Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Clarification of WIC Mandates of Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996
food-assistance · Food and Nutrition Service · Rule · Published 2000-12-21 · Effective 2001-01-22 · 65 FR 80280
Document
Document number
00-32613
Federal Register citation
65 FR 80280
CFR reference
7 CFR 246
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
food-assistance
Sub-agency
Food and Nutrition Service
Publication date
2000-12-21
Effective date
2001-01-22
Abstract
This final rule amends the regulations governing the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to clarify one of the provisions required by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, enacted on August 22, 1996. The nondiscretionary provisions of that act were incorporated in the WIC Program regulations in an interim rule published September 5, 2000.