ADDITIONAL MEANS OF CLAIMS COLLECTION.

SEC. 13941. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF CLAIMS COLLECTION. (a) Safeguards.— Section 11(e)(8) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended— (1) by striking “and (B)” and inserting “(B)”; and (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting the following: “, and (C) such safeguards shall not prevent the use by, or disclosure of such information, to agencies of the Federal Government (including the United States Postal Service) for purposes of collecting the amount of an overissuance of coupons, as determined under section 13(b) of this Act and excluding claims arising from an error of the State agency, that has not been recovered pursuant to such section, from Federal pay (including salaries and pensions) as authorized pursuant to section 5514 of title 5 of the United States Code;”. (b) Recovery.—Section 13 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2022) is amended by adding at the end the following: 107 STAT. 677 “(d) The amount of an overissuance of coupons as determined under subsection (b) and except for claims arising from an error of the State agency, that has not been recovered pursuant to such subsection may be recovered from Federal pay (including salaries and pensions) as authorized by section 5514 of title 5 of the United States Code.”.