S.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 DATA MATCHING —— PREVENTION OF MULTIPLE ISSUANCES OF 2 SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) BENEFITS 3 Section 1. DATA MATCHING —— PREVENTION OF MULTIPLE 4 ISSUANCES OF SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP) 5 BENEFITS. By July 1, 2020, the department of human services 6 shall request any federal waiver or approval necessary from the 7 food and nutrition service of the United States department of 8 agriculture in order to comply with section 4011 of the federal 9 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334, and 10 the regulations adopted under the Act. Upon receipt of any 11 necessary federal waiver or approval, the department shall 12 contract with a third-party vendor to conduct national accuracy 13 clearinghouse matches and corresponding actions in accordance 14 with the federal law and regulations to provide real-time 15 prevention of duplicate participation upon a potential 16 beneficiary’s application for SNAP benefits. 17 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 18 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 19 DIVISION II 20 INCOME AND IDENTITY VERIFICATION —— PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS 21 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION . 239.1 Definitions. 22 As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise 23 requires: 24 1. “Applicant” means an individual who is applying for 25 public assistance benefits in the state. 26 2. “Asset” or “asset test” means all assets of the members 27 of the applicant’s household, including all of the following: 28 a. All bank accounts, excluding retirement accounts of 29 members of the household. 30 b. All cash, excluding the first two thousand dollars of 31 members of the household. 32 c. All lottery and gambling income of the household whether 33 received as a lump sum or installment payments. 34 d. All real estate, excluding the primary household 35 -1- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 1/ 16

S.F. _____ residence and surrounding lot. 1 e. All other personal property excluding personal 2 belongings, household goods, and one vehicle. 3 3. “Department” means the department of human services. 4 4. “Public assistance” means SNAP (the supplemental 5 nutrition assistance program), the Medicaid program, FIP (the 6 family investment program), and CHIP (the children’s health 7 insurance program). 8 5. “Recipient” means an individual who is receiving public 9 assistance benefits in the state. 10 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION . 239.2 Asset test for supplemental 11 nutrition assistance program. 12 1. For the purposes of determining eligibility for receipt 13 of SNAP benefits, the department shall conduct an asset test 14 on all members of the applicant’s household. The allowable 15 financial resources to be included in or excluded from a 16 determination of eligibility for SNAP shall be those specified 17 in 7 U.S.C. §2014(g)(1). 18 2. Prior to determining eligibility for SNAP benefits, 19 the department shall access, at a minimum, for every member 20 of the applicant’s household, the following information from 21 the following federal, state, and miscellaneous sources, or 22 successor sources: 23 a. Federal sources and information: 24 (1) Earned and unearned income information maintained by 25 the internal revenue service. 26 (2) The following sources and information maintained by the 27 United States social security administration: 28 (a) Earned income information. 29 (b) Death register information. 30 (c) Prisoner or incarceration status information. 31 (d) Supplemental security income information maintained in 32 the state data exchange database. 33 (e) Beneficiary records and earnings information maintained 34 in the beneficiary and earnings data exchange database. 35 -2- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 2/ 16

S.F. _____ (f) Earnings and pension information maintained in the 1 beneficiary earnings exchange record system database. 2 (3) The following sources and information maintained by the 3 United States department of health and human services: 4 (a) Income and employment information maintained in the 5 national directory of new hires database by the office of child 6 support enforcement of the administration for children and 7 families. 8 (b) Other federal data sources maintained by the office of 9 child support enforcement of the administration for children 10 and families. 11 b. State sources and information: 12 (1) The department’s sources and information including but 13 not limited to all of the following: 14 (a) Income and employment information maintained by the 15 child support recovery unit. 16 (b) Child care assistance information maintained by the 17 division of child and family services. 18 (c) Enrollment status in other public assistance programs. 19 (2) The department of workforce development sources and 20 information including all of the following: 21 (a) Employment information. 22 (b) Employer weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports of 23 income and unemployment insurance payments. 24 (3) Utility payment and emergency utility payment 25 information maintained by the state under the low income home 26 energy assistance program. 27 (4) The Iowa public employees’ retirement system for 28 earnings and pension information. 29 c. Miscellaneous sources: 30 (1) Any existing real-time database of persons currently 31 receiving benefits in other states, such as the national 32 accuracy clearinghouse. 33 (2) Any databases maintained by the Iowa lottery 34 commission. 35 -3- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 3/ 16

