0584-AE99 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 0500 Department of Agriculture USDA Enhancing Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Card Security Measures

This proposed rule implements Division HH, title IV, section 501(a)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Under section 501(a)(2), the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is instructed to promulgate regulations through the notice and comment process that require State agencies to implement new card security measures to protect against card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent means.

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This proposed rule implements Division HH, Title IV, section 501(a)(2) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. Under section 501(a)(2), the Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) is instructed to promulgate regulations through the notice and comment process that require State agencies to implement new card security measures to protect against card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent means.

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The legal authority can be found in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. No. 117-328).

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No reasonable alternative is known.

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The anticipated costs and benefits will be discussed in the Regulatory Impact Analysis which will accompany the rule.

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If there are any associated risks, those would be discussed in the proposed rule.

]]> NPRM 09/00/2026 Undetermined State Undetermined Undetermined No No Lynn Gilbert 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 703 305-1615 lynn.gilbert@usda.gov 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria VA 22314 Richard Lucas 0584 Food and Nutrition Service FNS 703 457-6797 richard.lucas@usda.gov 1320 Braddock Place, Room 555, Alexandria VA 22314