H. R. 5865
One Hundred Ninth Congress
of the
United States of America 
AT THE SECOND SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and six 
An Act 
To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase funding 
for the program of temporary assistance for United States citizens returned from 
foreign countries, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. PAYMENTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO UNITED 
STATES CITIZENS RETURNED FROM FOREIGN COUN-
TRIES. 
(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 paragraph 
‘‘(10) INFORMATION COMPARISONS AND DISCLOSURE TO ASSIST 
IN ADMINISTRATION OF FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—If, for purposes of administering 
a food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, 
a State agency responsible for the administration of the 
program transmits to the Secretary the names and social 
security account numbers of individuals, the Secretary shall 
disclose to the State agency information 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 disclosure under subparagraph 
(A) only to the extent that the Secretary determines that 
the disclosure would not interfere with the effective oper-
ation of the program under this part. 
‘‘(C) USE AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION BY STATE 
AGENCIES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—A State agency may not use 
or disclose information provided under this paragraph 
except for purposes of administering a program 
referred to in subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(ii) INFORMATION
SECURITY.—The State agency 
shall have in effect data security and control policies 
that the Secretary finds adequate to ensure the secu-
rity of information obtained under this paragraph and 
to ensure that access to such information is restricted 
to authorized persons for purposes of authorized uses 
and disclosures. 
‘‘(iii) PENALTY FOR MISUSE OF INFORMATION.—An 
officer or employee of the State agency who fails to 
comply with this subparagraph shall be subject to the 
sanctions under subsection (l)(2) to the same extent 
as if the officer or employee were an officer or employee 
of the United States. 
‘‘(D) 
PROCEDURAL
REQUIREMENTS.—State 
agencies 
requesting information under this paragraph shall adhere 
to uniform procedures established by the Secretary gov-
erning information requests and data matching under this 
paragraph. 
‘‘(E) REIMBURSEMENT
OF
COSTS.—The State agency 
shall reimburse the Secretary, in accordance with sub-
section (k)(3), for the costs incurred by the Secretary in 
furnishing the information requested under this para-
graph.’’.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.