How S 588 changes current law

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The bill requires state agencies to use federal tax return information to verify income eligibility for TANF, Medicaid, and SNAP, thereby adding new verification requirements to existing law.

• 42 U.S.C. 608(a)

  (13) Verification of income using federal tax return information.--A State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall use return information disclosed to the State agency responsible for administering the State program funded under this part in accordance with section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to verify the determination of an individual's or family's income for purposes of determining the individual's or family's eligibility for, and amount of, assistance under the State program funded under this part.

  This addition requires states to verify TANF income eligibility using federal tax return information.

• 42 U.S.C. 1396a(e)(14)

  (L) Verification of income using federal tax return information.--A State shall use return information disclosed to the State agency responsible for administering the State plan under this title in accordance with section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code to verify a determination of income eligibility for any individual-- (i) whose eligibility for medical assistance is determined based on the application of modified adjusted gross income under subparagraph (A); (ii) who is described in subclause (II), (IV), or (V) of subparagraph (D)(i); or (iii) to whom clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of subparagraph (D) applies.

  This addition mandates the use of federal tax return information to verify Medicaid income eligibility.

• 7 U.S.C. 2020(e)

  (27) that in determining the eligibility of an applicant household under paragraph (3), the State agency shall verify the income of the household using return information for that household disclosed to the State agency under section 6103(l)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

  This addition requires states to verify SNAP eligibility based on federal tax return information.