S.F. _____ 3. Prior to determining eligibility for SNAP benefits, the 1 department shall access information for every member of the 2 applicant’s household from the following public records: 3 a. A nationwide public records data source of physical asset 4 ownership. The data source may include but is not limited to 5 real property, automobiles, watercraft, aircraft, and luxury 6 vehicles, or any other vehicle owned by the applicant. 7 b. National and state financial institutions in order 8 to locate undisclosed depository accounts or verify account 9 balances of disclosed accounts. 10 4. The department shall enter into a memorandum of 11 understanding with any department, division, bureau, section, 12 unit, or any other subunit of a department to obtain the 13 information specified in this section. 14 5. The provisions of this section shall not apply if every 15 member of the applicant’s household receives supplemental 16 security income. 17 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION . 239.3 Cooperation with child support 18 enforcement —— supplemental nutrition assistance program 19 eligibility. 20 An applicant for SNAP benefits who is in arrears for a 21 period of more than six months on a child support obligation 22 pursuant to a court or administrative order issued pursuant to 23 chapter 252A, 252C, 252F, 598, or 600B, or any other chapter 24 under which child support is granted, shall be required to 25 cooperate with the child support recovery unit as a condition 26 of eligibility as specified in 7 C.F.R. §273.11(o) and (p). 27 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION . 239.4 Verification and authentication 28 systems —— public assistance programs. 29 1. By July 1, 2021, the department shall redesign an 30 existing system; establish a new computerized income, asset, 31 and identity eligibility verification system; or contract with 32 a third-party vendor to provide for identity verification, 33 identity authentication, asset verification, and dual 34 enrollment prevention in order to deter waste, fraud, and 35 -4- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 4/ 16

S.F. _____ abuse in each public assistance program administered by the 1 department. 2 2. The department may contract with a third-party 3 vendor to develop a system or provide a service to verify 4 or authenticate income, assets, and identity eligibility of 5 applicants and recipients to prevent fraud, misrepresentation, 6 and inadequate documentation when determining eligibility 7 for public assistance programs. The system or service shall 8 be accessed prior to determining eligibility, periodically 9 between eligibility redeterminations, and during eligibility 10 redeterminations and reviews. The department may also contract 11 with a third-party vendor to provide information to facilitate 12 reviews of recipient eligibility conducted by the department. 13 3. A contract entered into under this section shall provide, 14 at a minimum, for all of the following: 15 a. The establishment of the annual savings amount from 16 utilization of the system or service, and a provision that 17 the contract may be terminated contingent upon the savings 18 exceeding the total yearly cost to the state for utilization of 19 the system or service. 20 b. That the contract shall not preclude the department 21 from continuing to conduct additional eligibility verification 22 or authentication processes, to receive, review, or verify 23 additional information related to the eligibility of an 24 individual, or from contracting with a third-party vendor to 25 provide additional eligibility authentication or verification 26 information. 27 4. The department shall seek federal approval as necessary 28 to implement and administer this section. 29 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 239.5 Public assistance programs —— 30 applicant and recipient eligibility verification. 31 1. All applications for initial public assistance 32 program benefits and all determinations of ongoing recipient 33 eligibility shall be processed through a system as specified in 34 this section. Complete initial applications shall be processed 35 -5- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 5/ 16

