity;
``(v) reports on progress, challenges, and results, as
determined by the Secretary; and
``(vi) such other criteria, including security criteria, as
established by the Secretary.
``(C) Date of completion.--The demonstration projects under
this paragraph shall be completed and final reports submitted
to the Secretary by not later than July 1, 2015.
``(5) Report to congress.--The Secretary shall--
``(A) by not later than January 1, 2016, authorize
implementation of paragraph (1) in all States, unless the
Secretary makes a finding, based on the data provided under
paragraph (4), that implementation in all States is not in
the best interest of the supplemental nutrition assistance
program; and
``(B) if the determination made in subparagraph (A) is not
to implement in all States, submit a report to the Committee
on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate that includes the basis of the finding.''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Section 7(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2016(b)) is amended by striking ``purchase food in
retail food stores'' and inserting ``purchase food from
retail food stores''.
(B) Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2019) is amended in the first sentence by inserting
``retail food stores authorized to accept and redeem benefits
through on-line transactions shall be authorized to accept
benefits prior to the delivery of food if the delivery occurs
within a reasonable time of the purchase, as determined by
the Secretary,'' after ``food so purchased,''.
(c) Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section or an
amendment made by this section alter any requirements of the
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) unless
specifically authorized in this section or an amendment made
by this section.

SEC. 4008. USE OF BENEFITS FOR PURCHASE OF COMMUNITY-
SUPPORTED AGRICULTURE SHARE.

Section 10 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2019) (as amended by section 4007(b)(2)(B)) is amended in the
first sentence by inserting ``agricultural producers who
market agricultural products directly to consumers shall be
authorized to redeem benefits for the initial cost of the
purchase of a community-supported agriculture share for an
appropriate time in advance of food delivery as determined by
the Secretary,'' after ``as determined by the Secretary,''.

SEC. 4009. RESTAURANT MEALS PROGRAM.

(a) In General.--Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition
Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (22), by striking ``and'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (23), by striking the period at the end of
subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(24) if the State elects to carry out a program to
contract with private establishments to offer meals at
concessional prices, as described in paragraphs 3, 4, and 9
of section 3(k)--
``(A) the plans of the State agency for operating the
program, including--
``(i) documentation of a need that eligible homeless,
elderly, and disabled clients are underserved in a particular
geographic area;
``(ii) the manner by which the State agency will limit
participation to only those private establishments that the
State determines necessary to meet the need identified in
clause (i); and
``(iii) any other conditions the Secretary may prescribe,
such as the level of security necessary to ensure that only
eligible recipients participate in the program; and
``(B) a report by the State agency to the Secretary
annually, the schedule of which shall be established by the
Secretary, that includes--
``(i) the number of households and individual recipients
authorized to participate in the program, including any
information on whether the individual recipient is elderly,
disabled, or homeless; and
``(ii) an assessment of whether the program is meeting an
established need, as documented under subparagraph (A)(i).''.
(b) Approval of Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food
Concerns.--Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2018) (as amended by section 4005(d)(3)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(h) Private Establishments.--
``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), no private
establishment that contracts with a State agency to offer
meals at concessional prices as described in paragraphs 3, 4,
and 9 of section 3(k) may be authorized to accept and redeem
benefits unless the Secretary determines that the
participation of the private establishment is required to
meet a documented need in accordance with section 11(e)(24).
``(2) Existing contracts.--
``(A) In general.--If, on the day before the date of
enactment of this subsection, a State has entered into a
contract with a private establishment described in paragraph
(1) and the Secretary has not determined that the
participation of the private establishment is necessary to
meet a documented need in accordance with section 11(e)(24),
the Secretary shall allow the operation of the private
establishment to continue without that determination of need
for a period not to exceed 180 days from the date on which
the Secretary establishes determination criteria, by
regulation, under section 11(e)(24).
``(B) Justification.--If the Secretary makes a
determination to terminate a contract with a private
establishment that is in effect on the date of enactment of
this subsection, the Secretary shall provide justification to
the State in which the private establishment is located for
that termination.
``(3) Report to congress.--Not later than 90 days after
September 30, 2013, and 90 days after the last day of each
fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the
Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the
Senate on the effectiveness of a program under this
subsection using any information received from States under
section 11(e)(24) as well as any other information the
Secretary may have relating to the manner in which benefits
are used.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 3(k) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(k)) is amended by
inserting ``subject to section 9(h)'' after ``concessional
prices'' each place it appears.

SEC. 4010. QUALITY CONTROL ERROR RATE DETERMINATION.

Section 16(c) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2025(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(10) Tolerance level.--For the purposes of this
subsection, the Secretary shall set the tolerance level for
excluding small errors at $25.''.

SEC. 4011. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

Section 18(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2027(a)(1)) is amended in

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the first sentence by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2017''.

SEC. 4012. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

Section 25 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2034) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)(1)(B)(ii)--
(A) by striking subclause (I); and
(B) by redesignating subclauses (II) and (III) as
subclauses (I) and (II), respectively; and
(2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Funding.--
``(A) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section not less
than $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
``(B) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out
this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A),
without further appropriation.
``(C) Maintenance of funding.--The funding provided under
subparagraph (A) shall supplement (and not supplant) other
Federal funding made available to the Secretary to carry out
this section.''.

