1. Short title This Act may be cited as the SNAP Theft Protection Act of 2023 . 2. Amendments Section 7 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2016 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (e) by inserting or from the reissuance of benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices, after mail , and (2) in subsection (h)(7)— (A) by striking Regulations and inserting the following: (A) Replacement of benefits Regulations , and (B) by adding at end the following: (B) Reissuance of stolen benefits (i) Issuance of regulations Secretary shall issue regulations— (I) to establish criteria for State agencies to identify supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits stolen by identity theft or typical skimming practices; and (II) to provide for the reissuance to households of benefits stolen by identity theft, or typical skimming practices, that meet such criteria. (ii) Status report Not later than 240 days after the Secretary issues regulations under clause (i), the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the status of benefits reissued under such regulations that includes— (I) a detailed description of the prevalence of stolen benefits for which benefits are reissued under such regulations; (II) an examination of current barriers, feasibility, and impact on participant access and ease of use in developing an electronic benefit transfer card that contains innovative technologies such as an embedded microchip along with the traditional magnetic stripe