# 2026-12005: USDA Updates SNAP Records System Privacy Rules

2026-12005, Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records, is a Federal Register notice from Agriculture Department, Food and Nutrition Administration published 2026-06-15, effective 2026-06-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-22).

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- As of: 2026-06-22
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## Facts
- Document number: 2026-12005
- Title: Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Administration
- Citation: 91 FR 35948
- Published: 2026-06-15
- Effective: 2026-06-15
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-22

## In one line

USDA Updates SNAP Records System Privacy Rules

## Summary

The USDA’s Food and Nutrition Administration is updating its SNAP records system to make sure eligibility checks are accurate and protect program integrity. These changes clarify when your info can be shared and remove mentions of foreign groups. The updates take effect right away, with some sharing rules kicking in 30 days after the announcement, so keep an eye out!

## Abstract

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that USDA proposes modifying the system of records (SOR) entitled USDA/FNA-15, "National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database" after considering public comments. This system is owned, administered, and secured by FNA. The system will assist efforts to validate the accuracy of eligibility determinations and strengthen SNAP and government program integrity. The modification clarifies under what circumstances records may be disclosed pursuant to a routine use. It also removes reference to foreign entities.

## Effects PRIA read

- SNAP data used to verify eligibility: mixed, medium. USDA will use the National SNAP Information Database to verify SNAP recipient eligibility against federally maintained databases, identify and eliminate duplicate enrollments, and perform additional program integrity checks. These processes are intended to validate the accuracy of eligibility deter…
- Routine uses clarified and 'foreign' removed: benefit, low. USDA revised the routine uses language to state clearly that all disclosures are subject to the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 and the Privacy Act, and removed the word "foreign" from one routine use. These changes aim to clarify limits on when SNAP records can be shared.
- SNAP data may be used to recoup overpayments: cost, medium. The notice states SNAP records may be disclosed for purposes that include collecting the amount of an overissuance of benefits from Federal pay under 5 U.S.C. 5514 or from a Federal income tax under 31 U.S.C. 3720A, and for use in the Treasury Do Not Pay Working System to identify, prevent, or reco…
- SNAP records held in FedRAMP High cloud: benefit, low. USDA says the National SNAP Information Database is maintained electronically in a FedRAMP High cloud infrastructure hosted within the continental United States and accessed only by Federal employees and contractors using USDA eAuthentication (PIV card and PIN or Login.gov) with SSL/TLS protections.

## Related documents

- [2026-16760](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16760): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing; Extension of Comment Period, 2026-08-17
- [2026-12696](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12696): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing, 2026-06-24
- [2026-20211](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20211): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State of Nebraska SNAP Demonstration Project, 2026-10-02
- [2026-19556](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19556): Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Generic Clearance for FNA Quick Response Surveys (FNA QRS), 2026-09-24
- [2026-19548](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19548): Agency Information Collection Activities: Turnip the Beet High Quality Summer Meals Program, 2026-09-24
- [2026-18888](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-18888): Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State of Hawaii SNAP Demonstration Project, 2026-09-15

## Sources
- [2026-12005 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-12005/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records)
- [2026-12005 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-15/pdf/2026-12005.pdf)

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- [Next: 2026-12007, Meeting of Humanities Panel](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12007)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12005 (as of 2026-06-22).