CROSS-MATCHING OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER i INFORMATION AND EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

SEC. 316. CROSS-MATCHING OF SOCIAL SECURITY ACCOUNT NUMBER i INFORMATION AND EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. (a) Social Security Account Number Information.— Clause (iii) of section 205(c)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)) (as added by section 1735(a)(3) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 104 Stat. 3791)) is amended— (1) by inserting “(I)” after “(iii)”; and (2) by striking “The Secretary of Agriculture shall restrict” and all that follows and inserting the following: “(II) The Secretary of Agriculture may share any information contained in any list referred to in subclause (I) with any other . . agency or instrumentality of the United States which otherwise has access to social security account numbers in accordance with this subsection or other applicable Federal law, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may share such information only to the extent that such Secretary determines such sharing would assist in verifying and matching such information against information maintained by such other agency or instrumentality. Any such information shared pursuant to this subclause may be used by such other agency or instrumentality only for the purpose of effective administration and enforcement of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 or for the purpose of investigation of violations of other Federal laws or enforcement of such laws. “(III) The Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other agency or instrumentality referred to in this subclause, shall restrict, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, access to social security account numbers obtained pursuant to this clause only to officers and employees of the United States whose duties or responsibilities require access for the purposes described in subclause (II). “(IV) The Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any agency or instrumentality with which information is shared pursuant to clause (II), shall provide such other safeguards as the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines to be necessary or appro- priate to protect the confidentiality of the social security account numbers.”. 108 STAT. 1532 (b) Employer Identification Number Information.— Subsection (f) of section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by section 1735(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–624; 104 Stat. 3792)) (relating to access to employer identification numbers by Secretary of Agriculture for purposes of Food Stamp Act of 1977) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: “(2) Sharing of information and safeguards.— “(A) Sharing of information.— The Secretary of Agriculture may share any information contained in any list referred to in paragraph (1) with any other agency or instrumentality of the United States which otherwise has access to employer identification numbers in accordance with this section or other applicable Federal law, except that the Secretary of Agriculture may share such information only to the extent that such Secretary determines such sharing would assist in verifying and matching such information against information maintained by such other agency or instrumentality. Any such information shared pursuant to this subparagraph may be used by such other agency or instrumentality only for the purpose of effective administration and enforcement of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 or for the purpose of investigation of violations of other Federal laws or enforcement of such laws. “(B) Safeguards.— The Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any other agency or instrumentality referred to in subparagraph (A), shall restrict, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, access to employer identification numbers obtained pursuant to this subsection only to officers and employees of the United States whose duties or responsibilities require access for the purposes described in subparagraph (A). The Secretary of Agriculture, and the head of any agency or instrumentality with which information is shared pursuant to subparagraph (A), shall provide such other safeguards as the Secretary of the Treasury determines to be necessary or appropriate to protect the confidentiality of the employer identification numbers.”; (2) in paragraph (3), by striking “by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to this subsection” and inserting “pursuant to this subsection by the Secretary of Agriculture or the head of any agency or instrumentality with which information is shared pursuant to paragraph (2)”, and by striking “social security account numbers” and inserting “employer identification numbers”; and (3) in paragraph (4), by striking “by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to this subsection” and inserting “pursuant to this subsection by the Secretary of Agriculture or any agency or instrumentality with which information is shared pursuant to paragraph (2)”.