1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the “SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020”.
SNAP Online Purchasing Flexibility Act of 2020
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Agriculture to expand for all the States during the COVID–19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act, the program to approve retail food stores to accept through on-line transactions supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008.
2. Expansion of SNAP online purchasing program for all States during the COVID–19 public health emergency
Notwithstanding section 7(k)(4)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(k)(4)(A)), during the period in which the COVID–19 public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) is in effect, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement section 7(k)(1) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(k)(1)) for all the States (as defined in section 3 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012)) that participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program under such Act.