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services if they wish not to be exempt and receive employment services. D.C. will work to coordinate services to this population through a partnership between DHS as well as the D.C. Department of Aging and Community Living (DACL).

n) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Transaction restrictions: D.C. prevents assistance provided under the TANF program from being used in EBT transactions in liquor stores, casino and adult-oriented entertainment establishments, in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment, in the following manner:

• D.C., on an annual basis, sends a notice to all households receiving a TANF benefit, advising them that the use of TANF funds through EBT transactions in liquor stores, casinos, and places for adult entertainment is prohibited. Customers will be advised that conducting one of these prohibited EBT transactions without reporting it to DHS will be viewed as a concealment in violation of the public assistance fraud provisions found at DC Official Code § 4-218-.01(c).

In February 2014, D.C. purchased a subscription to The Fraud Navigator. The Fraud Navigator is a service, established by FIS tm Government solutions, to specifically address the requirements of Section 4004 of the Middle-Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. It allows the D.C.’s EBT provider to block transaction(s) at specific establishments based on the Merchant Category code, as well as specific ATM terminals. The contract modification was executed on April 15, 2014 and D.C. began blocking all merchant codes associated with businesses subject to this legislation on May 30, 2014. D.C. worked with FIS to identify applicable businesses and block the