S.F. _____ within ten days of receipt or the minimum period required by 1 federal law. Prior to determining initial eligibility of an 2 applicant for, or ongoing eligibility of a recipient of, public 3 assistance, the department shall access information for every 4 applicant or recipient from the following federal, state, and 5 other sources: 6 a. Federal sources and information: 7 (1) Earned and unearned income information maintained by 8 the internal revenue service. 9 (2) The following sources and information maintained by the 10 United States social security administration: 11 (a) Earned income information. 12 (b) Death register information. 13 (c) Prisoner or incarceration status information. 14 (d) Supplemental security income information maintained in 15 the state data exchange database. 16 (e) Beneficiary records and earnings information maintained 17 in the beneficiary and earnings data exchange database. 18 (f) Earnings and pension information maintained in the 19 beneficiary earnings exchange record system database. 20 (3) The following sources and information maintained by the 21 United States department of health and human services: 22 (a) Income and employment information maintained in the 23 national directory of new hires database by the office of child 24 support enforcement of the administration for children and 25 families. 26 (b) Other federal data sources maintained by the office of 27 child support enforcement of the administration for children 28 and families. 29 (4) Information maintained by the United States citizenship 30 and immigration services of the United States department of 31 homeland security. 32 (5) Payment information for public housing and section 8 33 housing assistance guidelines maintained by the United States 34 department of housing and urban development. 35 -6- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 6/ 16

S.F. _____ (6) National fleeing felon information maintained by the 1 United States federal bureau of investigation. 2 b. State sources and information: 3 (1) The department’s sources and information including but 4 not limited to all of the following: 5 (a) Income and employment information maintained by the 6 child support recovery unit. 7 (b) Child care assistance information maintained by the 8 division of child and family services. 9 (c) Enrollment status in other public assistance programs. 10 (2) The department of workforce development sources and 11 information including all of the following: 12 (a) Employment information. 13 (b) Employer weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports of 14 income and unemployment insurance payments. 15 (3) Utility payment and emergency utility payment 16 information maintained by the state under the low income home 17 energy assistance program. 18 (4) The Iowa public employees’ retirement system for 19 earnings and pension information. 20 c. Other sources including all of the following: 21 (1) Any existing real-time database of persons currently 22 receiving benefits in other states, such as the national 23 accuracy clearinghouse. 24 (2) An available database of persons who currently hold a 25 license, permit, or certificate from any state agency, the cost 26 of which exceeds five hundred dollars. 27 (3) Wage reporting and similar information maintained by 28 states contiguous to Iowa. 29 (4) A database which is substantially similar to, or a 30 successor of, a database established in this chapter. 31 2. Prior to determining the initial eligibility of an 32 applicant for, or the ongoing eligibility of a recipient 33 of, public assistance benefits, the department shall access 34 information for every applicant or recipient from, at a 35 -7- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 7/ 16

S.F. _____ minimum, the following public records: 1 a. A nationwide public records data source of physical asset 2 ownership. The data source may include but is not limited to 3 real property, automobiles, watercraft, aircraft, and luxury 4 vehicles, or any other vehicle owned by the applicant for or 5 recipient of assistance. 6 b. A nationwide public records data source of incarcerated 7 individuals. 8 c. A nationwide best address and driver’s license data 9 source to verify that individuals are residents of the state. 10 d. A comprehensive public records database from which the 11 department may identify potential identity fraud or identity 12 theft that is capable of closely associating name, social 13 security number, date of birth, phone, and address information. 14 e. National and local financial institutions in order 15 to locate undisclosed depository accounts or verify account 16 balances of disclosed accounts. 17 f. Outstanding default or arrest warrant information. 18 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION . 239.6 Identity authentication. 19 Prior to the department awarding public assistance 20 benefits, an applicant shall complete a computerized identity 21 authentication process to confirm the identity of the 22 applicant. Identity authentication shall be accomplished 23 through a knowledge-based questionnaire consisting of financial 24 and personal questions. The questionnaire shall contain 25 questions tailored to assist persons without a bank account or 26 those who have poor access to financial and banking services 27 or who do not have an established credit history. The 28 questionnaire may be submitted by the applicant online, in 29 person, or via telephone. 30 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION . 239.7 Case review of applicant and 31 recipient information —— fraudulent activity —— child support 32 obligation. 33 1. If the information obtained from a review of an 34 applicant’s or recipient’s information under this chapter does 35 -8- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 8/ 16

