The Treasury Offset Program allows delinquent food assistance claims to be referred to the United States Treasury. The United States Treasury then offsets eligible federal payments (e.g. tax refunds) in order to repay the delinquent food assistance claim. Previously delinquent food assistance claims could only be referred if they were less than ten years old. A recent clarification from the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service now allows delinquent claims that are greater than ten years old to be referred. Because of this clarification, rule 5101:4-8-30, "Food Assistance: Treasury Offset Program," has been amended. Paragraph (B)(3) of rule 5101:4-8-30 has been removed and the remaining paragraphs have been renumbered.

This rule is proposed to be effective 04/15/2010. If no revisions are made to the proposed rule prior to the finalization by JCARR, they will become effective on a permanent basis on 04/15/2010. If changes are necessary, a copy of the revised rule will be forwarded to you at that time.

INSTRUCTIONS:

The following chart identifies the material that should be removed from the Food Assistance Certification Handbook and the material that should be added.