Legislative Update: Federal Continuing Resolution Signed

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction sent this bulletin at 10/02/2020 10:06 AM PDT

Legislative Update: Federal Continuing Resolution Signed

The federal government passed continuing resolution H.R. 8337 into law on Thursday, avoiding a federal government shutdown.

There are several pieces of the resolution that impact Child Nutrition Programs. We are waiting on guidance from USDA regarding implementation details.

This continuing resolution:

Extends and expands Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) for the 2021 federal fiscal year.
- Details on who will be eligible for benefits and how to implement the updated P-EBT program have not yet been released.
- OSPI CNS will release information as we receive it.
Extends USDA's authority to issue waivers through the 2021 federal fiscal year.
- USDA has not issued waivers to continue summer programs at this time.
- OSPI CNS will release information as we receive it.
Extends SNAP Flexibilities in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Please review the full text of the legislation for more information.

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