SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1993''.

        TITLE I--RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS

SEC. 101. USE OF APPLICATION INFORMATION.

    Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2018(c)) is 
amended--
            (1) by designating the first sentence as paragraph (1);
            (2) by designating the second and third sentences as 
        subparagraphs (A) and (C), respectively, of paragraph (2); and
            (3) in paragraph (2)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by 
                inserting before the period at the end the following: 
                ``or officers or employees of Federal or State law 
                enforcement or investigative agencies for purposes of 
                administering or enforcing the provisions of this Act 
                or any other Federal or State law and the regulations 
                issued under this Act or such law'';
                    (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as so 
                designated) the following new subparagraph:
    ``(B) An officer or employee described in subparagraph (A) who 
publishes, divulges, discloses, or makes known in any manner or to any 
extent not authorized by law any information obtained under the 
authority granted by this subsection shall be subject to section 1905 
of title 18, United States Code.''; and
                    (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated), by 
                striking ``Such purposes'' and inserting ``The purposes 
                referred to in subparagraph (A)''.

SEC. 102. PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN FOOD STAMPS.

    Section 12(b)(3)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2021(b)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``(except that the amount of 
civil money penalties imposed during a 2-year period may not exceed 
$40,000)''.

SEC. 103. PENALTIES FOR STORES FOR TRADING FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, 
              EXPLOSIVES, OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR FOOD STAMPS.

    Section 12(b)(3)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2021(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``(except that the amount of 
civil money penalties imposed during a 2-year period may not exceed 
$40,000)''.

SEC. 104. USE OF TAXPAYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.

    (a) Social Security Account Numbers.--Clause (iii) of section 
205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(iii)) 
(as added by section 1735(a)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, 
and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3791)) is 
amended--
            (1) in the second sentence--
                    (A) by inserting after ``Department of 
                Agriculture'' the following: ``, or officer or employee 
                of a Federal or State law enforcement or investigative 
                agency,''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``or for the administration or enforcement 
                of such Act or any other Federal or State law''; and
            (2) in the third sentence, by inserting before the period 
        at the end the following: ``or officers and employees of 
        Federal or State law enforcement or investigative agencies 
        whose duties or responsibilities require access for the 
        administration or enforcement of such Act or any other Federal 
        or State law''.
    (b) Employer Identification Numbers.--Section 6109(f) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to access to employer 
identification numbers by the Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of 
the Food Stamp Act of 1977) is amended--
            (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)--
                    (A) by inserting after ``Secretary of Agriculture'' 
                the following: ``, or an officer or employee of a 
                Federal or State law enforcement or investigative 
                agency,''; and
                    (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
                following: ``or for the administration or enforcement 
                of such Act or any other Federal or State law''; and
            (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (2), by inserting 
        before the period at the end the following: ``or officers and 
        employees of Federal or State law enforcement or investigative 
        agencies whose duties or responsibilities require access for 
        the administration or enforcement of such Act or any other 
        Federal or State law''.

                        TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS

SEC. 201. PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION OF RECIPIENTS FOR TRADING 
              FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, OR CONTROLLED 
              SUBSTANCES FOR FOOD STAMPS.

    Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) 
is amended by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following new 
clause:
            ``(iii) permanently upon--
                    ``(I) the third occasion of any such determination 
                (except as provided in subclause (II)); or
                    ``(II) the first occasion of a finding of the 
                trading of firearms, ammunition, explosives, or 
                controlled substances (as the term is defined in 
                section 802 of title 21, United States Code) for 
                coupons.''.

SEC. 202. USE OF PENALTIES COLLECTED FROM RETAIL FOOD STORES AND 
              WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.

    Section 18 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(g) Funds collected from claims against retail food stores or 
wholesale food concerns under section 12 shall--
            ``(1) be credited to the food stamp program appropriation 
        account for the fiscal year in which the collection occurs, and 
        remain available until expended; and
            ``(2) be used for investigation and enforcement activities 
        under this Act relating to retail food stores and wholesale 
        food concerns.''.

                       TITLE III--EFFECTIVE DATES

    (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
amendments made by this Act shall become effective and implemented not 
later than 120 days after the date of issuance of final regulations by 
the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the amendments.
    (b) Exceptions.--The amendments made by sections 102, 103, and 202 
shall become effective on the date of enactment of this Act.
TABLE OF CONTENTS: 
     Title I:  Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food Concerns 
     Title II:  Miscellaneous 
     Title III:  Effective Dates 
Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1993 - 
Title I:  Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food Concerns
 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 with regard to retail food stores participating in the food stamp program (program) to:  (1) permit the use of application information by Federal or State enforcement authorities; and (2) repeal the limits on civil money penalties for food stamp trafficking and firearms or controlled substance trading. 
Amends the Social Security Act to permit the use of social security account numbers by Federal or State enforcement authorities. 
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit the use of employer identification numbers by Federal or State enforcement authorities. 
Title II: Miscellaneous
 - Amends the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permanently disqualify a recipient food store from program participation for trading of firearms, ammunition, explosives, or controlled substances for food stamps. 
States that penalties collected from retail or wholesale food concerns shall be used for related investigation and enforcement activities. 
Title III:  Effective Dates
 - Sets forth effective dates for provisions of this Act.
Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1993