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Legislation

WIC Legislative Requirements are contained in Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. 
PDF file of the compilation of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966.

Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010  

Implementation Plan  updated 9/28/11

Implementation Plan - WIC only  updated 9/28/11

 

Regulations

WIC Regulations are published by the Federal Register in the Code of Federal Regulations, 7 C.F.R. Part 246.  The CFR is updated with files with an effective date as of January 1 each year.  The CFR, in print or on-line, represents updates as of January and will not include changes which have been subsequently published.  (The consolidations for January 2012 were made available on March 23, 2012.)

WIC Program Regulations (PDF) (01/01/12) 
Text version 

Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations (PDF) (01/01/12)  
Text version

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations (PDF) (01/01/12) 
Text version

WIC, FMNP, and SFMNP regulations by section

The Government Printing Office's website. 

 

Recently Published Regulations

Implementation of the Nondiscretionary, Non-Electronic Benefits Transfer-Related Provisions of Public Law 111-296
Published in the Federal Register September 28, 2011

Cooperation in USDA Studies and Evaluations, and Full Use of Federal Funds in Nutrition Assistance Programs Nondiscretionary Provisions of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Public Law 111-296
Published in the Federal Register June 29, 2011

Exclusion of Combat Pay from WIC Income Eligibility Determinations - Final Rule
Published in the Federal Register June 16, 2011

WIC Vendor Cost Containment - Final Rule - Correction
Published in the Federal Register March 30, 2010

Interim Rule: Revisions in the WIC Food Packages Rule to Increase Cash Value Vouchers for Women
Published in the Federal Register December 31, 2009

WIC Vendor Cost Containment - Final Rule 
Published in the Federal Register October 8, 2009

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program Regulations, Nondiscretionary Provisions of Public Law 110-246, the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
Published in the Federal Register September 23, 2009

WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP): Nondiscretionary Provisions of Public Law 108-265
Published in the Federal Register September 11, 2009

Implementation of Nondiscretionary WIC Certification and General Administrative Provisions - Affirmation of Interim Rule as Final Rule
Published in the Federal Register July 7, 2009

Discretionary Vendor Provisions of the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, P.L. 108-265 - Final Rule
Published in the Federal Register January 6, 2009

Miscellaneous Vendor-Related Provisions - Final Rule
Published in the Federal Register, April 23, 2008

Implementation of Nondiscretionary WIC Certification and General Administrative Provisions - Interim Final Rule
Published in the Federal Register, March 3, 2008

Revisions in the WIC Food Packages - Interim Rule
Published in the Federal Register, December 6, 2007
Change in implementation date published in the Federal Register, March 17, 2008.

Data Collection Related to the Participation of Faith-Based and Community Organizations - Final Rule
Published May 2, 2007

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP) Final Rule - Announcement of Approval and Compliance Date, With Technical Amendment
Published March 23, 2007

Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program - Final Rule
Published December 12, 2006

WIC Miscellaneous Provisions - Final Rule 
Published September 27, 2006

Discretionary Vendor Provisions - Proposed Rule
Published 08/01/06. Comments were due 10/02/06.

Vendor Cost Containment - Interim Rule
Published 11/29/05.  Comments were due 11/29/06.

Recently published WIC regulations

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