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# 7 U.S.C. § 2012a - Publicly operated community health centers
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## Text
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the provisions of subsections (f) and (i) 11 See References in Text note below. of section 2012 of this title and section 2019 of this title, concerning private, nonprofit drug addiction or alcohol treatment and rehabilitation programs, shall henceforth also be applicable to publicly operated community health centers.
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(Pub. L. 99–88, title I, § 100, Aug. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 297.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextSubsections (f) and (i) of section 2012 of this title, referred to in text, were redesignated subsecs. (h) and (n), respectively, by Pub. L. 110–246, title IV, § 4115(b)(1)(M), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1867. Subsec. (n) was subsequently redesignated (m) by Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4030(a)(4), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 813.
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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1985, and not as part of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 which comprises this chapter.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Reference to Community, Migrant, Public Housing, or Homeless Health Center Considered Reference to Health CenterReference to community health center, migrant health center, public housing health center, or homeless health center considered reference to health center, see section 4(c) of Pub. L. 104–299, set out as a note under section 254b of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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Beginning on May 5, 2017, in fiscal year 2017 and each fiscal year hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, a household certified to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is required to report in a manner prescribed by the Secretary if the household no longer resides in the State in which it is certified.
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(Pub. L. 115–31, div. A, title VII, § 744, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat. 175.)
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, and not as part of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 which comprises this chapter.
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2016a - EBT benefit fraud prevention
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## Text
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(a) Guidance; rulemaking The Secretary shall—
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(1) issue guidance to State agencies, on an ongoing basis, as informed by the process outlined in paragraph (4), that describes security measures that—
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(A) are effective, as determined by the Secretary, in detecting and preventing theft of benefits, including through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods;
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(B) are consistent with industry standards for detecting, identifying, and preventing debit and credit card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; and
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(C) consider the feasibility of cost, availability, and implementation for States;
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(2) promulgate regulations through notice-and-comment rulemaking to require State agencies to take the security measures described in the guidance issued under paragraph (1);
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(3) not later than December 1, 2023, promulgate regulations (including an interim final rule) to require State agencies to implement procedures for the replacement of benefits consistent with subsection (b);
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(4) coordinate with the Administrator of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Attorney General of the United States, State agencies, retail food stores, and EBT contractors—
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(A) to determine—
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(i) how benefits are being stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods;
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(ii) how those stolen benefits are used; and
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(iii) the locations where card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods are taking place;
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(B) to establish measures, including equipment enhancements for retail food stores, to prevent benefits from being stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; and
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(C) to establish standard reporting methods for States to collect and share data with the Secretary on the scope of benefits being stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods; and
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(5) not later than December 1, 2024, submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives a report that includes—
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(A) information on the frequency of theft of benefits and the location of those thefts, including benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods;
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(B) a description of the determinations made under paragraph (4)(A), the measures established under paragraph (4)(B), and methods established in paragraph (4)(C);
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(C) a description of the industry standards described in paragraph (1)(B);
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(D) a comparison of State plans related to reimbursement, prevention, and other relevant procedures approved in accordance with subsection (b)(1)(A); and
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(E) recommendations on how to consistently and proactively detect, track, report, and prevent theft of benefits, including benefits stolen through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar fraudulent methods.
