Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act”.
Food Stamp Fraud Prevention and Accountability Act
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prevent the illegal trafficking of supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by requiring all program beneficiaries to show valid photo identification when purchasing items with program benefits.
Sec. 2 Photo identification requirement
Disqualification for using another EBT card— Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(t) Disqualification for using another EBT card—Subject to any requirements established by the Secretary, any person who has been found by a State or Federal court or administrative agency in a hearing under subsection (b) to have intentionally used an EBT card that was issued to a household of which the person is not a member shall be ineligible for benefits under this Act.”
Optional photographic identification— Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(C) Listed beneficiaries
“(i) In general—If a State agency elects not to require that an EBT card contain a photograph described in subparagraph (A), the State agency shall list on the EBT card the name of each member of the household who may use the card.
“(ii) Photographic identification required—A member of a household with an EBT card issued by a State agency described in clause (i) shall be required to show photographic identification at the point of sale when using the EBT card.”