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<dc:title>118 HR 723 IH: ID for EBT Act of 2023</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-02-01</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 723</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20230201">February 1, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="G000576">Mr. Grothman</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="T000165">Mr. Tiffany</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAG00">Committee on Agriculture</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to include a photograph on electronic benefit cards issued to provide supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.</official-title></form><legis-body id="H2E4456FD0035491681654EB2A3F3A207" style="OLC"> 
<section id="H1B99896BFA86452DADC0E34FE699D4BE" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Short title</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act may be cited as the <quote><short-title>ID for EBT Act of 2023</short-title></quote>.</text></section> <section id="H2219202A38A74A61BFA641EA7BD7F991" section-type="subsequent-section"><enum>2.</enum><header>Amendments</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 7(h)(9) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2016">7 U.S.C. 2016(h)(9)</external-xref>) is amended—</text> 
<paragraph id="H35A872A951AA47E9BDA66B9329E98A05"><enum>(1)</enum><text>in the heading by striking <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Optional</header-in-text></quote> and inserting <quote><header-in-text level="paragraph" style="OLC">Mandatory</header-in-text></quote>;</text></paragraph> <paragraph id="H4673F42C80CE41099829C1B946C4707E"><enum>(2)</enum><text>in subparagraph (A) by striking <quote>may</quote> and inserting <quote>shall</quote>; and</text></paragraph> 
<paragraph id="HEEEF6D2084A54764B197E2A5F2BC7635"><enum>(3)</enum><text>in subparagraph (B) by striking <quote>If</quote> and all that follows through <quote>(A), the</quote> and inserting <quote>The</quote>.</text></paragraph></section> <section id="HDA92E71D8E5F4BE981EDD1FF633E6432"><enum>3.</enum><header>Effective date</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.</text></section> 
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