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365 and PINs, or by manual voucher and signatures, for cash or consideration other than eligible food, either directly, indirectly, in complicity or collusion with others, or acting alone. Unearned Income All income that is not earned from one’s job or profession or money that an individual receives from sources other than employment. Under-issuance The amount by which the allotment to which the household was entitled exceeds the allotment which the household received. Under-issuance Error Rate The ratio of the value of allotments under-issued to recipient households to the total value of allotments issued in a fiscal year by a State agency. It is also known as Underpayment Error Rate. United States (U.S.) Citizen A person born in one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Northern Mariana Islands; a person born outside of the U.S. to at least one U.S. parent; or naturalized citizen. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) A Government Agency of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that is responsible for processing immigration and naturalization applications and establishing policies regarding immigration services. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) The Federal Agency that oversees agriculture, food and nutrition, rural development, and disaster assistance in the United States. Urban Indian An individual who resides in an urban center and meet at least one of the following four criteria: (1) Regardless of if they live on or near a reservation, is a member of a tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians, including those tribes, bands, or groups terminated since 1940 and those recognized now or in the future by the State in which they reside, or who is a descendant, in the first or second degree of any such member; (2) Is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native; (3) Is determined to be an Indian for any purpose under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Interior; or (4) Is determined to be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Vendor Payment A payment made to a third party by a non- household member on behalf of the household. Verification The use of documentation or a contact with a third party to confirm the accuracy of statements or information.