STATE OPTION FOR TELEPHONIC SIGNATURE.

SEC. 4119. STATE OPTION FOR TELEPHONIC SIGNATURE. Section 11(e)(2)(C) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(2)(C)) is amended—(1) by striking “(C) Nothing in this Act” and inserting the following:“(C) Electronic and automated systems.—“(i) In general.—Nothing in this Act”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(ii) State option for telephonic signature.—A State agency may establish a system by which an applicant household may sign an application through a recorded verbal assent over the telephone.“(iii) Requirements.—A system established under clause (ii) shall—“(I) record for future reference the verbal assent of the household member and the information to which assent was given;“(II) include effective safeguards against impersonation, identity theft, and invasions of privacy;“(III) not deny or interfere with the right of the household to apply in writing;“(IV) promptly provide to the household member a written copy of the completed application, with instructions for a simple procedure for correcting any errors or omissions;“(V) comply with paragraph (1)(B);“(VI) satisfy all requirements for a signature on an application under this Act and other laws applicable to the supplemental nutrition assistance program, with the date on which the household member provides verbal assent considered as the date of application for all purposes; and“(VII) comply with such other standards as the Secretary may establish.”.