SEC. 4013. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE.

(a) Purchase of Commodities.--Section 27(a) of the Food and
Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2036(a)) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``2008 through 2012'' and
inserting ``2012 through 2017'';
(2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
``(2) Amounts.--The Secretary shall use to carry out
paragraph (1)--
``(A) for fiscal year 2012, $260,000,000; and
``(B) for each subsequent fiscal year, the dollar amount of
commodities specified in subparagraph (A) adjusted by the
percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted
under section 3(u)(4) between June 30, 2012, and June 30 of
the immediately preceding fiscal year, and subsequently
increased by--
``(i) for fiscal year 2013, $28,000,000;
``(ii) for fiscal year 2014, $24,000,000;
``(iii) for fiscal year 2015, $20,000,000;
``(iv) for fiscal year 2016, $18,000,000; and
``(v) for fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year thereafter,
$10,000,000.''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Funds availability.--For purposes of the funds
described in this subsection, the Secretary shall--
``(A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal years; and
``(B) allow States to carry over unexpended balances to the
next fiscal year pursuant to such terms and conditions as are
determined by the Secretary.''.
(b) Emergency Food Program Infrastructure Grants.--Section
209(d) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C.
7511a(d)) is amended by striking ``2012'' and inserting
``2017''.

SEC. 4014. NUTRITION EDUCATION.

Section 28(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2036a(b)) is amended by inserting ``and physical
activity'' after ``healthy food choices''.

SEC. 4015. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAFFICKING.

The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.)
is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 29. RETAIL FOOD STORE AND RECIPIENT TRAFFICKING.

``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide
the Department of Agriculture with additional resources to
prevent trafficking in violation of this Act by strengthening
recipient and retail food store program integrity.
``(b) Use of Funds.--Additional funds are provided under
this section to supplement the retail food store and
recipient integrity activities of the Department.
``(c) Funding.--
``(1) In general.--Out of any funds in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall
transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section not less
than $18,500,000 for fiscal year 2013 and each fiscal year
thereafter.
``(2) Receipt and acceptance.--The Secretary shall be
entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out
this section the funds transferred under paragraph (1),
without further appropriation.
``(3) Maintenance of funding.--The funding provided under
paragraph (1) shall supplement (and not supplant) other
Federal funding for programs carried out under this Act.''.

SEC. 4016. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

(a) Section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2012) is amended--
(1) in subsection (g), by striking ``coupon,'' and
inserting ``coupon'';
(2) in subsection (k)(7), by striking ``or are'' and
inserting ``and'';
(3) by striking subsection (l);
(4) by redesignating subsections (m) through (t) as
subsections (l) through (s), respectively; and
(5) by inserting after subsection (s) (as so redesignated)
the following:
``(t) `Supplemental nutrition assistance program' means the
program operated pursuant to this Act.''.
(b) Section 4(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2013(a)) is amended in the last sentence by striking
``benefits'' and inserting ``Benefits''.
(c) Section 5 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
(1) in the last sentence of subsection (i)(2)(D), by
striking ``section 13(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section
13(b)''; and
(2) in subsection (k)(4)(A), by striking ``paragraph
(2)(H)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(G)''.
(d) Section 6(d)(4) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended in subparagraphs (B)(vii)
and (F)(iii) by indenting both clauses appropriately.
(e) Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended by redesignating the second
paragraph (12) (relating to interchange fees) as paragraph
(13).
(f) Section 9(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2018(a)) is amended by indenting paragraph (3)
appropriately.
(g) Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2021) is amended--
(1) in subsection (b)(3)(C), by striking ``civil money
penalties'' and inserting ``civil penalties''; and
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``(7 U.S.C. 1786)''
and inserting ``(42 U.S.C. 1786)''.
(h) Section 15(b)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(1)) is amended in the first sentence by
striking ``an benefit'' and inserting ``a benefit''.
(i) Section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2025(a)) is amended in the proviso following paragraph
(8) by striking ``as amended.''.
(j) Section 18(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7
U.S.C. 2027(e)) is amended in the first sentence by striking
``sections 7(f)'' and inserting ``section 7(f)''.
(k) Section 22(b)(10)(B)(i) of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2031(b)(10)(B)(i)) is amended in the last
sentence by striking ``Food benefits'' and inserting
``Benefits''.
(l) Section 26(f)(3)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of
2008 (7 U.S.C. 2035(f)(3)(C)) is amended by striking
``subsection'' and inserting ``subsections''.
(m) Section 27(a)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
(7 U.S.C. 2036(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(Public Law 98
8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note)'' and inserting ``(7 U.S.C. 7515)''.
(n) Section 509 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42
U.S.C. 3056g) is amended in the section heading by striking
``FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS'' and inserting ``SUPPLEMENTAL
NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS''.
(o) Section 4115(c)(2)(H) of the Food, Conservation, and
Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110 246; 122 Stat. 1871) is
amended by striking ``531'' and inserting ``454''.

SEC.__. EFFECTIVE DATE.

This Title shall become effective 3 days after enactment.
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