S.F. _____ not result in the department finding a discrepancy or change 1 in an individual’s circumstances affecting eligibility, the 2 department shall take no further action. 3 2. If the information obtained from a review of the 4 applicant’s or recipient’s information under this chapter 5 results in the department finding a discrepancy or change in 6 the individual’s circumstances affecting eligibility, the 7 department shall respond in accordance with the provisions of 8 section 239.8. 9 3. Public assistance shall not be granted to a household if 10 a member of the household has been found guilty of fraudulent 11 activity directly related to any public assistance program. 12 4. An applicant for public assistance benefits who is in 13 arrears in payment for a period of more than six months on a 14 child support obligation pursuant to a court or administrative 15 order issued pursuant to chapter 252A, 252C, 252F, 598, 16 or 600B, or any other chapter under which child support is 17 granted, shall not be granted public assistance benefits until 18 the applicant enters into a payment arrangement with the child 19 support recovery unit or is found by the child support recovery 20 unit to have no ability to pay the child support obligation. 21 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION . 239.8 Notice and right to be heard. 22 1. An applicant for, or recipient of, public assistance 23 shall be provided written notice and the opportunity to explain 24 any issues identified in a review performed under this chapter 25 for initial eligibility or redetermination of eligibility. 26 A self-declaration by an applicant or recipient shall not 27 be accepted as verification of categorical and financial 28 eligibility during such review. 29 2. The notice provided to the applicant or recipient shall 30 describe in sufficient detail the circumstances of the issue 31 identified, the manner in which the applicant or recipient 32 may respond, and the consequences of failing to respond to 33 the notice or resolve the issue identified. The applicant or 34 recipient shall be provided ten days to respond to the notice. 35 -9- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 9/ 16

S.F. _____ The applicant’s or recipient’s response shall be in writing. 1 The department may request additional information as necessary 2 to reach a decision. 3 3. An applicant or recipient may respond to the notice as 4 follows: 5 a. By disagreeing with the findings of the department. If 6 the applicant or recipient responds in a timely manner and 7 disagrees with the findings of the department, the department 8 shall reevaluate the circumstances to determine if the 9 applicant’s or recipient’s position is valid. If, through 10 reevaluation, the department finds that the department is in 11 error, the department shall take immediate action to correct 12 the error. If, through reevaluation, the department affirms 13 that the applicant’s or recipient’s position is invalid, the 14 department shall determine the effect on the applicant’s or 15 recipient’s eligibility and take appropriate action. Written 16 notice of the department’s determination and the actions taken 17 shall be provided to the applicant or recipient. 18 b. By agreeing with the findings of the department. If 19 the applicant or recipient responds in a timely manner and 20 agrees with the findings of the department, the department 21 shall determine the effect on the applicant’s or recipient’s 22 eligibility and take appropriate action. Written notice of the 23 department’s determination and actions taken shall be provided 24 to the applicant or recipient. 25 4. If the applicant or recipient fails to respond to the 26 notice in a timely manner, the department shall provide notice 27 to terminate the applicant’s application or to discontinue 28 the recipient’s enrollment for failure to cooperate, and 29 shall terminate the applicant’s application or discontinue 30 the recipient’s enrollment. The applicant’s or recipient’s 31 eligibility for such public assistance shall not be established 32 or reestablished until the issue has been resolved. 33 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION . 239.9 Referrals for fraud, 34 misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation. 35 -10- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 10/ 16

S.F. _____ 1. Following a review of an applicant’s or recipient’s 1 eligibility under this chapter, the department may refer cases 2 of suspected fraud along with any supportive information to the 3 department of inspections and appeals for review. 4 2. In cases of substantiated fraud, upon conviction, the 5 state shall review all appropriate legal options including 6 but not limited to removal of a recipient from other public 7 assistance programs and garnishment of wages or state income 8 tax refunds until the department recovers an equal amount of 9 benefits fraudulently claimed. 10 3. The department may refer suspected cases of fraud, 11 misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation relating to 12 initial or continued eligibility to appropriate state agencies, 13 divisions, or departments for review of eligibility issues in 14 programs providing public benefits other than those as defined 15 in this chapter. 16 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION . 239.10 Administration —— rules —— 17 reporting. 18 1. The department of human services shall adopt rules 19 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this chapter. 20 2. The department shall submit a report to the governor 21 and the general assembly by January 15, 2022, and by January 22 15 annually thereafter through January 15, 2027, detailing the 23 impact of the verification and authentication measures taken 24 under this chapter. The report shall include data for all 25 affected public assistance programs including the number of 26 cases reviewed, the number of cases closed, the number of fraud 27 investigation referrals made, and the amount of savings and 28 cost avoidance realized from the provisions of this chapter. 29 Sec. 13. IMPLEMENTATION. 30 1. The department of human services shall request federal 31 approval including for any state plan amendment or waiver 32 necessary to administer this division of this Act. 33 2. The provisions of this division of this Act requiring 34 federal approval shall be implemented upon receipt of such 35 -11- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 11/ 16

