2026-15146: Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program
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In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), ACF Tech, is providing notice of a re-established matching program between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and State Public Assistance Agencies (SPAAs) participating in the Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) Program. The matching program provides the SPAAs with VA's compensation and pension data on a periodic basis to use in determining public assistance applicants' and recipients' eligibility for certain public assistance benefits. ACF Tech facilitates the matching program, and the Department of Treasury, Bureau of Fiscal Services, Do Not Pay (DNP) conducts the matches of SPAA and VA data and provides associated support.
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