🌾USDA's New Interpretation of Federal Public Benefits
Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA); Interpretation of “Federal Public Benefit”
Summary
This notice sets forth the interpretation that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) uses for the term "Federal public benefit" as used in Title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA), Public Law 104-193, 8 U.S.C. 1611. In doing so, this notice supersedes any prior interpretation in any notice or other document issued by any USDA agency. This notice also describes and preliminarily identifies the USDA programs that provide "Federal public benefits" within the scope of PRWORA.
Agencies
- Agriculture Department
Business Impact
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The notice provides a new interpretation of "Federal public benefit" which affects eligibility for various USDA programs. Business owners may need to adjust practices in light of compliance and verification requirements for benefits potentially available to their employees or operations. Financial implications also arise from USDA grants, loans, and contracts which are now clearly delineated within PRWORA.