S.Amdt. 3098Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)
S.Amdt. 3098
Sponsored by
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA)
Submitted June 26, 2018
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June 26, 2018
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SA 3098. Mr. KENNEDY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by [[Page S4419]] him to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: In section 4104, redesignate subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively. In section 4104, insert after subsection (b) the following: (c) Identification for Card Use.--Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)) is amended-- (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Optional photographic identification'' and inserting ``Identification for card use''; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; (3) by inserting before clause (i) (as so redesignated) the following: ``(A) Listed beneficiaries.--A State agency shall require that an electronic benefit card lists the names of-- ``(i) the head of the household; ``(ii) each adult member of the household; and ``(iii) each adult that is not a member of the household that is authorized to use that card. ``(B) Photographic identification required.-- ``(i) In general.--Except as provided under clause (ii), any individual listed on an electronic benefit card under subparagraph (A) shall be required to show photographic identification at the point of sale when using the card. ``(ii) Head of household.--A head of a household is not required to show photographic identification under clause (i) if the electronic benefit card contains a photograph of that individual under subparagraph (C)(i). ``(C) Optional photographic identification.--''; (4) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated)-- (A) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking ``1 or more members of a'' and inserting ``the head of the''; and (B) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)-- (i) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``clause (i)''; and (ii) by inserting ``subject to subparagraph (B)(i)'' after ``the card''; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ``(D) Visual verification.--Any individual that is shown photographic identification or an electronic benefit card containing a photograph, as applicable, under subparagraph (B) shall visually confirm that the photograph on the identification or the electronic benefit card, as applicable, is a clear and accurate likeness of the individual using the electronic benefit card.''. ______