Resource type
Technical Assistance & Guidance
On Feb. 7, 2014, President Obama signed the 2014 Farm Bill into law. It is also known as the Agricultural Act of 2014 (PL 113-79). The legislation made many changes to SNAP. FNS has begun to implement them.
Implementation Memorandums
- On March 21, 2014, FNS released an Implementation Memorandum to States explaining the major SNAP related provisions of the 2014 Farm Bill
- On March 5, 2014, FNS released an Implementation Memorandum to States on the elimination of standard utility allowances in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for LIHEAP payments less than $20
Other Guidance
- On Feb. 14, 2017, FNS published SNAP EBT Third Party Processor List
- On Sept. 23, 2014, FNS published Questions and Answers Concerning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Retailer, Issuance and Electronic Benefits Transfer Provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014
- On Sept. 11, 2014, FNS published SNAP – Section 4021 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 – High Performance Bonuses
- On Sept. 10, 2014, FNS published Important Reminder – Retailer Notice on Agricultural Act of 2014 Provisions
- On Sept. 5, 2014 FNS published Questions and Answers Concerning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Retailer, Issuance and Electronic Benefits Transfer Provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014
- On July 30, 2014, FNS published Questions and Answers Concerning Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Retailer, Issuance and Electronic Benefits Transfer Provisions of the Agricultural Act of 2014
- On July 14, 2014, FNS published Information about the SNAP Employment and Training Pilots (Section 4022)
- On June 6, 2014, FNS published Questions and Answers Concerning the Agricultural Act of 2014 Section 4013 – National Directory of New Hires
- On May 20, 2014, FNS published Questions and Answers on the Retailer, Issuance and Electronic Benefits Transfer provisions of the Agricultural Act
- On May 8, 2014, FNS published additional Questions and Answers on the Quality Control related provisions of the Agricultural Act
- On May 5, 2014, FNS released Questions & Answers Concerning Section 4018 of the Agricultural Act of 2014: Prohibiting Government-Sponsored Recruitment Activities
- On April 15, 2014, FNS released a Retailer Notice of Agricultural Act of 2014 Provisions
- On April 7, 2014, FNS released a LIHEAP and SNAP Question and Answer Memorandum to States responding to common questions
- On March 27, 2014, FNS released a Quality Control Question and Answer Memorandum to States responding to common questions