,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #diai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #b1        
#bjah,mr4 ,walker introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,agriculture  ,a      
,,bill  ,to amend the ,food and         
,nutrition ,act of #bjjh to provide for 
the establishment of the ,national      
,accuracy ,clearinghouse4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,,snap ,abuse and ,fraud ,prevention    
,act of #bjah4  #b4 ,national accuracy  
clearinghouse ,the ,food and ,nutrition 
,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjaa et    
seq47 is amended at the end by adding   
the following3  #cj4 ,national accuracy 
clearinghouse  7a7 ,in general ,the     
,secretary shall establish an interstate
 database1 or system of databases1 of   
supplemental nutrition assistance       
program information to be known as the  
,national ,accuracy ,clearinghouse4  7b7
 ,purpose ,any database or system of    
databases established pursuant to       

subsection 7a7 shall be used by ,states 
when making eligibility determinations  
to prevent supplemental nutrition       
assistance program participants from    
receiving duplicative benefits in       
multiple ,states4  7c7 ,implementation  
7#a7 ,issuance of interim final         
regulations ,not later than #ah months  
after the effective date of this        
section1 the ,secretary shall issue     
interim final regulations to carry out  
this section that-- 7,a7 incorporate    
best practices and lessons learned from 
the regional pilot project referenced in
 section #djcb7;c7 of the ,agricultural 
,act of #bjad 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjcf;c7c772
  7,b7 safeguard the security of the    
data stored in the ,national ,accuracy  
,clearinghouse and protect the privacy  
of supplemental nutrition assistance    
program participants and applicants2 and
  7,c7 detail the process ,states will  
be required to follow for--  7i7        
conducting initial and ongoing matches  
of participant and applicant data2  7ii7

 identifying and acting on all apparent 
instances of duplicative participation  
by participants or applicants in        
multiple ,states2 and  7iii7 complying  
with such other rules and standards the 
,secretary determines appropriate to    
carry out this section4  7#b7 ,timing   
,the initial match and corresponding    
actions required by paragraph 7#a77;,c7 
shall occur within #c years after the   
effective date of this section4  4