117 HR 6432 IH: SNAP Second Chance Act of 2022 U.S. House of Representatives 2022-01-19 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I117th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 6432IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 19, 2022Mr. Trone (for himself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Correa, and Mr. Meijer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to limit the use of business integrity and reputation factors in determining the eligibility of a retail food store or wholesale food concern to be approved to accept and redeem supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the SNAP Second Chance Act of 2022.

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Business integrity and reputation under supplemental nutrition assistance program

Section 9(a)(1)(B) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018(a)(1)(B)) is amended—(1)in clause (v), by inserting , in accordance with clause (ii) before the period at the end; (2)by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as subclauses (I) through (V), respectively, and indenting appropriately;(3)in the matter preceding subclause (I) (as so redesignated), by striking In determining and inserting the following:(i)

In general

In determining; and(4)by adding at the end the following:(ii)

Treatment of criminal convictions under business integrity and reputation

(I)

Definition of crime of financial fraud or deception

In this clause, the term crime of financial fraud or deception means a crime involving—(aa)fraud;(bb)bribery;(cc)embezzlement; or (dd)a false statement in—(AA)a private loan application; or(BB)an application for a Federal loan or other Federal financial assistance.(II)

Treatment

In considering the business integrity and reputation of the applicant under clause (i)(V), a conviction of an applicant shall be taken into account only if the conviction is for—(aa)a crime of financial fraud or deception under Federal, State, or Tribal law, that occurred during the 5-year period preceding the date of application, or(bb)a crime under section 15 of this Act..

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Regulations

Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations to carry out the amendments made by section 2.