Sec. 4003. ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
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## SEC. 4003 ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ###
(a)Enhancing Services to Elderly and Disabled Program Participants Section 3(p) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (3), by striking “and” at the end; ####
(2)in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ####
(3)by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following: > > #### “(5) > > a governmental or private nonprofit food purchasing and delivery service that— > > > ##### “(A) > > purchases food for, and delivers the food to, individuals who are— > > > ###### “(i) > > unable to shop for food; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > > ######
(I)> > not less than 60 years of age; or > > > ###### “(II) > > physically or mentally handicapped or otherwise disabled; > > > ##### “(B) > > clearly notifies the participating household at the time the household places a food order— > > > ###### “(i) > > of any delivery fee associated with the food purchase and delivery provided to the household by the service; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > that a delivery fee cannot be paid with benefits provided under supplemental nutrition assistance program; and > > > ##### “(C) > > sells food purchased for the household at the price paid by the service for the food and without any additional cost markup.” > . ###
(b)Implementation **[**[7 U.S.C. 2012 note](/us/usc/t7/s2012)**]** ####
(1)Issuance of rules The Secretary shall issue regulations that— #####
(A)establish criteria to identify a food purchasing and delivery service referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)(5)); and #####
(B)establish procedures to ensure that the service— ######
(i)does not charge more for a food item than the price paid by the service for the food item; ######
(ii)offers food delivery service at no or low cost to households under that Act; ######
(iii)ensures that benefits provided under the supplemental nutrition assistance program are used only to purchase food (as defined in section 3 of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2012)); ######
(iv)limits the purchase of food, and the delivery of the food, to households eligible to receive services described in section 3(p)(5) of that Act (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)(5)); ######
(v)has established adequate safeguards against fraudulent activities, including unauthorized use of electronic benefit cards issued under that Act; and ######
(vi)meets such other requirements as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. ####
(2)Limitation Before the issuance of rules under paragraph (1), the Secretary may not approve more than 20 food purchasing and delivery services referred to in section 3(p)(5) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2012(p)(5)) to participate as retail food stores under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Sec. 4003
ENHANCING SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
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