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FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES MANUAL GENERAL PROCEDURES & REQUIREMENTS FNS 125 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND INQUIRIES
1 Change #1-2021 May 1, 2021 FNS 125 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND INQUIRIES Change #1-2021 May 1, 2021
125.01 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION In accordance with Section 11(e)(8) of the Food Stamp Act (7 U.S.C. 2020) and 7 CFR 272.1(c), the agency must restrict the use of information obtained from applicant or recipient households, exclusively for the program, to: A. Persons directly connected with the administration and enforcement of the Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Program or with other federal assistance programs or federally assisted State programs that provide assistance on a means-tested basis to low-income individuals. B. Persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of the programs which are required to participate in the State Income and Eligibility Verification System (IEVS) to the extent that FNS information is useful in establishing or verifying eligibility or benefit amounts under those programs. C. Persons directly connected with the verification of immigration status of aliens applying for Food and Nutrition Services benefits, through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement (SAVE) Program, to the extent the information is necessary to identify the individual for verification purposes. D. Persons directly connected with the administration of the Child Support Program under Part D, Title IV of the Social Security Act in order to assist in the administration of that program. E. Employees of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as necessary, to assist in establishing or verifying eligibility or benefits under Titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act. F. Employees of the Comptroller General's Office of the United States for audit examination authorized by any other provision of law. G. Persons directly connected with nutrition education and outreach efforts may be provided with the names and addresses of participating households. H. Local, State, or federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request, for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food Stamp Act or regulation. The request must include the identity of the individual requesting the information and his authority to do so, violation being investigated, and the identity of the person on whom the information is requested. I. The agency must make available, upon written request by any law enforcement officer (including parole/probation officials), the address, social security number (SSN), and photograph (if available) of any active or inactive Food and Nutrition Services recipient if the officer furnishes the recipient's name and notifies the agency that : 1. The recipient is fleeing to avoid prosecution, custody, or confinement for a felony; or