Title: SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018
Policy area: Agriculture and Food

Summary:
SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act of 2018
This bill amends the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to implement the National Accuracy Clearinghouse (NAC) on a nationwide basis. (The NAC is currently a five-state pilot program.)
The NAC is a database of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program) information for states to use to prevent SNAP participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple states.
The bill requires all states to use the NAC when making SNAP eligibility determinations and specifies requirements for USDA regulations implementing this bill.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4919 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4919

    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the 
         establishment of the National Accuracy Clearinghouse.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 2, 2018

  Mr. Walker introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to provide for the 
         establishment of the National Accuracy Clearinghouse.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``SNAP Abuse and Fraud Prevention Act 
of 2018''.

SEC. 2. NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE.

    The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is 
amended at the end by adding the following:

``SEC. 30. NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE.

    ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish an interstate 
database, or system of databases, of supplemental nutrition assistance 
program information to be known as the National Accuracy Clearinghouse.
    ``(b) Purpose.--Any database or system of databases established 
pursuant to subsection (a) shall be used by States when making 
eligibility determinations to prevent supplemental nutrition assistance 
program participants from receiving duplicative benefits in multiple 
States.
    ``(c) Implementation.--
            ``(1) Issuance of interim final regulations.--Not later 
        than 18 months after the effective date of this section, the 
        Secretary shall issue interim final regulations to carry out 
        this section that--
                    ``(A) incorporate best practices and lessons 
                learned from the regional pilot project referenced in 
                section 4032(c) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (7 
                U.S.C. 2036c(c));
                    ``(B) safeguard the security of the data stored in 
                the National Accuracy Clearinghouse and protect the 
                privacy of supplemental nutrition assistance program 
                participants and applicants; and
                    ``(C) detail the process States will be required to 
                follow for--
                            ``(i) conducting initial and ongoing 
                        matches of participant and applicant data;
                            ``(ii) identifying and acting on all 
                        apparent instances of duplicative participation 
                        by participants or applicants in multiple 
                        States; and
                            ``(iii) complying with such other rules and 
                        standards the Secretary determines appropriate 
                        to carry out this section.
            ``(2) Timing.--The initial match and corresponding actions 
        required by paragraph (1)(C) shall occur within 3 years after 
        the effective date of this section.''.
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