[Congressional Bills 103th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1887 Introduced in House (IH)] 103d CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1887 To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to identify and curtail fraud in the food stamp program, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 1993 Mr. Ewing (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Emerson) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to identify and curtail fraud in the food stamp program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Anti-Fraud Act of 1993''. TITLE I--RETAIL FOOD STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS SEC. 101. USE OF APPLICATION INFORMATION. Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2018(c)) is amended-- (1) by designating the first sentence as paragraph (1); (2) by designating the second and third sentences as subparagraphs (A) and (C), respectively, of paragraph (2); and (3) in paragraph (2)-- (A) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated), by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``or officers or employees of Federal or State law enforcement or investigative agencies for purposes of administering or enforcing the provisions of this Act or any other Federal or State law and the regulations issued under this Act or such law''; (B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) (as so designated) the following new subparagraph: ``(B) An officer or employee described in subparagraph (A) who publishes, divulges, discloses, or makes known in any manner or to any extent not authorized by law any information obtained under the authority granted by this subsection shall be subject to section 1905 of title 18, United States Code.''; and (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so designated), by striking ``Such purposes'' and inserting ``The purposes referred to in subparagraph (A)''. SEC. 102. PENALTIES FOR TRAFFICKING IN FOOD STAMPS. Section 12(b)(3)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021(b)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``(except that the amount of civil money penalties imposed during a two-year period may not exceed $40,000)''. SEC. 103. PENALTIES FOR STORES FOR TRADING FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR FOOD STAMPS. Section 12(b)(3)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021(b)(3)(C)) is amended by striking ``(except that the amount of civil money penalties imposed during a two-year period may not exceed $40,000)''. TITLE II--MISCELLANEOUS SEC. 201. PERMANENT DISQUALIFICATION OF RECIPIENTS FOR TRADING FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, EXPLOSIVES, OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR FOOD STAMPS. Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)) is amended by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following new clause: ``(iii) permanently upon-- ``(I) the third occasion of any such determination (except as provided in subclause (II)); or ``(II) the first occasion of a finding of the trading of firearms, ammunition, explosives, or controlled substances (as the term is defined in section 802 of title 21, United States Code) for coupons.''. SEC. 202. EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this Act shall become effective and implemented not later than one hundred and twenty days after the date of issuance of final regulations by the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the amendments. (b) Exceptions.--The amendments made by sections 102 and 103 shall become effective on the date of enactment of this Act. <all>