S. 4045

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4045 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4045

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish online and 
delivery standards, and for other purposes.

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 10, 2026

Mr. Fetterman (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bennet, and Mr. Wyden) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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A BILL

To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to establish online and 
delivery standards, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Food and Nutrition Delivery Safety 
Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ONLINE AND DELIVERY STANDARDS.

Section 9 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2018) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(k) Online and Delivery Standards.--
``(1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the Administrator of the Food 
and Nutrition Service, in consultation with the Administrator 
of the Food Safety and Inspection Service, the Commissioner of 
Food and Drugs, the Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, and relevant stakeholders, shall establish--
``(A) for any retail food store or wholesale food 
concern authorized to accept and redeem benefits under 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program that 
accepts benefits through an online or mobile platform, 
standards for the safe and secure online use of the 
online or mobile platforms by participants in the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program and retail 
participants, including with respect to digital privacy 
and cybersecurity of the user; and
``(B) for any retail food store or wholesale food 
concern authorized to accept and redeem benefits under 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program that 
provides delivery services for foods purchased using 
those benefits, delivery standards that aim--
``(i) to promote fair and safe working 
conditions for the employees of that delivery 
service, including paying prevailing wages; and
``(ii) to keep food safe and secure during 
delivery.
``(2) Report requirement.--Not later than 18 months after 
the date on which the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition 
Service establishes standards under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall promulgate regulations that require a retail 
food store or wholesale food concern seeking authorization 
under this section to accept and redeem benefits under the 
supplemental nutrition assistance program to submit to the 
Secretary a report describing compliance with the standards 
established under paragraph (1).
``(3) Effects of noncompliance.--If a retail food store or 
wholesale food concern does not comply with the standards 
established under paragraph (1), that retail food store or 
wholesale food concern--
``(A) shall lose authorization to participate in 
the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and
``(B) may reapply for that authorization upon 
demonstrating that the retail food store or wholesale 
food concern, as applicable, is in compliance with 
those standards.''.
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