Recovering electronic benefits.—

(A) In general .— A State agency shall establish a procedure for recovering electronic benefits from the account of a household due to inactivity, or due to the death of all members of the household.

(B) Benefit storage.— (i) In general .— A State agency may store recovered electronic benefits off-line in accordance with clause (ii), if the household has not accessed the account after 3 months. (ii) Notice of benefit storage .— A State agency shall— (I) send notice to a household the benefits of which are stored under clause (i); and (II) not later than 48 hours after request by the household, make the stored benefits available to the household.

(C) Benefit expunging.— (i) In general .— Subject to clause (ii), a State agency shall expunge benefits that have not been accessed by a household after a period of 9 months, or upon verification that all members of the household are deceased. (ii) Notice of benefit expunging .— Not later than 30 days before benefits are to be expunged under clause (i), a State agency shall— (I) provide sufficient notice to the household that benefits will be expunged due to inactivity, and the date upon which benefits will be expunged; (II) for benefits stored off-line in accordance with subparagraph (B), provide the household an opportunity to request that such benefits be restored to the household; and (III) not later than 48 hours after request by the household, make the benefits available to the household.

(D) Notice .— A State agency shall— (i) send notice to a household the benefits of which are stored under subparagraph (B); and (ii) not later than 48 hours after request by the household, make the stored benefits available to the household.