The Department of Workforce Services (Department) administers the State's TANF public assistance programs, including the Family Employment Program (FEP) and Family Employment Two Parent Program (FEPTP). These programs provide financial assistance to eligible families. Financial assistance is intended to provide for the individual's or household's basic needs. In February 2012, Congress passed, as part of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, the Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, which requires all states to maintain policies and practices as necessary to prevent TANF financial assistance from being used in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in: 1) liquor stores; 2) casinos, gambling casinos, or gaming establishments; and 3) adult-oriented entertainment establishments in which performers disrobe or perform in an unclothed state for entertainment (codified in 42 USC 608(a)(12)). In the 2013 General Session, H.B. 209 prohibited recipients of financial assistance under TANF from accessing benefits through an electronic benefit transfer in a place that exclusively or primarily sells intoxicating liquor, allows gambling, or provides adult entertainment where performers disrobe or perform unclothed (codified in Subsection 35A-3-302(10)). These proposed rule changes further restrict recipients from spending financial assistance on intoxicating beverages or tobacco products, regardless of location. Such unauthorized spending may be considered an Intentional Program Violation.