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Final ruleTook effect May 18, 2026

Partnerships With Faith-Based and Neighborhood Organizations; Correction

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register April 17, 2026. Document 2026-07525. Updated Nov. 12, 2026.

What it does

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights is correcting a final rule which appeared in the Federal Register on March 4, 2024. This final rule amends the USDA's regulations to clarify protections for beneficiaries and prospective beneficiaries of federally funded social services and the rights and obligations of organizations providing such services. The overarching goal of the regulation noted the rule is intended to cover recipients and subrecipients of domestic social service programs. However, the regulatory language did not reference social service programs. The current regulatory text specifies the policy applies to all recipients and subrecipients of USDA assistance to which USDA uniform administrative requirements for recipients applies, and to recipients and subrecipients of Commodity Credit Corporation assistance that is administered by agencies of USDA. The amendment will specifically state the rule is intended to cover recipients and subrecipients of USDA domestic social service programs to which USDA uniform administrative requirements for recipients applies.

The Agriculture Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

7 CFR 16

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Agriculture Department has published 6 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 4 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0503-AA73 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

This rule is effective May 18, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-07525
ActionFinal rule; correcting amendments.
AgenciesAgriculture Department
PublishedApril 17, 2026
Effective dateMay 18, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0503-AA73

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register