Sec. 4001. Duplicative enrollment database
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The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary shall establish an interstate database, or system of databases, of supplemental nutrition assistance program information to be known as the Duplicative Enrollment Database that shall include the data submitted by each State pursuant to section 11(e)(26) and that shall meet security standards as determined by the Secretary. Any database, or system of databases, established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall be used by States when making eligibility determinations to prevent supplemental nutrition assistance program participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple States. Not later than 18 months after the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall issue interim final regulations to carry out this section that— incorporate best practices and lessons learned from the regional pilot project referenced in section 4032(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 2036c(c) ); protect the privacy of supplemental nutrition assistance program participants and applicants consistent with section 11(e)(8); and detail the process States will be required to follow for— conducting initial and ongoing matches of participant and applicant data; identifying and acting on all apparent instances of duplicative participation by participants or applicants in multiple States; disenrolling an individual who has applied to participate in another State in a manner sufficient to allow the State in which the individual is currently applying to comply with sections 11(e)(3) and (9); and complying with such other rules and standards the Secretary determines appropriate to carry out this section. The initial match and corresponding actions required by paragraph (1)(C) shall occur within 3 years after the date of the enactment of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 . Using the data submitted to the Duplicative Enrollment Database, the Secretary shall publish an annual report analyzing supplemental nutrition assistance program participant characteristics, including participant tenure on the program. The report shall be made available to the public in a manner that prevents identification of participants that receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits. . Section 11(e) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 2020(e) ) is amended— in paragraph
(24)by striking and at the end, in paragraph
(25)by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and , and by adding at the end the following: that the State agency shall collect and submit supplemental nutrition assistance program data to the Duplicative Enrollment Database established in section 30, in accordance with guidance or rules issued by the Secretary establishing a uniform method and format for the collection and submission of data, including for each member of a participating household— the social security number or the social security number substitute; the employment status of such member; the amount of income and whether that income is earned or unearned; that member’s portion of the household monthly allotment, and the portion of the aggregate value of household assets attributed to that member. .
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