Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Electronic Benefits Transfer Card Security Measures

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Administration

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: proposed rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Agriculture

Importance

Headline, the top of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-10-23 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:25 UTC

The original

• PDF (Federal Register)

Source: Federal Register (federalregister.gov). U.S. government work, public domain.

The publisher's summary

The Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA or the Agency), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or the Department), is issuing a rule proposing changes to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, the Program) regulations to modernize Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) technology and align EBT with consumer payment processing industry standards, improving both Program integrity and convenience for SNAP clients. These proposed changes will protect SNAP benefits from thieves and ensure benefits are accessible by approved households.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-21658

Document type

Proposed Rule

Significant

Yes

Status

Published