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(b) Replacement of benefits The Secretary shall use funds appropriated under section 2027 of this title to require States to replace benefits that are determined by the State agency to have been stolen through card skimming, card cloning, or similar fraudulent methods, subject to the conditions that—
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(1) the State agency shall submit to the Secretary not later than 60 days after December 29, 2022, for prior approval a plan for the replacement of stolen benefits that—
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(A) includes appropriate procedures, as determined by the Secretary, for the timely submission of claims to, timely validation of claims by, and replacement issuance by the State agency that includes—
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(i) a signed statement by the affected household on the benefit theft, consistent with the signature requirements and options provided by section 2020(e)(2)(C) of this title;
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(ii) criteria to determine if a submitted claim is valid;
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(iii) procedures for the documentation of replacement issuances, including the submitted claims and findings from the validation;
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(iv) the submission of data reports on benefit theft and replacement activity to the Secretary;
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(v) procedures to inform households of their right to a fair hearing, consistent with those already established by section 2020(e) of this title and corresponding regulations concerning replacement issuances; and
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(vi) the State agency’s use and planned use of benefit theft prevention measures, including any additional guidance that may be issued under subsection (a)(1);
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(B) includes appropriate procedures, as determined by the Secretary, for reporting the scope and frequency of card skimming affecting households within the State to the Secretary;
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(C) upon approval shall be incorporated into the State plan of operation required under section 2020(e) of this title; and
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(D) the Secretary may approve after the date on which guidance is issued under subsection (a)(1);
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(2) the replacement of stolen benefits for a household—
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(A) shall not exceed the lesser of—
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(i) the amount of benefits stolen from the household; or
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(ii) the amount equal to 2 months of the monthly allotment of the household immediately prior to the date on which the benefits were stolen;
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(B) shall not occur more than 2 times per Federal fiscal year per household by a single State agency; and
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(C) shall only apply to benefits stolen during the period beginning on October 1, 2022, and ending on December 20, 2024;
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(3) plans approved under paragraph (1) will remain in effect until the effective date of the rule promulgated pursuant to subsection (a)(3); and
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(4) replacements of benefits under this section shall not be regarded as losses for the purpose of section 2016(e) of this title to the extent such replacements are made in accordance with an approved plan that complies with this subsection.
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(c) Definitions In this section, the terms “allotment”, “benefit”, “household”, “retail food store”, and “State agency” have the meaning given those terms in section 2012 of this title.
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(d) Rescission Of the unobligated balances made available for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized by section 1101(b)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2), $8,000,000 is hereby rescinded.
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(e) Comptroller General (1) In general Not later than 1 year after September 26, 2024, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that examines risks related to supplemental nutrition assistance program electronic benefit transfer payment system security, including the risk of stolen benefits through card skimming, card cloning, and other similar methods.
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(2) Contents The report under paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of—
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(A) the extent to which the Department of Agriculture manages payment system security, including risks related to stolen benefits, compared to leading industry practices;
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(B) the manner in which States, retailers, and other relevant entities manage risks related to stolen benefits;
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(C) the oversight of and guidance provided by the Secretary to States regarding stolen benefits; and
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(D) recommendations and policy options for—
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(i) improving how the Department of Agriculture and other relevant entities manage payment system security risks, including those related to stolen benefits; and
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(ii) how the Department of Agriculture may best share those improvements with States, retailers, and other relevant entities.
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(Pub. L. 117–328, div. HH, title IV, § 501, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5985; Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title I, § 105, Sept. 26, 2024, 138 Stat. 1534.)
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## Notes
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References in TextSection 1101(b)(1) of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, referred to in subsec. (d), is section 1101(b)(1) of Pub. L. 117–2, title I, Mar. 11, 2021, 135 Stat. 15, which is not classified to the Code.
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Codification Section was enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, and not as part of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 which comprises this chapter.
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Amendments2024—Subsec. (a)(4)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 118–83, § 105(1)(A), struck out at beginning “to the maximum extent practicable,”. Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 118–83, § 105(1)(B)(i), substituted “December” for “October” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(5)(A). Pub. L. 118–83, § 105(1)(B)(ii), struck out at beginning “to the maximum extent practicable,”. Subsec. (a)(5)(D). Pub. L. 118–83, § 105(1)(B)(iii), (v), added subpar. (D). Former subpar. (D) redesignated (E). Subsec. (a)(5)(E). Pub. L. 118–83, § 105(1)(B)(iv), (vi), redesignated subpar. (D) as (E) and inserted “and proactively” after “consistently”. Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 118–83, § 105(2), substituted “December 20, 2024” for “September 30, 2024”. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 118–83, § 105(3), added subsec. (e).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Definition of “Secretary” Pub. L. 117–328, div. HH, § 101, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5970, provided that: “In this division [see Tables for classification], the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of Agriculture.”
