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 104 STAT. 3796 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 "(3) The Secretary may impose a fine against any retail food store or wholesale food concern that accepts food coupons that are not accompanied by the corresponding book cover, other than the denomination of coupons used for making change as specified in regulations issued under this Act. The amount of any such fine shall be established by the Secretary and may be assessed and collected in accordance with regulations issued under this Act separately or in combination with any fiscal claim established by the Secretary. The Attorney General of the United States may institute judicial action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the store or concern to collect the fine.". SEC. 1745. FINES FOR UNAUTHORIZED THIRD PARTIES THAT ACCEPT FOOD STAMPS. Section 12 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(f) The Secretary may impose a fine against any person not approved by the Secretary to accept and redeem food coupons who violates any provision of this Act or a regulation issued under this Act, including violations concerning the acceptance of food coupons. The amount of any such fine shall be established by the Secretary and may be assessed and collected in accordance with regulations issued under this Act separately or in combination with any fiscal claim established by the Secretary. The Attorney General of the United States may institute judicial action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the person to collect the fine.". SEC. 1746. FRAUD CLAIMS REPAYMENT. The last sentence of section 13(b)(l)(A) (7 U.S.C. 2022(b)(l)(A)) is amended by striking "within thirty days" and inserting "on the date of receipt (or, if the date of receipt is not a business day, on the next business day)". SEC. 1747. COMPUTER FRAUD PENALTIES. (a) USE OF AN ACCESS DEVICE.— The first sentence of section 15(b)(l) (7 U.S.C. 2024(b)(l)) is amended— (1) by striking "or authorization cards in any manner not authorized by" and inserting ", authorization cards, or access devices in any manner contrary to"; (2) by inserting after "a value of $100 or more," the following: "or if the item used, trsinsferred, acquired, altered, or possessed is an access device that has a value of $100 or more,"; and (3) by inserting after "a value of less than $100," the following: "or if the item used, transferred, acquired, altered, or processed is an access device that has a value of less than $100,". (b) DEFINITION. —Section 3 (7 U.S.C. 2012) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(u) 'Access device' means any card, plate, code, account number, or other means of access that can be used, alone or in conjunction with another access device, to obtain payments, allotments, benefits, money, goods, or other things of value, or that can be used to initiate a transfer of funds under this Act.". (c) CONFORMING CHANGE.— The first sentence of section 15(g) (7 U.S.C. 2024(g)) is amended by striking "or authorization cards in any manner not authorized by" and inserting ", authorization cards or

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