Appendix B PL 113-79 Section 4009

PUBLIC LAW 113–79—FEB. 7, 2014

128 STAT. 789

SEC. 4009. ENDING SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BENEFITS FOR LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNERS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act
of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2015) (as amended by section 4008) is amended
by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(s) INELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS DUE TO RECEIPT OF SUBSTANTIAL LOTTERY OR GAMBLING WINNINGS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Any household in which a member
receives substantial lottery or gambling winnings, as determined by the Secretary, shall lose eligibility for benefits immediately upon receipt of the winnings.
‘‘(2) DURATION OF INELIGIBILITY.—A household described
in paragraph (1) shall remain ineligible for participation until
the household meets the allowable financial resources and
income eligibility requirements under subsections (c), (d), (e),
(f), (g), (i), (k), (l), (m), and (n) of section 5.
‘‘(3) AGREEMENTS.—As determined by the Secretary, each
State agency, to the maximum extent practicable, shall establish agreements with entities responsible for the regulation
or sponsorship of gaming in the State to determine whether
individuals participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program have received substantial lottery or gambling
winnings.’’.

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SEC. 4010. IMPROVING SECURITY OF FOOD ASSISTANCE.

Section 7(h)(8) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C.
2016(h)(8)) is amended—
(1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ‘‘CARD FEE’’ and
inserting ‘‘OF CARDS’’;
(2) by striking ‘‘A State’’ and inserting the following:
‘‘(A) FEES.—A State’’; and
(3) by adding after subparagraph (A) (as so designated)
the following:
‘‘(B) PURPOSEFUL LOSS OF CARDS.—
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to terms and conditions
established by the Secretary in accordance with clause
(ii), if a household makes excessive requests for replacement of the electronic benefit transfer card of the
household, the Secretary may require a State agency
to decline to issue a replacement card to the household
unless the household, upon request of the State agency,
provides an explanation for the loss of the card.
‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The terms and conditions
established by the Secretary shall provide that—
‘‘(I) the household be given the opportunity
to provide the requested explanation and meet
the requirements under this paragraph promptly;
‘‘(II) after an excessive number of lost cards,
the head of the household shall be required to
review program rights and responsibilities with
State agency personnel authorized to make determinations under section 5(a); and
‘‘(III) any action taken, including actions
required under section 6(b)(2), other than the withholding of the electronic benefit transfer card until
an explanation described in subclause (I) is provided, shall be consistent with the due process

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