Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents
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This Act may be cited as the . Nutrition Reform and Work Opportunity Act of 2013 The table of contents of this Act is the following: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Title I—Supplemental nutrition assistance program Sec. 101. Preventing payment of cash to recipients of supplemental nutrition assistance benefits for the return of empty bottles and cans used to contain food purchased with benefits provided under the program. Sec. 102. Retailers. Sec. 103. Enhancing services to elderly and disabled supplemental nutrition assistance program participants.
Sec. 104. Food distribution program on Indian reservations. Sec. 105. Updating program eligibility. Sec. 106. Exclusion of medical marijuana from excess medical expense deduction. Sec. 107. Standard utility allowances based on the receipt of energy assistance payments. Sec. 108. Eligibility disqualifications. Sec. 109. Repeal of State work program waiver authority. Sec. 110. Ending supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits for lottery or gambling winners. Sec. 111. Improving security of food assistance.
Sec. 112. Demonstration projects on acceptance of benefits of mobile transactions. Sec. 113. Use of benefits for purchase of community-supported agriculture share. Sec. 114. Restaurant meals program. Sec. 115. Mandating State immigration verification. Sec. 116. Data exchange standardization for improved interoperability. Sec. 117. Pilot projects to improve Federal-State cooperation in identifying and reducing fraud in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Sec. 118. Prohibiting Government-sponsored recruitment activities.
Sec. 119. Repeal of bonus program. Sec. 120. Funding of employment and training programs. Sec. 121. Monitoring employment and training programs. Sec. 122. Cooperation with program research and evaluation. Sec. 123. Pilot projects to reduce dependency and increase work effort in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Sec. 124. Authorization of appropriations. Sec. 125. Limitation on use of block grant to Puerto Rico. Sec. 126. Assistance for community food projects. Sec. 127.
Emergency food assistance. Sec. 128. Nutrition education. Sec. 129. Retailer trafficking. Sec. 130. Technical and conforming amendments. Sec. 131. Tolerance level for excluding small errors. Sec. 132. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands pilot program. Sec. 133. Annual State report on verification of SNAP participation. Sec. 134. Termination of existing agreement. Sec. 135. Service of traditional foods in public facilities. Sec. 136. Testing applicants for unlawful use of controlled substances.
Sec. 137. Eligibility disqualifications for certain convicted felons. Sec. 138. Expungement of unused supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. Sec. 139. Pilot projects to promote work and increase State accountability in the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Sec. 140. Improved wage verification using the National Directory of New Hires. Sec. 141. Feasibility study for Indian tribes. Title II—Commodity distribution programs Sec. 201. Commodity distribution program.
Sec. 202. Commodity supplemental food program. Sec. 203. Distribution of surplus commodities to special nutrition projects. Sec. 204. Processing of commodities. Title III—Miscellaneous Sec. 301. Farmers’ market nutrition program. Sec. 302. Nutrition information and awareness pilot program. Sec. 303. Fresh fruit and vegetable program. Sec. 304. Additional authority for purchase of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other specialty food crops. Sec. 305. Encouraging locally and regionally grown and raised food.
Sec. 306. Review of public health benefits of white potatoes. Sec. 307. Healthy Food Financing Initiative. Sec. 308. Review of sole-source contracts in Federal nutrition programs. Sec. 309. Purchase of Halal and Kosher food for emergency food assistance program.