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26 October 2026
USDA Proposes Stronger SNAP Card Security to Combat Benefit Theft, Including in Virgin Islands
26 October 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
The proposal would require chip and tap-to-pay SNAP cards, account locks and stronger monitoring to combat benefit theft, including in the Virgin Islands. Public comments are due Dec. 22; the card transition would follow publication of a final USDA rule.
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