; (2) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Subject to paragraph (4), the and inserting The ; and (B) by inserting in any State after stores ; and (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following: (4) Technical assistance (A) Definitions In this paragraph: (i) Covered entity The term covered entity means a public or private nonprofit entity. (ii) Eligible entity The term eligible entity means a retail food store or wholesale food concern authorized under section 9 to accept and redeem benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. (B) Technical assistance center The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, shall, on a competitive basis, award 1 or more grants to, or enter into 1 or more cooperative agreements with, 1 or more covered entities to establish a technical assistance center, to be known as the SNAP Online Purchasing Technical Assistance Center , to provide to State agencies, eligible entities, and program participants information on and technical assistance with, as applicable— (i) accepting program benefits through online transactions; (ii) using the EBT Online Redemption Portal described in subsection (h)(14)(B); (iii) in the case of State agencies, conducting outreach to eligible entities to ensure that those eligible entities are informed of the technical assistance provided by the center; (iv) research, training, and best practices relating to redeeming program benefits through online transactions