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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fraud, waste, and abuse in the supplemental nutrition |
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assistance program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The office of inspector general of the |
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Health and Human Services Commission shall review the manner in |
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which: |
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(1) the office investigates fraud, waste, and abuse in |
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the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, |
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Human Resources Code, including in the provision of benefits under |
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that program; and |
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(2) the office coordinates with other state and |
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federal agencies in conducting those investigations. |
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(b) Not later than September 1, 2014, and based on the |
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review required by Subsection (a) of this section, the office of |
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inspector general of the Health and Human Services Commission shall |
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submit to the legislature a written report containing strategies |
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for addressing fraud, waste, and abuse in the supplemental |
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nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources |
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Code, including in the provision of benefits under that program. |
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(c) This section expires January 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |