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18 to low income individuals, or general assistance programs which are subject to the joint application processing requirements; 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/State Verification and Exchange System (IEVS/SVES) to the extent the SNAP 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 non-citizens applying for SNAP benefits, through the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (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, and 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; E. Employees of the Comptroller General's Office of the United States for audit examination authorized by any other provision of law; F. Local, State, or Federal law enforcement officials, upon their written request, for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (as amended) or regulation. The written 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; and G. Local, State or Federal law enforcement officers, acting in official capacity, upon written request, for the purpose of obtaining the address, Social Security Number, and, if available, photograph of any household member, if the member is fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody for a crime, or an attempt to commit a crime, that would be classified as a felony, or is violating a condition of probation or parole imposed under a Federal or State law. NOTE: The Agency will not require a household to present photographic identification as a condition of eligibility and must accept any document that reasonably establishes the applicant's identity. The Agency will also provide information regarding a household member, upon the written request of a law enforcement officer acting in his or her official capacity, where such member has information necessary for the apprehension or investigation of another member who is fleeing to avoid prosecution or custody for a felony, or has violated a condition of probation or parole. The Agency will disclose only such information as is necessary to comply with a specific written request of a law enforcement agency authorized by this paragraph. H. Local educational agencies administering the National School Lunch Program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act or the School Breakfast Program established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, for the purpose of directly certifying the eligibility of school-aged children for receipt of free meals under the School Lunch and