(Washington, D.C.) -- Oregon Democratic Senator Ron Wyden is working to pass a bipartisan bill that would give more protection to SNAP benefits. There's similar legislation in the House. The USDA would help pay to convert SNAP cards to chip-enabled cards. The USDA would also pay to help small grocery stores in food deserts and farmers markets to upgrade their readers to chip-capable payment machines. A USDA Inspector General's report found 555 million dollars in SNAP benefits are vulnerable to theft.