This final rule excludes combat pay from inclusion in the WIC income eligibility determination for deployed service members.
This interim rule revises regulations governing the WIC food packages to align the WIC food packages with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans and current infant feeding practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics, better promote and support the establishment of successful long-term breastfeeding, provide WIC participants with a wider variety of food, and provide WIC state agencies with greater flexibility in prescribing food packages to accommodate participants with cultural food preferences.
This final rule provides WIC state agencies the option to exclude payments to military personnel for privatized housing, whether on or off military installations.