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Page 4 of 4 Sec. 10104. Restrictions on Internet Expenses. Prohibits inclusion of internet costs in a household’s allowable shelter costs for the purposes of the excess shelter deduction. This includes a restriction on including internet costs in calculating standard utility allowances (SUAs). This provision is effective upon enactment. FNS provided State agencies with additional instructions for calculating their Fiscal Year 2026 SUA values on August 15, 2025. Sec. 10105. Matching Funds Requirements. This provision amends Section 4(a) of the Act to establish a SNAP quality control incentive that consists of State matching funds requirements for the cost of SNAP benefit allotments. The matching requirements are determined based on a State’s SNAP payment error rate and range from a State share of 0 to 15 percent of program allotments. These requirements generally begin in fiscal year 2028. Sec. 10106 Administrative Cost Sharing. This provision amends Section 16(a) of the Act and reduces the amount that USDA may pay a State agency for administrative costs involved in its operation of SNAP to 25 percent, from the current 50 percent, beginning in fiscal year 2027. Sec. 10107 National Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program. This provision amends Section 28(d)(1) of the Act by ending required funding of the SNAP Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program (SNAP-ED) with the fiscal year 2025 grant allocation. Unexpended fiscal year 2025 SNAP-Ed grant funds may be used in FY 2026 to operate SNAP-Ed. Further guidance was released on August 13. Sec. 10108 Alien SNAP Eligibility. This provision makes changes to non-citizen eligibility for SNAP. Further guidance is forthcoming. 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.