12 2 STA T . 1 875PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 2 46—J U NE 18 , 2008 ‘ ‘ (i)cont in u ou s u pda tin g to refl ect c h anged polic y and circu m stances
and ‘‘(ii) testing the effect of the system on access for eligi b le households and on payment accuracy . ‘‘( 2 ) LIM I TA TI ON . —T he S ecretary shall not ma k e payments to a State agency under paragraph ( 1 )tothee x tent that the State agency— ‘‘( A ) is reimbursed for the costs under any other F ed - eral program; or ‘‘( B ) uses the systems for purposes not connected w ith the supplemental nutrition assistance program. ’ ’. SEC.412 2. FUNDI N GO FE MPL O Y MEN TA NDT R AINING PROGRAMS. Section 1 6 (h)(1)(A) of the Food and N utrition Act of 2 0 0 8 ( 7U .S. C . 202 5 (h)(1)(A)) is amended in subparagraph (A) , by striking ‘‘to remain a v ailable until expended’’ and inserting ‘‘to remain avail- able for 15 months’’. PARTIV— PR OG RA M I N T E GRIT Y SEC. 41 3 1. ELIGI B ILITY DIS Q UALIFICATION. Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended by adding at the end the following
‘‘(p) D I SQU A L I F I C ATION FO ROB TAININ G CAS H B Y D E STROYING FOO D AND COLLECTING DE P OSITS.—Sub j ect to any re q uirements established by the Secretary, any person who has been found by a State or Federal court or administrative agency in a hearing under subsection (b) to have intentionally obtained cash by pur- chasing products with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits that have containers that require return deposits, dis- carding the product, and returning the container for the deposit amount shall be ineligible for benefits under this Act for such period of time as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation. ‘‘(q) DISQUALIFICATION FOR SALE OF FOOD P URCHASED W ITH SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS.—Sub- ject to any requirements established by the Secretary, any person who has been found by a State or Federal court or administrative agency in a hearing under subsection (b) to have intentionally sold any food that was purchased using supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits shall be ineligible for benefits under this Act for such period of time as the Secretary shall prescribe by regulation.’’. SEC. 4132. CI V IL PENALTIES AND DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WH OLESALE FOOD CONCERNS. Section 12 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended— (1) by striking the section designation and heading and all that follows through the end of subsection (a) and inserting the following: ‘ ‘SEC. 12. CIVIL PENALTIES AND DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS. ‘‘(a) DISQUALIFICATION.— ‘‘(1) I N GENERAL.—An approved retail food store or whole- sale food concern that violates a provision of this Act or a regulation under this Act may be— Regulations.
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