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Page 2 of 4 SNAP Provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 Sec. 10101. Re-Evaluation of Thrifty Food Plan. Amends Sec. 3(u) of the Food and Nutrition Act (the Act), to revise how the Thrifty Food Plan is updated. It limits future re-evaluations from increasing the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan. It also requires annual adjustment of the cost of the Thrifty Food Plan each October to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor for the most recent 12-month period ending in June. The OBBB also amends Sec. 3(u) to establish in statute the household adjustments for maximum allotments. This provision is effective October 1, 2025, and the market baskets of the Thrifty Food Plan may be reevaluated no earlier than October 1, 2027. Sec. 10102. Modifications to SNAP Work Requirements for Able-Bodied Adults. This provision modifies Sec. 6(o) of the Act changes which individuals are subject to the time- limited work requirements, the circumstances in which the Secretary may approve a waiver of the time limit in an area and creates new exemptions for Alaska and Hawaii. These requirements are sometimes referred to as the able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) work requirement. Changes to exceptions from the time limit are listed below. 1. Increases the upper age exception to 65 and older. 2. Limits the exception based on responsibility to care for a dependent child to those with a child under 14 years of age. 3. Removes exceptions for homeless individuals, veterans, and those 24 and younger who aged out of foster care. 4. Establishes new exceptions for “an Indian”, “Urban Indian” and “California Indian” as defined in the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The OBBB also amends Sec. 6(o)(4) to adjust when the Secretary may approve a waiver of the time limit. It removes the criterion that provides for waiver requests when an area does not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide employment for the individuals that reside there from the list of circumstances qualifying an area for a waiver of the time limit. This condition is replaced by an option for areas in Alaska and Hawaii to qualify for an ABAWD waiver if their unemployment rate reaches or exceeds 150% of the national average. States other than Alaska and Hawaii may now only request waivers when the unemployment rate meets or exceeds 10 percent in an area. 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.