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 PUBLIC LAW 96-249—MAY 26, 1980 ments which are issued in a given period by a State agency to households that fail to meet the eligibility requirements of sections 5 and 6 of this Act, are overissued to eligible households, and are underissued to eligible households; (C) 'national standard payment error rate* means the weighted mean payment error rate for all State agencies; and (D) 'dollar value equivalent' means the value of allotments determined by multiplying a given error rate by the dollar value of all the allotments issued by a State agency during the particular period in question. "(3) The Secretary shall conduct a study to determine whether it is feasible to include in the calculation of each State agenc3r's payment error rate, and in the calculation of the national standeurd payment error rate, invalid decisions by each State agency denying eligibility to households that are in fact eligible. If the Secret^ determines that such a change in the method of calculation is feasible, the Secretary shall implement changes in the method of calculating payment error rates for the purposes described in this section. "(4) If the Secretary makes a claim against a State for payment under paragraph (1) of this subsection, that State may seek administrative and judicial review of such claim under the procedures set forth in section 14 of this Act. If such claim is ultimately determined to be valid or is not contested by the State, it shall be collected by the Secretary and may be collected through State payment, through withholding amounts otherwise payable to the State agency under subsection (a) of this section, or through other mechanisms authorized by the Federal Claims Collection Act of 1966.".

94 STAT. 365

7 USC 2014, 2015.

Feasibility study.

Administrative and judicial review. 7 USC 2023.

31 USC 951 note.

DISCU>SURE PROVISIONS

SEC. 127. (a)(1) Subsection (i) of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to disclosure of returns and return information 26 USC 6i03. for purposes other than tax administration) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(7) DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN RETURN INFORMATION BY SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION TO DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND TO STATE FOOD STAMP AGENCIES.—

''(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commissioner of Social Security may disclose return information from returns with respect to net earningsfromself-employment (as defined in section 1402), wages (as defined in section 3121(a) or 3401(a)), and 26 USC 1402, payments of retirement income which have been disclosed to 3121, 3401. the Social Security Administration as provided by paragraph (1) or (5) of tms subsection— "(i) upon request, to officers and employees of the Department of Agriculture, and "(ii) upon written request, to officers and employees of a State food stamp agency. "(B) RESTRICTION ON DISCLOSURE.—The Commissioner of Social Security shall disclose return information under subparagraph (A) onl^ for purposes of, and to the extent necessary in, determining an individual's eligibility for benefits, or the amounts of benefits, under the food stamp program 7 USC 2011 note. established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977. "(C) STATE FOOD STAMP AGENCY.—For purposes of this paragraph, the term 'State food stamp agency means any agency described in section 3(nKl) of the Food Stamp Act of

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