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Warning about the “complex task” of implementing the data system for the transition from PAN to SNAP in Puerto Rico

The Food and Nutrition Service reaffirms that legislation is needed to integrate the island into the program that exists in the states, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands

July 25, 2024 - 7:00 PM

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A 2022 study commissioned by the FNS -attached to Agriculture- noted that a transition of Puerto Rico to SNAP could take a full decade. (Shutterstock)

By José A. Delgado

Corresponsal de El Nuevo Día en Washington D. C.jose.delgado@gfrmedia.com

Washington D.C. - Without federal legislation and the development of a complex administrative structure, the U.S. government cannot extend the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to Puerto Rico, said Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Public Policy Chief Alberto González.