Administration for Children & Families February 2023 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children & Families, Office of the Chief Technology Officer (HHS/ACF/OCTO), 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 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. HHS/ ACF/OPRE facilitates the matching program, and the Department of Defense, Defense Manpower Data Center (DoD/DMDC) conducts the matches of SPAA and VA data and provides associated support.