Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

In accordance with subsection (e)(12) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is providing notice of a new computer matching program between CMS and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), ``Verification of United States Citizenship and Immigration Status Data for Eligibility Determinations.'' In this matching program, DHS/USCIS provides CMS with immigrant, nonimmigrant, and naturalized or derived citizenship status information needed to make enrollment and exemption eligibility determinations as required by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA).