Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 98 Part 1.djvu/1196

 98 STAT. 1148

42 USC 651. 42 USC 401, 1381. 26 USC 6103.

42 USC 601. 42 USC 1396. 26 USC 3304. 7 USC 2011.

PUBLIC LAW 98-369—JULY 18, 1984

alternative system which is as effective and timely for purposes of providing employment related income and eligibility data for the purposes described in paragraph (2); "(4) the State agencies administering the programs listed in subsection (b) adhere to standardized formats and procedures established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture) under which— "(A) the agencies will exchange with each other information in their possession which may be of use in establishing or verifying eligibility or benefit amounts under any other such program; "(B) such information shall be made available to assist in the child support program under part D of title IV of this Act, and to assist the Secretary of Health and Human Services in establishing or verifying eligibility or benefit amounts under titles II and XVI of this Act, but subject to the safeguards and restrictions established by the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to information released pursuant to section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; and "(C) the use of such information shall be targeted to those uses which are most likely to be productive in identifying and preventing ineligibility and incorrect payments; "(5) adequate safeguards are in effect so as to assure that— "(A) the information exchanged by the State agencies is made available only to the extent necessary to assist in the valid administrative needs of the program receiving such information, and the information released pursuant to section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 is only exchanged with agencies authorized to receive such information under such section 6103(1); and "(B) the information is adequately protected against unauthorized disclosure for other purposes, as provided in regulations established by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, or, in the case of the unemployment compensation program, the Secretary of Labor, or, in the Case of the food stamp program, the Secretary of Agriculture, or in the case of information released pursuant to section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, the Secretary of the Treasury; "(6) all applicants for and recipients of benefits under any such program shall be notified at the time of application, and periodically thereafter, that information available through the system will be requested and utilized; and "(7) accounting systems are utilized which assure that programs providing data receive appropriate reimbursement from the programs utilizing the data for the costs incurred in providing the data. "(b) The programs which must participate in the income verification system are— "(1) the aid to families with dependent children program under part A of title IV of this Act; "(2) the medicaid program under title XIX of this Act; "(3) the unemployment compensation program under section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; "(4) the food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and

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