In the Senate of the United States,
July 26, 2006.
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 5865) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend section 1113 of
the Social Security Act to temporarily increase funding for
the program of temporary assistance for United States citi-
zens returned from foreign countries, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following
AMENDMENT:
Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
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SECTION 1. PAYMENTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO
UNITED STATES CITIZENS RETURNED FROM
FOREIGN COUNTRIES.
(a) INCREASE IN AGGREGATE PAYMENTS LIMIT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2006.—Section 1113(d) of the Social Security
Act (42 U.S.C. 1313(d)) is amended by inserting ‘‘, except
that, in the case of fiscal year 2006, the total amount of
such assistance provided during that fiscal year shall not
exceed $6,000,000’’ after ‘‘2003’’.
SEC. 2. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION IN THE DIRECTORY
OF NEW HIRES TO ASSIST ADMINISTRATION
OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS.
Section 453(j) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C.
653(j)) is amended—
(1) by redesignating the second paragraph (7) as
paragraph (9); and
(2) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph
‘‘(10) INFORMATION COMPARISONS AND DISCLO-
SURE TO ASSIST IN ADMINISTRATION OF FOOD STAMP
PROGRAMS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If, for purposes of ad-
ministering a food stamp program under the
Food Stamp Act of 1977, a State agency respon-
sible for the administration of the program
transmits to the Secretary the names and social
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security account numbers of individuals, the Sec-
retary shall disclose to the State agency informa-
tion on the individuals and their employers
maintained in the National Directory of New
Hires, subject to this paragraph.
‘‘(B) CONDITION ON DISCLOSURE BY THE
SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall make a disclo-
sure under subparagraph (A) only to the extent
that the Secretary determines that the disclosure
would not interfere with the effective operation of
the program under this part.
‘‘(C) USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMA-
TION BY STATE AGENCIES.—
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A State agency
may not use or disclose information pro-
vided under this paragraph except for pur-
poses of administering a program referred
to in subparagraph (A).
‘‘(ii) INFORMATION
SECURITY.—The
State agency shall have in effect data secu-
rity and control policies that the Secretary
finds adequate to ensure the security of in-
formation obtained under this paragraph
and to ensure that access to such informa-
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tion is restricted to authorized persons for
purposes of authorized uses and disclosures.
‘‘(iii) PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF INFOR-
MATION.—An officer or employee of the
State agency who fails to comply with this
subparagraph shall be subject to the sanc-
tions under subsection (l)(2) to the same ex-
tent as if the officer or employee were an of-
ficer or employee of the United States.
‘‘(D) PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.—State
agencies requesting information under this para-
graph shall adhere to uniform procedures estab-
lished by the Secretary governing information re-
quests and data matching under this paragraph.
‘‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
COSTS.—The
State agency shall reimburse the Secretary, in
accordance with subsection (k)(3), for the costs
incurred by the Secretary in furnishing the in-
formation requested under this paragraph.’’.
Attest:
Secretary.