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and ‘ ‘ (VI I ) compl yw ith such other standards as the S ecretary may establish .’ ’. SEC.4120 . PRIVA C Y PR OT ECTIO N S. Section 1 1(e)( 8 ) of the F ood and N utrition A ct of 20 08( 7U .S. C . 2020(e)(8)) is amended — (1) in the matter precedin g subparagraph (A)— (A) by stri k ing ‘‘limit’’ and inserting ‘‘prohibit’’; and ( B ) by striking ‘‘to persons’’ and all that follows through ‘‘State programs’’; (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through ( E )assub - paragraphs (B) through (F) , respectively; ( 3 ) by inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesig- nated) the following
‘‘(A) the safeguards shall permit— ‘‘(i) the disclosure of such information to persons directly connected with the administration or enforce- ment of the provisions of this Act, regulations issued pursuant to this Act, Federal assistance programs, or federally-assisted State programs; and ‘‘(ii) the subse q uent use of the information by per- sons described in clause (i) only for such administration or enforcement;’’; and ( 4 ) in subparagraph (F) (as so redesignated) by inserting ‘‘or subsection (u)’’ before the semicolon at the end. SEC. 4121. PRESERVATION O F ACCESS AN D PAY M ENT ACC U RACY. Section 1 6 of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 202 5 ) is amended by striking subsection (g) and inserting the fol- lowing: ‘‘(g) C OST S HARINGF OR CO MPU T E RI Z ATION.— ‘‘(1) IN GENERA L .—E x cept as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary is authori z ed to pay to each State agency the amount provided under subsection (a)(6) for the costs incurred by the State agency in the planning, design, develop- ment, or installation of 1 or more automatic data processing and information retrieval systems that the Secretary deter- mines— ‘‘(A) would assist in meeting the requirements of this Act; ‘‘(B) meet such conditions as the Secretary prescribes; ‘‘(C) are likely to provide more efficient and effective administration of the supplemental nutrition assistance program; ‘‘( D ) would be compatible with other systems used in the administration of State programs, including the pro- gram funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); ‘‘(E) would be tested adequately before and after implementation, including through pilot pro j ects in limited areas for major systems changes as determined under rules promulgated by the Secretary, data from which shall be thoroughly evaluated before the Secretary approves the system to be implemented more broadly; and ‘‘(F) would be operated in accordance with an adequate plan for—
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