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2022 - Disposition of claims
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## Text
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(a) General authority of the Secretary (1) Determination of claims Except in the case of an at-risk amount required under section 2025(c)(1)(D)(i)(II) of this title or the payment or disposition of a State share under section 2013(a)(2) of this title, the Secretary shall have the power to determine the amount of and settle and adjust any claim and to compromise or deny all or part of any such claim or claims arising under the provisions of this chapter or the regulations issued pursuant to this chapter, including, but not limited to, claims arising from fraudulent and nonfraudulent overissuances to recipients, including the power to waive claims if the Secretary determines that to do so would serve the purposes of this chapter. Such powers with respect to claims against recipients may be delegated by the Secretary to State agencies. The Secretary shall have the power to reduce amounts otherwise due to a State agency under section 2025 of this title to collect unpaid claims assessed against the State agency if the State agency has declined or exhausted its appeal rights under section 2023 of this title.
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(2) Claims established under quality control system To the extent that a State agency does not pay a claim established under section 2025(c)(1) of this title, including an agreement to have all or part of the claim paid through a reduction in Federal administrative funding, within 30 days from the date on which the bill for collection is received by the State agency, the State agency shall be liable for interest on any unpaid portion of such claim accruing from the date on which the bill for collection was received by the State agency, unless the State agency appeals the claim under section 2025(c)(7) of this title. If the State agency appeals such claim (in whole or in part), the interest on any unpaid portion of the claim shall accrue from the date of the decision on the administrative appeal, or from a date that is 1 year after the date the bill is received, whichever is earlier, until the date the unpaid portion of the payment is received. If the State agency pays such claim (in whole or in part, including an agreement to have all or part of the claim paid through a reduction in Federal administrative funding) and the claim is subsequently overturned through administrative or judicial appeal, any amounts paid by the State agency shall be promptly returned with interest, accruing from the date the payment is received until the date the payment is returned.
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(3) Computation of interest Any interest assessed under this paragraph shall be computed at a rate determined by the Secretary based on the average of the bond equivalent of the weekly 90-day Treasury bill auction rates during the period such interest accrues.
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(4) Joint and several liability of household members Each adult member of a household shall be jointly and severally liable for the value of any overissuance of benefits.
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(b) Collection of overissuances (1) In general Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a State agency shall collect any overissuance of benefits issued to a household by—
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(A) reducing the allotment of the household;
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(B) withholding amounts from unemployment compensation from a member of the household under subsection (c);
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(C) recovering from Federal pay or a Federal income tax refund under subsection (d); or
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(D) any other means.
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(2) Cost effectiveness Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that all of the means referred to in paragraph (1) are not cost effective.
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(3) Maximum reduction absent fraud If a household received an overissuance of benefits without any member of the household being found ineligible to participate in the program under section 2015(b)(1) of this title and a State agency elects to reduce the allotment of the household under paragraph (1)(A), the State agency shall not reduce the monthly allotment of the household under paragraph (1)(A) by an amount in excess of the greater of—
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(A) 10 percent of the monthly allotment of the household; or
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(B) $10.
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(4) Procedures A State agency shall collect an overissuance of benefits issued to a household under paragraph (1) in accordance with the requirements established by the State agency for providing notice, electing a means of payment, and establishing a time schedule for payment.
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(5) Overissuances caused by systemic State errors (A) In general If the Secretary determines that a State agency overissued benefits to a substantial number of households in a fiscal year as a result of a major systemic error by the State agency, as defined by the Secretary, the Secretary may prohibit the State agency from collecting these overissuances from some or all households.
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(B) Procedures (i) Information reporting by States Every State agency shall provide to the Secretary all information requested by the Secretary concerning the issuance of benefits to households by the State agency in the applicable fiscal year.
