General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5365 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 912 *00912* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist. General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5365 January Session, 2017 LCO No. 912 *00912* Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES Introduced by: REP. BERTHEL, 68th Dist. AN ACT PROHIBITING THE USE OF ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CARDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to prohibit the use of electronic benefit transfer cards issued in Connecticut outside the United States. Statement of Purpose: To prohibit improper use of electronic benefit transfer cards outside the United States.