[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S4754]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3356. Mr. CASEY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr. Roberts (for himself and Ms. 
Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide for the reform and 
continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of 
Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes; which was 
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
       On page 335, strike line 10 and insert the following:
       ``(C) Third-party applications.--Prior to the promulgation 
     of regulations or issuance of guidance by the Secretary under 
     subparagraph (B), State agencies and benefit issuers of State 
     agencies may allow third-party applications to access the 
     electronic benefit transfer system, with the consent of a 
     participating household member, to provide electronic benefit 
     transfer account information to the participating household, 
     if the third-party applications adequately protect the 
     privacy of data relating to participating households and 
     retail food stores, consistent with sections 9(c) and 11(e).
       ``(D) Report.--Not later than 2 years
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