1.      FSC 1621.8 - The section has been updated with to reflect the changes effective 10-01-03.  These changes permitted certain aliens under the age of 18 to participate in the Food Stamp Program regardless of their date of entry into the U.S.A.

2.      FSC 3630 - The mileage reimbursement rate for E&T Program participants has been updated to $.31 per mile.

3.      FSC 4450 - A new item 19 has been added.  This item provides clarification about the exclusion of funds in HUD Family Self-sufficiency Program accounts.

4.      FSC 5405 - In item 3, the name of the Green Thumb Program has been changed to the Experience Works Program.  A new item 25 has been added.  This item provides information about the exclusion of funds withdrawn from HUD Family Self-sufficiency Program accounts.  The old item 25 has been renumbered as item 26.

5.      FSC 7512 - This policy has been revised to reflect the semi-annual reporting requirements.

6.      FSC 8710 - The instructions for assigning 24-month certification periods have been revised.  A 24-month certification period will no longer be assigned if minor household members are age 16 or older.

7.      FSC 8720 - A portion of this section was rewritten to include the new guidelines for assigning 24-month certification periods to households with minor dependent child.

8.      FSC 8730 - This is a new section.  It provides instructions for lengthening certification periods in two circumstances:  1) when a certification period shorter than 24 months has been assigned to a household entitled to a 24-month certification period; or 2) when there are errors in assigning certification periods that occur when an application is approved for a household subject to semi-annual reporting.

9.      FSC 9300 - The instructions for screening a Food Stamp Application (DCO-220) have been removed from this section.

10.  FSC 9321 - Information about screening DCO-220s has been removed.

11.  FSC 11430 - The instructions for shortening a certification period have been moved to FSC 11660.  A reference to FSC 11660 has been included.

12.  FSC 11460 - Two verification codes have been corrected.

13.  FSC 11580 - Two verification codes have been corrected.

14.  FSC 11600 - This policy has been revised to reflect the new policy for assigning 24-month certification periods to households with aged/disabled members and minor dependent children age 15 or younger.

15.  FSC 11630 - A reference to FSC 11660 has been added to this section.

16.  FSC 11660 - This is a new section.  It contains the instructions for shortening certification periods on 24-month certifications.

17.  FSC 13300 - The note that refers to restoring aged EBT benefits has been removed.

18.  FSC 13311 - This policy section, which provided instructions for restoring aged benefits, has been deleted.

19.  FSC 13320 - The exception, which dealt with offsets of aged benefits, has been removed.

20.  FSC 14400 - A statement has been added to clarify that stolen food stamp EBT benefits are not replaced.  The policy has been rewritten to clarify the procedures for reporting a stolen food stamp EBT card.

21.  FSC 15800 - The instructions for accepting EBT benefits on an overpayment have been updated.  Instructions for applying expunged benefits to an overpayment have been added.