,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #chef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ab1 
#bjbf,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for       
himself1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and ,mr4          
,tuberville7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food and ,nutrition ,act 
of #bjjh to require ,states to provide  
recipient-level data to the ,secretary  
of ,agriculture upon request4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,,snap ,data ,transparency and      
,oversight ,act of #bjbf4  #b4 ,state   
requirement to provide ,,snap recipient 
data to the ,secretary of ,agriculture  
,section #aa of the ,food and ,nutrition
 ,act of #bjjh 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #bjbj7 is  
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7y7 ,provision of recipient 
data to the ,secretary  7#a7 ,in general
 ,as a condition of participation in the
 supplemental nutrition assistance      

program1 each ,state agency shall1 on   
request of the ,secretary1 provide to   
the ,secretary recipient-level data1    
case file information1 or any other     
program data necessary for the          
administration1 oversight1 integrity1 or
 enforcement of the program4  7#b7      
,process ,data requested under paragraph
 7#a7 shall be transmitted in such form1
 manner1 frequency1 and within such time
 frame1 as the ,secretary may require1  
including through secure electronic data
 transfer systems designated by the     
,secretary4  7#c7 ,timing ,a ,state     
agency shall provide data requested     
under paragraph 7#a7 not later than #cj 
days after the date of the request1     
unless the ,secretary establishes a     
shorter timeline for urgent program     
integrity1 audit1 or investigative      
purposes4  7#d7 ,noncompliance ,the     
,secretary may withhold or suspend funds
 to a ,state under section #af if a     
,state fails to comply with a request   
for data under this subsection4  7#e7   

,data safeguards  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary shall ensure that all data   
received under this subsection is       
subject to applicable ,federal laws and 
safeguards governing the privacy and    
security of program records1 including  
section #eeb;a of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code 7commonly known as the    
,privacy ,act of #aigd74  7,b7 ,allowed 
disclosure ,data received under this    
subsection may be disclosed by the      
,secretary to any ,federal or ,state law
 enforcement and investigative agency   
for purposes of administering or        
enforcing this ,act1 regulations issued 
under this ,act1 or any other ,federal  
or ,state law4  7#f7 ,rule of           
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 limits any existing authority of the   
,secretary to access ,state data or     
records for program oversight1          
enforcement1 audit1 or evaluation       
purposes4  4