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16 Section 260 Change #02-2025 December 1, 2025 FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FNS 260 ABLE-BODIED ADULTS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS (ABAWD)

Human Services; and ii. Meet at least one of the following four criteria: (a) Regardless of whether they live on or near a reservation, is a member of a tribe, band, or other organized group of Indians, including those tribes, bands, or groups terminated since 1940 and those recognized now or in the future by the State in which they reside, or who is a descendant, in the first or second degree, of any such member; (b) Is an Eskimo or Aleut or other Alaska Native; (c) Is determined to be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Interior; or (d) Is determined to be an Indian under regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 4. California Indian a. An individual is a "California Indian" under 25 USC. § 1679(a) if they: i. Are a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe in California. ii. Are a descendant of an Indian who was residing in California on June 1, 1852, if such descendant: (i) is a member of the Indian community served by a local program of the Indian Health Service; and (ii) is regarded as an Indian by the community in which such descendant lives; iii. Are an Indian who holds trust interests in public domain, national forest, or reservation allotments in California; or iv. Are an Indian of California who is listed on the plans for distribution of the assets of rancherias and reservations located within the State of California under the Act of August 18, 1958, and any descendant of such an Indian. 5. Implementation guidance for the Indian, Urban Indian, and California Indian exemption, effective November 1, 2025. a. Screen for the American Indian exemptions at all applications