Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “No Photo for Food Act of 2023”.
No Photo for Food Act of 2023
A BILL
To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to prohibit the placement of a photograph of any household member on an electronic benefit card used by such household to purchase food with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits provided under such Act.
Sec. 2 Amendments
Section 7(h) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2016(h)) is amended—
in paragraph (2)(C)(i) by striking “photographic identification on electronic benefit transfer cards,”, and
by amending paragraph (9) to read as follows:
“(9) Limitation—A State agency may not require that an electronic benefit card contain a photograph of any household member authorized to use such card to purchase food under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.”
Sec. 3 Effective date; application of amendments
Effective date— Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Application of amendments— The amendments made by this Act shall not apply with respect to certification periods that begin before the effective date of this Act.