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Food and Nutrition Service 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 USDA is an Equal Opportunity Provider, Employer and Lender '$7(  June , 2023 SUBJECT: SNAP Provisions in the Fiscal Responsibility ActRI 2023 TO: All State Directors Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program On June 3, 2023, the President signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility ActRI 2023 (FRA). Attached is an information memorandum describing the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provisions of that Act. The FRA gradually increases the age of those subject to the able-bodied adults without dependents (ABAWD) time limit and adds new groups of individuals who are excepted from the ABAWD time limit. The changes related to ABAWD ages and exceptions are temporary and no longer effective beginning October 1, 2030. The FRA also decreases States’ annual allotment of ABAWD discretionary exemptions and limits States’ ability to carry over unused discretionary exemptions. Finally, the FRA updates SNAP’s purpose statement and requires the Department to make State ABAWD waiver requests and agency approvals available to the public. FNS intends to provide more detailed information in future communications. In the meantime, State agencies with questions should contact their respective Regional Office representatives. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Catherine Buhrig Associate Administrator Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Food and Nutrition Service U.S. Department of Agriculture Attachment Cathy Buhrig Digitally signed by Cathy Buhrig Date: 2023.06.09 12:55:39 -04'00' through their guidance portal, except to establish historical facts. incorporated into a contract. USDA may not cite, use, or rely on any guidance that is not available Guidance documents lack the force and effect of law, unless expressly authorized by statute or