S.F. _____ federal approval. 1 3. The provisions of this division of this Act not requiring 2 federal approval shall be implemented as specified in this Act, 3 or if not specified in this Act, no later than July 1, 2021. 4 EXPLANATION 5 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 6 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 7 This bill relates to public assistance program oversight. 8 Division I of the bill requires the department of human 9 services (DHS), by July 1, 2020, to request any federal waiver 10 or approval necessary from the food and nutrition service of 11 the United States department of agriculture in order to comply 12 with the provision of the federal Agriculture Improvement 13 Act of 2018 and the regulations adopted under the Act to 14 provide real-time prevention of duplicate participation upon a 15 potential beneficiary’s application for SNAP (the supplemental 16 nutrition assistance program). DHS is required, upon receipt 17 of any necessary federal waiver or approval, to contract with a 18 third-party vendor to conduct national accuracy clearinghouse 19 matches and corresponding actions in accordance with the 20 federal law and regulations. 21 Division II of the bill relates to various eligibility 22 verification and authentication measures under new Code chapter 23 239. 24 The bill provides definitions used in the new Code chapter. 25 The bill requires DHS to conduct an asset test on all members 26 of the household of an applicant for SNAP benefits. The bill 27 specifies the minimum information, federal, state, and other 28 data sources, and public records that DHS must access prior to 29 determining eligibility for an applicant’s SNAP benefits. The 30 bill requires DHS to enter into a memorandum of understanding 31 with any department or subunit of a department to obtain the 32 information specified. The bill provisions do not apply if 33 every member of the applicant’s household receives supplemental 34 security income. 35 -12- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 12/ 16

S.F. _____ The bill requires that an applicant for SNAP benefits who 1 is in arrears for a period of more than six months on a child 2 support obligation shall be required to cooperate with the 3 child support recovery unit as a condition of eligibility for 4 SNAP benefits. 5 The bill requires that by July 1, 2021, DHS shall redesign 6 an existing system; establish a new computerized income, 7 asset, and identity eligibility verification system; or 8 contract with a third-party vendor to provide for identity 9 verification, identity authentication, asset verification, and 10 dual enrollment prevention in each public assistance program 11 administered by DHS. DHS may contract with a third-party 12 vendor to develop a system or provide a service to verify 13 income, assets, and identity eligibility of applicants and 14 recipients. The system or service shall be accessed prior 15 to determining eligibility, periodically between eligibility 16 redeterminations, and during eligibility redeterminations 17 and reviews. DHS may contract with a third-party vendor 18 to provide information to facilitate reviews of recipient 19 eligibility conducted by DHS. A contract entered into to 20 provide a system or service must establish the annual savings 21 amount from utilization of the system or service, and include a 22 provision that the contract may be terminated contingent upon 23 the savings exceeding the total yearly cost to the state for 24 utilization of the system or service. The contract does not 25 preclude DHS from continuing to conduct additional eligibility 26 verification or authentication processes to receive, review, or 27 verify additional information related to the eligibility of an 28 individual; or from contracting with a third-party vendor to 29 provide additional eligibility authentication or verification 30 information. DHS shall seek federal approval as necessary to 31 implement and administer this provision of the bill. 32 The bill requires that for all applications for initial 33 public assistance program benefits and all determinations of 34 ongoing recipient eligibility processed by DHS, DHS shall 35 -13- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 13/ 16

