PUBLIC LAW 103-296—AUG. 15, 1994 108 STAT. 1531 SEC. 315. EXTENSION OF DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM DEM- ONSTRATION PROJECT AUTHORITY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 505 of the Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980 (Public Law 96-265), as amended by section 12101 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-272), section 10103 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239), and section 5120 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508), is further amended— 42 USC 1310 (1) in pgiragraph (3) of subsection (a), by striking "June "°*^- 10, 1993" and inserting "June 10, 1996"; (2) in paragraph (4) of subsection (a), by striking "1992" and inserting "1995"; and (3) in subsection (c), by striking "October 1, 1993" and inserting "October 1, 1996". (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.— The amendments made by this section 42 USC i3io shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act. "°*^® SEC. 316. CROSS-MATCHING OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER i INFORMATION AND EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF • AGRICULTURE. (a) SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER INFORMATION.— Clause (iii) of section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) (as added by section 1735(a)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 Stat. 3791)) is amended— (1) by inserting "(I)" after "(iii)"; and (2) by striking 'The Secretary of Agriculture shall restrict" and all that follows and inserting the following: "(II) The Secretary of Agriculture may share any information contained in any list referred to in subclause (I) with any other.. agency or instrumentality of the United States which otherwise has access to social security account numbers in accordance with this subsection or other applicable Federal law, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may share such information only to the extent that such Secretary determines such sharing would assist in verifying and matching such information against information maintained by such other agency or instrumentality. Any such information shared pursuant to this subclause may be used by such other agency or instrumentality only for the purpose of effective administration and enforcement of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 or for the purpose of investigation of violations of other Federal laws or enforcement of such laws. "(Ill) The Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other agency or instrumentjility referred to in this subclause, shall restrict, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, access to social security account numbers obtained pursuant to this clause only to officers and employees of the United States whose duties or responsibilities require access for the purposes described in subclause (II). "(IV) The Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any agency or instrumentality with which information is shared pursuant to clause (II), shall provide such other safeguards as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines to be necessary or appro- ^ priate to protect the confidentiality of the social security account numbers.".
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