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(ii) Final determination After reviewing relevant information provided by a State agency, the Secretary shall make a final determination—
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(I) whether the State agency overissued benefits to a substantial number of households as a result of a systemic error in the applicable fiscal year; and
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(II) as to the amount of the overissuance in the applicable fiscal year for which the State agency is liable.
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(iii) Establishing a claim Upon determining under clause (ii) that a State agency has overissued benefits to households due to a major systemic error determined under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a claim against the State agency equal to the value of the overissuance caused by the systemic error.
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(iv) Administrative and judicial review Administrative and judicial review, as provided in section 2023 of this title, shall apply to the final determinations by the Secretary under clause (ii).
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(v) Remission to the Secretary (I) Determination not appealed If the determination of the Secretary under clause (ii) is not appealed, the State agency shall, as soon as practicable, remit to the Secretary the dollar amount specified in the claim under clause (iii).
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(II) Determination appealed If the determination of the Secretary under clause (ii) is appealed, upon completion of administrative and judicial review under clause (iv), and a finding of liability on the part of the State, the appealing State agency shall, as soon as practicable, remit to the Secretary a dollar amount subject to the finding made in the administrative and judicial review.
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(vi) Alternative method of collection (I) In general If a State agency fails to make a payment under clause (v) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may reduce any amount due to the State agency under any other provision of this chapter by the amount due.
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(II) Accrual of interest During the period of time determined by the Secretary to be reasonable under subclause (I), interest in the amount owed shall not accrue.
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(vii) Limitation Any liability amount established under section 2025(c)(1)(C) of this title shall be reduced by the amount of the claim established under this subparagraph.
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(c) Intercept of unemployment benefits (1) As used in this subsection, the term “uncollected overissuance” means the amount of an overissuance of benefits, as determined under subsection (b)(1), that has not been recovered pursuant to subsection (b)(1).
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(2) A State agency may determine on a periodic basis, from information supplied pursuant to section 49b(b) of title 29, whether an individual receiving compensation under the State’s unemployment compensation law (including amounts payable pursuant to an agreement under a Federal unemployment compensation law) owes an uncollected overissuance.
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(3) A State agency may recover an uncollected overissuance—
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(A) by—
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(i) entering into an agreement with an individual described in paragraph (2) under which specified amounts will be withheld from unemployment compensation otherwise payable to the individual; and
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(ii) furnishing a copy of the agreement to the State agency administering the unemployment compensation law; or
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(B) in the absence of an agreement, by obtaining a writ, order, summons, or other similar process in the nature of garnishment from a court of competent jurisdiction to require the withholding of amounts from the unemployment compensation.
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(d) Recovery of overissuance of benefits The amount of an overissuance of benefits, as determined under subsection (b)(1), that has not been recovered pursuant to such subsection may be recovered from Federal pay (including salaries and pensions) as authorized by section 5514 of title 5 or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by section 3720A of title 31.
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(Pub. L. 88–525, § 13, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 707; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIII, § 1301, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 974; Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 113, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 363; Pub. L. 97–253, title I, §§ 177, 178, Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 781, 782; Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, §§ 1533–1535(a), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1583; Pub. L. 100–435, title VI, §§ 601, 602, Sept. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 1674; Pub. L. 101–624, title XVII, § 1746, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3796; Pub. L. 102–237, title IX, § 911, Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1887; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, §§ 13941(b), 13951(a), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 676, 677; Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, § 844(a), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2332; Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4118(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, §§ 4115(b)(9), 4133, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1107, 1116; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, §§ 4115(b)(9), 4133, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1869, 1877; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4020(b)(1), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 798; Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10105(b), July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 84.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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Amendments2025—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 119–21 inserted “or the payment or disposition of a State share under section 2013(a)(2) of this title” after “section 2025(c)(1)(D)(i)(II) of this title”. 2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “section 2025(c)(1)(D)(i)(II) of this title” for “section 2025(c)(1)(D)(i)(III) of this title”. 2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(9), substituted “benefits” for “coupons” wherever appearing. Subsec. (b)(5). