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SNAP 201-10 NAC-NATIONAL ACCURACY CLEARINGHOUSE Dual Participation: Interstate Data System Supersedes: FS 201-10 Reference: 7 CFR 272.18; 7 CFR 272.4(b); CFR 272.18; CFR 273.12; Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018; NAC IFR Policy Memo

Overview: The NAC interim final rule promulgates the requirements of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill) to establish the NAC for the purpose of preventing multiple issuances of SNAP benefits to an individual by more than one State agency simultaneously. State agencies are required to share information about SNAP participants with the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS), conduct matches against the NAC to discover and prevent interstate duplicate participation, and take appropriate actions when matches are found. The NAC is an interface that will be part of CHIMES Universal Inquiry screen and have a NAC Website. This inquiry will show if households have or have had SNAP in the following states: Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, and The Department (other states will be added a later date). All other states must comply by October 4, 2027. The NAC website is located at: https://search.nac.fns.usda.gov/

Reporting Requirements: 1. The Department must provide information for each active SNAP participant to the NAC according to procedures and formats established by FNS. For the purposes of the NAC, an active SNAP participant is defined as an individual who is approved to receive benefits for the benefit month in which the State agency is uploading the data. The Department shall establish procedures to ensure the information provided is accurate and only includes active participants.

2. For each individual, The Department must report the following identifying information, referred to as NAC data matching elements, to the NAC: name, Social Security number, and date of birth. The Department must transmit the NAC data matching elements to the system per the process specified by FNS. The NAC data matching elements are used by the NAC to determine the existence of positive matches.