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Resource | Policy Semiannual Regulatory Agenda, Spring 2025

This agenda provides summary descriptions of significant and not significant regulations being developed in agencies of the USDA in conformance with Executive Orders 12866, “Regulatory Planning and Review,” 13563, “Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review,” 14192, “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” and 14219, “Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's “Department of Government Efficiency” Deregulatory Initiative.” 

09/22/2025
Resource | Policy Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of “Federal Public Benefit”

This notice sets forth the interpretation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture uses for the term “Federal public benefit” as used in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. In doing so, this notice supersedes any prior interpretation in any notice or other document issued by any USDA agency. This notice also describes and preliminarily identifies the USDA programs that provide “Federal public benefits” within the scope of PRWORA.

07/10/2025
Resource | Policy WIC Flexibilities in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas - MMA in Food Packages I and II

This letter is in response to the impact of a destructive tornado that hit Mount Vernon, Indiana on July 9, 2024, causing substantial damage to a Mead Johnson distribution center.

07/18/2024
Resource | Policy Notice of Supply Chain Disruption Declaration in Response to the Impact of a Tornado on Certain Mead Johnson Infant Formulas

This letter serves as notice to all WIC State agencies that effective July 18, 2024, the Secretary of Agriculture has declared that a supply chain disruption exists in areas served by WIC state agencies with Mead Johnson infant formula contracts.

07/18/2024
Resource | Federal Register Notices WIC Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions to Meet the Needs of a Modern, Data-Driven Program

USDA proposes to remove barriers to online ordering and internet-based transactions in WIC through this rulemaking. 

03/27/2023
Resource | Policy WIC 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines

This memo is inform FNS regional offices and state agencies of the release of the 2021-22 WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines. The 2021-22 Income Eligibility Guidelines are used by state agencies in determining the income eligibility of persons applying to participate in WIC. 

03/15/2021
Resource | Policy Memos Publication of the 2020-21 WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines

This policy memorandum transmits the 2020-21 Income Eligibility Guidelines for WIC that were published in the Federal Register on May 26, 2020

05/26/2020
Resource | Policy Memos WIC Income Eligibility Guidelines (2019-2020)

This policy memorandum transmits the 2019-2020 Income Eligibility Guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) that were published in the Federal Register on April 26, 2019.

05/01/2019
Resource | Policy Memos EBT CVB at WIC-Authorized Farmers and Farmers’ Markets

This memo transmits the requirements for a state agency seeking to implement EBT/CVB at WIC-authorized Farmers and Farmers' Markets.

04/11/2019
Resource | Policy Memos Cancellation of WIC Policy Memorandum #2011-6, Authority to Exceed the Maximum Amount of Liquid Infant Formula

FNS is notifying WIC state agencies that the WIC Policy Memorandum #2011-6, Authority to Exceed the Maximum Amount of Liquid Infant Formula, dated June 1, 2011, is cancelled.

04/11/2019
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