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 12 2 STA T . 111 3PUBLIC LA W 11 0– 23 4—M A Y 22, 200 8‘ ‘ (i i )thesub se q ue n t use of the info rma tion b yp er - sons d es c ribed in c l ause (i) only for such administration or enforcement ’; and ( 4 ) in subpara g raph ( F ) (as so redesignated) by inserting ‘‘or subsection (u)’’ before the semicolon at the end .SEC.412 1. PR ESER VATION O F ACCESS AN D PA YM ENT ACC U RACY. S ection 16 of the Food and N utrition A ct of 20 0 8 ( 7U .S. C . 202 5 ) is amended by stri k ing subsection (g) and inserting the fol- lo w ing

‘‘(g) C OST S HARINGF OR CO MPU T E RI Z ATION. — ‘‘(1) I N GENERA L .— Ex cept as pro v ided in paragraphs (2) and ( 3 ) , the Secretary is authori z ed to pay to each State agency the amount provided under subsection (a)(6) for the costs incurred by the State agency in the planning, design, develop- ment, or installation of 1 or more automatic data processing and information retrieval systems that the Secretary deter- mines— ‘‘(A) would assist in meeting the requirements of this Act; ‘‘( B ) meet such conditions as the Secretary prescribes; ‘‘(C) are likely to provide more efficient and effective administration of the supplemental nutrition assistance program; ‘‘( D ) would be compatible with other systems used in the administration of State programs, including the pro- gram funded under part A of title I V of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); ‘‘(E) would be tested adequately before and after implementation, including through pilot pro j ects in limited areas for major systems changes as determined under rules promulgated by the Secretary, data from which shall be thoroughly evaluated before the Secretary approves the system to be implemented more broadly; and ‘‘(F) would be operated in accordance with an adequate plan for— ‘‘(i) continuous updating to reflect changed policy and circumstances; and ‘‘(ii) testing the effect of the system on access for eligible households and on payment accuracy. ‘‘(2) L IMITATION.— T he Secretary shall not make payments to a State agency under paragraph (1) to the extent that the State agency— ‘‘(A) is reimbursed for the costs under any other Fed- eral program; or ‘‘(B) uses the systems for purposes not connected with the supplemental nutrition assistance program.’’. SEC. 4122. FUNDIN G OF EMP L OYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. Section 16(h)(1)(A) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(1)(A)) is amended in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘to remain available until expended’’ and inserting ‘‘to remain avail- able for 15 months’’.

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