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4133, added par. (5). 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171, inserted subsec. (a) heading, redesignated par. (2) as (4) and inserted heading, designated existing provisions of par. (1) as pars. (1) to (3) and inserted headings, in par. (1) substituted “Except in the case of an at-risk amount required under section 2025(c)(1)(D)(i)(III) of this title, the Secretary” for “The Secretary” and struck out “In determining whether to settle, adjust, compromise, or waive a claim arising against a State agency pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title, the Secretary shall review a State agency’s plans for new dollar investment in activities to improve program administration in order to reduce payment error, and shall take the State agency’s plans for new dollar investment in such activities into consideration as the Secretary considers appropriate.” after “section 2023 of this title.”, and in par. (2) substituted “claim established under section 2025(c)(1) of this title” for “claim established under section 2025(c)(1)(C) of this title”. 1996—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–193, § 844(a)(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which provided for reduction of allotment for households with ineligible individuals and collection by State agencies of claims against households arising from overissuance of coupons. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 104–193, § 844(a)(2), substituted “, as determined under subsection (b)(1),” for “as determined under subsection (b) and except for claims arising from an error of the State agency,” and inserted before period at end “or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by section 3720A of title 31”. 1993—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 103–66, § 13951(a), in fifth sentence, struck out “(after a determination on any request for a waiver for good cause related to the claim has been made by the Secretary)” after “30 days from the date on which the bill for collection” and in sixth sentence substituted “1 year” for “2 years”. Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–66, § 13941(b), added subsec. (d). 1991—Subsec. (b)(2)(A). Pub. L. 102–237 inserted before period at end of first sentence “, except that the household shall be given notice permitting it to elect another means of repayment and given 10 days to make such an election before the State agency commences action to reduce the household’s monthly allotment”. 1990—Subsec. (b)(1)(A). Pub. L. 101–624 substituted “on the date of receipt (or, if the date of receipt is not a business day, on the next business day)” for “within thirty days”. 1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–435, § 601, inserted provisions relating to review of State agency’s plans for program investment to reduce payment error when Secretary determines whether to settle, etc., claims under section 2025(c) of this title. Pub. L. 100–435, § 602, inserted provisions relating to failure of State agency to pay a claim under section 2025(c)(1)(C) of this title and interest with respect to unpaid portion of such claims. 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1533, designated existing provisions as par. (1) and added par. (2). Subsec. (b)(1)(B). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1534, substituted “shall” for “may” and inserted “, unless the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that such other means are not cost effective”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 99–198, § 1535(a), added subsec. (c). 1982—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 97–253, §§ 177(a), 178, redesignated existing provisions, which were formerly undesignated, as subpar. (A), inserted “within thirty days of a demand for an election” after “make an election”, and added subpar. (B). Subsec. (b)(2). Pub. L. 97–253, § 177(b), redesignated existing provisions, which had been undesignated, as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). 1981—Pub. L. 97–35 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted provisions relating to power to waive claims, and the power to otherwise reduce amounts, and added subsec. (b). 1977—Pub. L. 95–113 substituted revised provisions relating to the determination and disposition of claims for provisions relating to administrative and judicial review which are now covered by section 2023 of this title.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by sections 4115(b)(9) and 4133 of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4118(e), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 321, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section and sections 2025, 2027, and 2031 of this title] shall not apply with respect to any sanction, appeal, new investment agreement, or other action by the Secretary of Agriculture or a State agency that is based on a payment error rate calculated for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2003.” Amendment by Pub. L. 107–171 effective Oct. 1, 2002, except as otherwise provided, see section 4405 of Pub. L. 107–171, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Effective Date of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by section 13941(b) of Pub. L. 103–66 effective, and to be implemented beginning on, Oct. 1, 1993, and amendment by section 13951(a) of Pub. L. 103–66 effective Oct. 1, 1991, see section 13971(a), (b)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 103–66, set out as a note under section 2025 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1991 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–237 effective Dec. 13, 1991, see section 1101(d)(4) of Pub. L. 102–237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–435 effective Oct. 1, 1985, with respect to claims under section 2025(c) of this title for quality control review periods after such date, and provisions of this section that relate to claims against State agencies and that were in effect for any quality control review period or periods through fiscal year 1985 to remain in effect for claims arising with respect to such periods, see section 701(b)(5)(B), (D)(i) of Pub. L. 100–435, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–253 effective Sept. 8, 1982, see section 193(a) of Pub. L. 97–253, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective on earlier of Sept. 8, 1982, or date such amendment became effective pursuant to section 117 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title, see section 192(a) of Pub. L. 97–253, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 97–35 effective and implemented upon such dates as Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, taking into account need for orderly implementation, see section 117 of Pub. L. 97–35, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1977 AmendmentPub. L. 95–113, title XIII, § 1301, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 958, provided that the amendment made by section 1301 is effective Oct. 1, 1977.
