DENIAL OF FOOD STAMPS FOR PRISONERS.

SEC. 1003. DENIAL OF FOOD STAMPS FOR PRISONERS. (a) State Plans.— (1) In general.—Section 11(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (20) and inserting the following: “(20) that the State agency shall establish a system and take action on a periodic basis— “(A) to verify and otherwise ensure that an individual does not receive coupons in more than 1 jurisdiction within the State; and “(B) to verify and otherwise ensure that an individual who is placed under detention in a Federal, State, or local penal, correctional, or other detention facility for more than 30 days shall not be eligible to participate in the food stamp program as a member of any household, except that— “(i) the Secretary may determine that extraordinary circumstances make it impracticable for the State agency to obtain information necessary to discontinue inclusion of the individual; and “(ii) a State agency that obtains information collected under section 1611(e)(1)(I)(i)(I) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(i)(I)) pursuant to section 161 l(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(I)(ii)(II)), or under another program determined by the Secretary to be comparable to the program carried out under that section, shall be considered in compliance with this subparagraph.”. (2) Limits on disclosure and use of information.—Section 11(e)(8)(E) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)(E)) is amended by striking “paragraph (16)” and inserting “paragraph (16) or (20)(B)”. (3) Effective date.— (A) In general.—Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. (B) Extension.—The Secretary of Agriculture may grant a State an extension of time to comply with the amendments made by this subsection, not to exceed beyond the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, if the chief executive officer of the State submits a request for the extension to the Secretary— (i) stating the reasons why the State is not able to comply with the amendments made by this subsection by the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act; (ii) providing evidence that the State is making a good faith effort to comply with the amendments made by this subsection as soon as practicable; and (iii) detailing a plan to bring the State into compliance with the amendments made by this subsection 111 STAT. 256as soon as practicable but not later than the date of the requested extension. (b) Information Sharing.—Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(q) Denial of Food Stamps for Prisoners.—The Secretary shall assist States, to the maximum extent practicable, in implementing a system to conduct computer matches or other systems to prevent prisoners described in section 11(e)(20)(B) from participating in the food stamp program as a member of any household.”.