“A bill to amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to require States to provide recipient-level data to the Secretary of Agriculture upon request.”
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This section requires each state Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) agency, as a condition of program participation, to provide the Secretary of Agriculture with recipient-level data, case file information, or other program data upon request for SNAP administration, oversight, integrity, or enforcement. The data must be transmitted in a form, manner, frequency, and timeframe specified by the Secretary (including secure electronic transfer), within 30 days of the request or sooner for urgent program integrity, audit, or investigative purposes; noncompliance authorizes the Secretary to withhold or suspend state funds under section 16. All data received is subject to Privacy Act safeguards (5 U.S.C. 552a), with disclosure permitted to federal or state law enforcement agencies for administering or enforcing SNAP or other applicable laws; the requirement does not limit the Secretary's existing data access authorities. (Thus, the provision enhances federal program oversight while maintaining privacy protections.)