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2023 - Administrative and judicial review; restoration of rights
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## Text
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(a) (1) Whenever an application of a retail food store or wholesale food concern to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program is denied pursuant to section 2018 of this title, or a retail food store or wholesale food concern is disqualified or subjected to a civil money penalty under the provisions of section 2021 of this title, or a retail food store or wholesale food concern forfeits a bond under section 2021(d) of this title, or all or part of any claim of a retail food store or wholesale food concern is denied under the provisions of section 2022 of this title, or a claim against a State agency is stated pursuant to the provisions of section 2022 of this title, notice of such administrative action shall be issued to the retail food store, wholesale food concern, or State agency involved.
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||||
(2) Delivery of notices.— A notice under paragraph (1) shall be delivered by any form of delivery that the Secretary determines will provide evidence of the delivery.
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(3) If such store, concern, or State agency is aggrieved by such action, it may, in accordance with regulations promulgated under this chapter, within ten days of the date of delivery of such notice, file a written request for an opportunity to submit information in support of its position to such person or persons as the regulations may designate.
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(4) If such a request is not made or if such store, concern, or State agency fails to submit information in support of its position after filing a request, the administrative determination shall be final.
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||||
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||||
(5) If such request is made by such store, concern, or State agency, such information as may be submitted by the store, concern, or State agency, as well as such other information as may be available, shall be reviewed by the person or persons designated by the Secretary, who shall, subject to the right of judicial review hereinafter provided, make a determination which shall be final and which shall take effect thirty days after the date of the delivery or service of such final notice of determination.
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|
||||
(6) Determinations regarding claims made pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title (including determinations as to whether there is good cause for not imposing all or a portion of the penalty) shall be made on the record after opportunity for an agency hearing in accordance with section 11 So in original. Probably should be “sections”. 556 and 557 of title 5 in which one or more administrative law judges appointed pursuant to section 3105 of such title shall preside over the taking of evidence.
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||||
|
||||
(7) Such judges shall have authority to issue and enforce subpoenas in the manner prescribed in sections 22 So in original. Probably should be “section”. 499m(c) and (d) of this title and to appoint expert witnesses under the provisions of Rule 706 of the Federal Rules of Evidence.
|
||||
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||||
(8) The Secretary may not limit the authority of such judges presiding over determinations regarding claims made pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title.
|
||||
|
||||
(9) The Secretary shall provide a summary procedure for determinations regarding claims made pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title in amounts less than $50,000.
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||||
(10) Such summary procedure need not include an oral hearing.
|
||||
|
||||
(11) On a petition by the State agency or sua sponte, the Secretary may permit the full administrative review procedure to be used in lieu of such summary review procedure for a claim of less than $50,000.
|
||||
|
||||
(12) Subject to the right of judicial review hereinafter provided, a determination made by an administrative law judge regarding a claim made pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title shall be final and shall take effect thirty days after the date of the delivery or service of final notice of such determination.
|
||||
|
||||
(13) If the store, concern, or State agency feels aggrieved by such final determination, it may obtain judicial review thereof by filing a complaint against the United States in the United States court for the district in which it resides or is engaged in business, or, in the case of a retail food store or wholesale food concern, in any court of record of the State having competent jurisdiction, within thirty days after the date of delivery or service of the final notice of determination upon it, requesting the court to set aside such determination.
|
||||
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||||
(14) The copy of the summons and complaint required to be delivered to the official or agency whose order is being attacked shall be sent to the Secretary or such person or persons as the Secretary may designate to receive service of process.
