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 124 STAT. 3255 PUBLIC LAW 111–296—DEC. 13, 2010 ‘‘(B) SOLICITATION AND REBATE BILLING REQUIRE- MENTS.—Any State agency instituting a cost containment measure for any authorized food, including infant formula, shall— ‘‘(i) in the bid solicitation— ‘‘(I) identify the composition of State alliances for the purposes of a cost containment measure; and ‘‘(II) verify that no additional States shall be added to the State alliance between the date of the bid solicitation and the end of the contract; ‘‘(ii) have a system to ensure that rebate invoices under competitive bidding provide a reasonable esti- mate or an actual count of the number of units sold to participants in the program under this section; ‘‘(iii) open and read aloud all bids at a public proceeding on the day on which the bids are due; and ‘‘(iv) unless otherwise exempted by the Secretary, provide a minimum of 30 days between the publication of the solicitation and the date on which the bids are due. ‘‘(C) STATE ALLIANCES FOR AUTHORIZED FOODS OTHER THAN INFANT FORMULA.—Program requirements relating to the size of State alliances under paragraph (8)(A)(iv) shall apply to cost containment measures established for any authorized food under this section.’’. (d) ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER.—Section 17(h) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(h)) is amended by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the following: ‘‘(12) ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER.— ‘‘(A) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: ‘‘(i) ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER.—The term ‘electronic benefit transfer’ means a food delivery system that provides benefits using a card or other access device approved by the Secretary that permits electronic access to program benefits. ‘‘(ii) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means the spe- cial supplemental nutrition program established by this section. ‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, 2020, each State agency shall be required to implement elec- tronic benefit transfer systems throughout the State, unless the Secretary grants an exemption under subparagraph (C) for a State agency that is facing unusual barriers to implement an electronic benefit transfer system. ‘‘(ii) RESPONSIBILITY.—The State agency shall be responsible for the coordination and management of the electronic benefit transfer system of the agency. ‘‘(C) EXEMPTIONS.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for an exemption from the statewide implementation requirements of subparagraph (B)(i), a State agency shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary 1 or more of the following: Deadline. Applicability.