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[H.R. 5865 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]


        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 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 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 operation 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).
                ``(ii) Information security.--The State agency shall 
            have in effect data security and control policies that the 
            Secretary finds adequate to ensure the security 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 governing information 
        requests 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 
        information requested under this paragraph.''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.