S.F. _____ access information for every applicant or recipient from 1 specified federal, state, and other sources, and from specified 2 public records. 3 The bill requires that prior to awarding public assistance 4 benefits to an applicant, the applicant shall complete a 5 computerized identity authentication process to confirm the 6 identity of the applicant through the use of a knowledge-based 7 questionnaire consisting of financial and personal questions 8 tailored to assist persons without a bank account or those who 9 have poor access to financial and banking services or who do 10 not have an established credit history. The questionnaire 11 may be submitted by the applicant online, in person, or via 12 telephone. 13 The bill provides that if information obtained from a 14 review of an applicant’s or recipient’s information under the 15 bill does not result in DHS finding a discrepancy or change 16 in an individual’s circumstances affecting eligibility, DHS 17 shall take no further action. Public assistance shall not be 18 granted to a household if a member of the household has been 19 found guilty of fraudulent activity directly related to any 20 public assistance program. An applicant for public assistance 21 benefits who is in arrears in payment for a period of more than 22 six months on a child support obligation shall not be granted 23 public assistance benefits until the applicant enters into a 24 payment arrangement with the child support recovery unit or is 25 found by the child support recovery unit to have no ability to 26 pay the child support obligation. 27 If the information obtained from a review of the applicant’s 28 or recipient’s information under the bill results in DHS 29 finding a discrepancy or a change in the individual’s 30 circumstances affecting eligibility, DHS shall provide written 31 notice to the individual and the opportunity to explain any 32 issues identified. A self-declaration by an applicant or 33 recipient shall not be accepted as verification of categorical 34 and financial eligibility during such review. 35 -14- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 14/ 16

S.F. _____ The notice provided to the applicant or recipient shall 1 describe in sufficient detail the circumstances of the issue 2 identified, the manner in which the applicant or recipient 3 may respond, and the consequences of failing to respond to 4 the notice or resolve the issue identified. The applicant or 5 recipient shall be provided 10 days to respond to the notice. 6 The applicant’s or recipient’s response shall be in writing. 7 DHS may request additional information as necessary to reach 8 a decision. 9 The bill specifies the processes and results depending upon 10 whether an applicant or recipient responds by disagreeing 11 or agreeing with the findings of a review by DHS. If the 12 applicant or recipient fails to respond to the notice in a 13 timely manner, DHS shall provide notice to terminate the 14 applicant’s application or to discontinue the recipient’s 15 enrollment for failure to cooperate, and shall terminate 16 the applicant’s application or discontinue the recipient’s 17 enrollment. The applicant’s or recipient’s eligibility 18 for such public assistance shall not be established or 19 reestablished until the issue has been resolved. 20 Following a review of an applicant’s or recipient’s 21 eligibility, DHS may refer cases of suspected fraud along with 22 any supportive information to the department of inspections 23 and appeals for review. In cases of substantiated fraud, 24 upon conviction, the state shall review all appropriate legal 25 options including but not limited to removal of a recipient 26 from other public assistance programs and garnishment of wages 27 or state income tax refunds until DHS recovers an equal amount 28 of benefits fraudulently claimed. DHS may refer suspected 29 cases of fraud, misrepresentation, or inadequate documentation 30 relating to initial or continued eligibility to appropriate 31 state agencies, divisions, or departments for review of 32 eligibility issues in other public assistance programs. 33 Under the bill, DHS shall adopt administrative rules to 34 administer the Code chapter. DHS shall submit a report to the 35 -15- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 15/ 16

S.F. _____ governor and the general assembly by January 15, 2022, and 1 by January 15 annually thereafter through January 15, 2027, 2 detailing the impact of the verification and authentication 3 measures taken under the bill. The report shall include data 4 for all affected public assistance programs including the 5 number of cases reviewed, the number of cases closed, the 6 number of fraud investigation referrals made, and the amount of 7 savings and cost avoidance realized from the provisions of the 8 bill. 9 DHS shall request federal approval including for any state 10 plan amendment or waiver necessary to administer Division II of 11 the bill, and the provisions of Division II requiring federal 12 approval shall be implemented upon receipt of such federal 13 approval. The provisions of Division II that do not require 14 federal approval shall be implemented as specified in the bill 15 or, if not specified in the bill, no later than July 1, 2021. 16 -16- LSB 5725XC (7) 88 pf/rh 16/ 16