FNS Documents & Resources | Food and Nutrition Service

Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: WIC Non-Discretionary Funding Provisions of the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998

This final rule incorporates into the WIC program regulations numerous non-discretionary funding provisions mandated in the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998.

12/06/1999

Resource | Interim Final Rule Interim Final Rule: NSLP, SBP and CACFP Amendments to the Infant Meal Pattern

This rule amends the regulations for the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and Child and Adult Care Food Program to eliminate the option of serving whole cow’s milk as part of reimbursable meals for infants under one year of age.

11/15/1999

Resource | Direct Final Rule Direct Final Rule: WIC Local Agency Expenditure Reports

This direct final rule amends the regulations for WIC to give state agencies greater flexibility in the way they collect expenditure data from local agencies.

11/09/1999

Resource | Proposed Rule Proposed Rule: FSP Retailer Application Processing

This action proposes to revise the initial application processing timeframe for retail food stores and wholesale food concerns that apply for authorization to accept and redeem food stamp benefits and clarify verification requirements.

11/03/1999

Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: WIC Food and Nutrition Services and Administration Funding Formulas Rule

This final rule, published Oct. 21, 1999 in the Federal Register, amends both the food and the nutrition services and administration (NSA) funding formulas to improve the effectiveness of WIC funds distribution now that WIC is in a relatively stable funding environment.

10/21/1999

Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: School Nutrition Programs Nondiscretionary Technical Amendments

This final rule makes a number of technical changes to the regulations governing the National School Lunch Program, the Special Milk Program for Children, the School Breakfast Program, state administrative expense funds, determining eligibility for free and reduced price meals and free milk in schools.

09/20/1999

Resource | Interim Final Rule Interim Rule: FSP Electronic Benefit Transfer Benefit Adjustments

This action provides interim rulemaking for a proposed rule published on May 19, 1998. It revises Food Stamp Program regulations pertaining to the state agency's ability to make an adjustment to a household's account in an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) system.

09/09/1999

Resource | Interim Final Rule Interim Rule: FSP Provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997

This rule will implement two food stamp provisions of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

09/03/1999

Resource | Notices Modification of the Vegetable Protein Products Requirements for Child Care Programs Extension of Public Comment Period

Modification of the Vegetable Protein Products' Requirements for Child Care Programs Extension of Public Comment Period.

09/03/1999

Resource | Final Rule Final Rule: FMNP Legislative Changes From the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998

This final rule implements three FMNP-related nondiscretionary provisions mandated in the William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998. The three provisions pertain to the use of program income as a state matching fund source, elimination of specific state plan ranking criteria used to determine funding preferences, and use of expansion funds to increase the value of benefits to recipients.

09/02/1999