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||||
|
||||
(15) The suit in the United States district court or State court shall be a trial de novo by the court in which the court shall determine the validity of the questioned administrative action in issue, except that judicial review of determinations regarding claims made pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title shall be a review on the administrative record.
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|
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(16) If the court determines that such administrative action is invalid, it shall enter such judgment or order as it determines is in accordance with the law and the evidence.
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(17) During the pendency of such judicial review, or any appeal therefrom, the administrative action under review shall be and remain in full force and effect, unless on application to the court on not less than ten days’ notice, and after hearing thereon and a consideration by the court of the applicant’s likelihood of prevailing on the merits and of irreparable injury, the court temporarily stays such administrative action pending disposition of such trial or appeal.
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(18) Suspension of stores pending review.— Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, any permanent disqualification of a retail food store or wholesale food concern under paragraph (3) or (4) of section 2021(b) of this title shall be effective from the date of receipt of the notice of disqualification. If the disqualification is reversed through administrative or judicial review, the Secretary shall not be liable for the value of any sales lost during the disqualification period.
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||||
|
||||
(b) In any judicial action arising under this chapter, any allotments found to have been wrongfully withheld shall be restored only for periods of not more than one year prior to the date of the commencement of such action, or in the case of an action seeking review of a final State agency determination, not more than one year prior to the date of the filing of a request with the State for the restoration of such allotments or, in either case, not more than one year prior to the date the State agency is notified or otherwise discovers the possible loss to a household.
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||||
|
||||
(Pub. L. 88–525, § 14, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 708; Pub. L. 91–671, § 7, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 2052; Pub. L. 92–603, title IV, § 411(f), Oct. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 1492; Pub. L. 95–113, title XIII, § 1301, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 974; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIII, § 1320(b), Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1286; Pub. L. 97–253, title I, § 176(b), Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 781; Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1536, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1585; Pub. L. 100–435, title VI, § 603, Sept. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 1674; Pub. L. 103–66, title XIII, § 13951(b), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 678; Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, § 845, Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2333; Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4117(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 316; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, §§ 4001(b), 4002(a)(7), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1092, 1094; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, §§ 4001(b), 4002(a)(7), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1853, 1855.)
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|
||||
## Notes
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||||
|
||||
Editorial Notes
|
||||
|
||||
References in TextThe Federal Rules of Evidence, referred to in subsec. (a)(7), are set out in the Appendix to Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure.
|
||||
|
||||
Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
|
||||
|
||||
Amendments2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(a)(7), substituted “any allotments” for “any food stamp allotments”. 2002—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 107–171 added heading and text of par. (2) and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “Such notice shall be delivered by certified mail or personal service.” 1996—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 104–193 designated first through seventeenth sentences as pars. (1) to (17), respectively, and added par. (18). 1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–66 inserted “(including determinations as to whether there is good cause for not imposing all or a portion of the penalty)” after “Determinations regarding claims made pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title” in sixth sentence and struck out at end “Notwithstanding the administrative or judicial review procedures set forth in this subsection, determinations by the Secretary concerning whether a State agency had good cause for its failure to meet error rate tolerance levels established under section 2025(c) of this title are final.” 1988—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 100–435 inserted provisions relating to judicial review and determinations regarding excessive payment error rate claims pursuant to section 2025(c) of this title. 1985—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 99–198 substituted “on application” for “an application” and “consideration by the court of the applicant’s likelihood of prevailing on the merits and of irreparable injury” for “showing of irreparable injury”. 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–253 substituted “section 2021 of this title, or a retail food store or wholesale food concern forfeits a bond under section 2021(d) of this title,” for “section 2021 of this title,”. 1981—Pub. L. 97–98 designated existing provision as subsec. (a) and added subsec. (b). 1977—Pub. L. 95–113 substituted revised provisions for administrative and judicial review for provisions relating to violations and enforcement which are now covered by section 2024 of this title. 1972—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 92–603 struck out subsec. (e) which provided that no person be charged with violation of this chapter or any other law on the basis of statements or information contained in affidavits filed under section 2019(c) of this title, except for fraud. 1971—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 91–671, § 7(a), provided for purchase of coupons. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 91–671, § 7(a), included alteration as an offense and made authorization to purchase cards the subject matter of the enumerated offenses. Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 91–671, § 7(b), added subsec. (e).
