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Food and Nutrition Service, Braddock Metro Center, 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314 USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. DATE: SUBJECT: TO: KĐƚŽďĞƌ ϯϭ͕ϮϬϮϱ Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 – Alien SNAP Eligibility All SNAP State Agencies All Regions On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law Public Law 119-21, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBB). On September 4, 2025, the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a memorandum describing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of the OBBB, titled “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 – Information Memorandum.” This memorandum provides State agencies with additional information on implementing Section 10108 of the OBBB, which makes changes to alien eligibility for SNAP. SNAP Alien Eligibility Section 10108 of the OBBB amends section 6(f) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (FNA), limiting eligibility for SNAP to the following groups: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (LPRs), Cuban and Haitian entrants1, and Compact of Free Association (COFA) citizens. Prior to the OBBB, certain lawfully present aliens, as defined by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA)2 were eligible to receive SNAP benefits, provided they met all other SNAP eligibility requirements and completed a 5-year waiting period, unless exempted by PRWORA. 1 Cuban and Haitian entrants as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980, 8 U.S.C. Sec 1522 note. 2 Aliens who were qualified aliens as defined by section 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) (8 USC 1641) and aliens included in section 402(a) of PRWORA (8 USC 1612(a)) in addition to groups listed in section 6(f) of the FNA were eligible for SNAP. Guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or incorporated into a contract. USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available through their guidance portal, except to establish historical facts.