SNAP Provisions of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 - Information Memorandum
On December 20, 2018, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) was reauthorized as part of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the Act) [P.L. 115-334]. Attached is an information memorandum describing SNAP provisions and effective dates. Regulations reflecting revisions to SNAP made by the Act will be published as soon as possible. Please forward the attached memorandum to your State commissioners.
Please keep us advised of any challenges faced by States in implementing these changes. If you have questions, please reach out to the Director listed below as the contact for that Section of the Act.
| Number | Title | Contact |
| Section 4001 | Requirements for online acceptance of benefits | Andrea Gold |
| Section 4002 | Re-evaluation of the thrifty food plan | Lizbeth Silbermann |
| Section 4006 | Improvements to electronic benefit transfer system | Andrea Gold |
| Section 4007 | Review of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program operations | Andrea Gold |
| Section 4008 | Retail incentives | Andrea Gold |
| Section 4009 | Required Action on data match information | Lizbeth Silbermann |
| Section 4010 | Incentivizing technology modernization | Lizbeth Silbermann |
| Section 4011 | Interstate data matching to prevent multiple issuance | Ronald Ward |
| Section 4012 | Requirement of live-production environments for certain pilot projects relating to cost sharing for projects relating to cost sharing for computerization | Karen Painter-Jaquess |
| Section 4013 | Quality control improvements | Ronald Ward |
| Section 4014 | Evaluation of child support enforcement cooperation requirements | Lizbeth Silbermann |
| Section 4015 | Longitudinal data for research | Ronald Ward / Karen Painter-Jaquess |
| Section 4019 | Nutrition education | Ronald Ward |
| Section 4020 | Retail food store and recipient trafficking | Andrea Gold / Ronald Ward |
| Section 4021 | Public-private partnerships | Lizbeth Silbermann |
| Section 4205 | Gus Schumacher nutrition incentive program | USDA NIFA / Andrea Gold |
| Section 4208 | Healthy fluid milk incentives | Andrea Gold |
See Attachment