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USDA/FNS RIN: 0584-AE35 Publication ID: Fall 2015 
Title: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Agricultural Act of 2014 Medical Marijuana Exclusion 
Abstract:

This final rule would implement the provision under Section 4005 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-79), February 7, 2014. Under Section 4005, the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), is instructed to promulgate regulations to explicitly prohibit States from deducting medical marijuana costs from a household's income for SNAP purposes.

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Pub. L. 113-79   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Withdrawn  03/26/2015 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Charles H. Watford
Regulatory Review Specialist
Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
1320 Braddock Place,
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone:703 605-0800
Email: charles.watford@usda.gov

Lynnette M. Thomas
Chief, Planning and Regulatory Affairs Branch
Department of Agriculture
Food and Nutrition Service
3101 Park Center Drive,
Alexandria, VA 22302
Phone:703 605-4782
Email: lynnette.thomas@fns.usda.gov