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 12 2 STA T . 11 04PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 3 4 —M A Y 22, 200 8‘ ‘ SEC.7 . I SS UAN CE AN D USE OFPR O G RA MB ENEFI T S. ‘ ‘ (a)INGE NE RAL.—Except a s p rovid edi n s ub section (i) , E BT cards s h a l lbe ’ ’ ( 2 ) in subsection (b)— ( A )b y stri k in g ‘‘(b) C oupons’’ and inserting the f ol - lo w ing

‘‘(b) US E.—Benefits’’; and (B) by striking the second proviso; ( 3 ) in subsection (c)— (A) by striking ‘‘(c) Coupons’’ and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(c) D ES IG N.— ‘‘( 1 ) IN GENERAL.—EBT cards’’; (B) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘and define their deno m ination’’; and (C) by striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ‘‘(2) P R OH I B I T ION.—The name of any public official shall not appear on any EBT card.’’; ( 4 ) by striking subsection (d); ( 5 ) in subsection (e)— (A) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; and (B) by striking ‘‘coupon issuers’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘benefit issuers’’; ( 6 ) in subsection (f)— (A) by striking ‘‘coupons’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘benefits’’; (B) by striking ‘‘coupon issuer’’ and inserting ‘‘benefit issuers’’; (C) by striking ‘‘including any losses’’ and all that follows through ‘‘section 11(e)(2 0 ),’’; and (D) by striking ‘‘and allotments’’; ( 7 ) by striking subsection (g) and inserting the following: ‘‘(g) ALTERNATI V E BENE F IT DELIVER Y .— ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If the S ecretary determines, in consulta- tion with the Inspector General of the Department of Agri- culture, that it would improve the integrity of the supplemental nutrition assistance program, the Secretary shall re q uire a State agency to issue or deliver benefits using alternative methods. ‘‘(2) N OI MP OSITION OF C OSTS.—The cost of documents or systems that may be required by this subsection may not be imposed upon a retail food store participating in the supple- mental nutrition assistance program. ‘‘(3) DEVAL U ATION AN D TERMINATION OF ISSUANCE OF PAPER COUPONS.— ‘‘(A) COUPON ISSUANCE.—Effective on the date of enact- ment of the F ood, Conservation, and Energy Act of 200 8, no State shall issue any coupon, stamp, certificate, or authori z ation card to a household that receives supple- mental nutrition assistance under this Act. ‘‘(B) EBT CARDS.—Effective beginning on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of the Food, Conserva- tion, and Energy Act of 2008, only an EBT card issued under subsection (i) shall be eligible for exchange at any retail food store. Ef f ectiv e da te s.

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