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Utah's Department of Workforce Services is directed by this bill to request federal permission to ban SNAP benefits — commonly known as food stamps — from being used to purchase both soft drinks and ultra-processed foods (a category the bill ties to a future federal definition from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). If the federal government denies the waiver request, the department must keep resubmitting it annually until approval is granted, and if approved, must implement the restrictions within six months. Utah households that rely on SNAP to buy groceries would face new limits on what foods they can purchase with those benefits if the federal government approves the state's request.