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|
||||
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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||||
|
||||
Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by sections 4001(b) and 4002(a)(7) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4117(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 316, provided that: “The amendment made by this section [amending this section] takes effect on the date of enactment of this Act [May 13, 2002].”
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Effective Date of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–66 effective Oct. 1, 1991, see section 13971(b)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 103–66, set out as a note under section 2025 of this title.
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|
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Effective Date of 1988 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 100–435 effective Oct. 1, 1985, with respect to claims under section 2025(c) of this title for quality control review periods after such date, except as otherwise provided, see section 701(b)(5)(C), (D) of Pub. L. 100–435, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–253 effective Sept. 8, 1982, see section 193(a) of Pub. L. 97–253, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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|
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Effective Date of 1981 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective on earlier of Sept. 8, 1982, or date such amendment became effective pursuant to section 1338 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title, see section 192(b) of Pub. L. 97–253, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective upon such date as Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, taking into account need for orderly implementation, see section 1338 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1977 AmendmentPub. L. 95–113, title XIII, § 1301, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 958, provided that the amendment made by section 1301 is effective Oct. 1, 1977.
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Effective Date of 1972 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 92–603 effective Jan. 1, 1973, see section 411(h) of Pub. L. 92–603, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2026a - Healthy fluid milk incentives projects
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## Text
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(a) Definition of fluid milk In this section the term “fluid milk” means all varieties of pasteurized cow’s milk that—
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(1) is without flavoring or sweeteners,
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(2) is consistent with the most recent dietary recommendations,
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(3) is packaged in liquid form, and
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(4) contains vitamins A and D at levels consistent with the Food and Drug Administration, State, and local standards for fluid milk.
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(b) Projects The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers to be appropriate, healthy fluid milk incentive projects to develop and test methods to increase the purchase and consumption of fluid milk by members of households that receive supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits by providing an incentive for the purchase of fluid milk at the point of purchase to members of households purchasing food with supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.
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(c) Grants or cooperative agreements (1) In general To carry out this section, the Secretary, on a competitive basis, shall enter into cooperative agreements with, or provide grants to, governmental entities or nonprofit organizations for projects that meet the purpose and selection criteria specified in this subsection.
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(2) Application To be eligible to enter into a cooperative agreement or receive a grant under this subsection, a government entity or nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary an application containing such information as the Secretary may require.
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(3) Selection criteria Projects proposed in applications shall be evaluated against publicly disseminated criteria that shall incorporate a scientifically based strategy that is designed to improve diet quality and nutritional outcomes through the increased purchase of fluid milk by members of households that participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(4) Use of funds Funds made available to carry out this section shall not be used for any project that limits the use of benefits provided under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 [7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.].
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(d) Evaluation and reporting (1) Evaluation (A) Independent evaluation (i) In general The Secretary shall provide for an independent evaluation of projects selected under this section that measures, to the maximum extent practicable, the impact on health and nutrition.
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(ii) Requirement The independent evaluation under this subparagraph shall use rigorous methodologies, particularly random assignment or other methods that are capable of producing scientifically valid information regarding which activities are effective.
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(B) Costs The Secretary may use funds not to exceed 7 percent of the funding provided to carry out this section to pay costs associated with evaluating the outcomes of the healthy fluid milk incentive projects.
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(2) Reporting Not later than December 31 of 2020, and biennially thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that includes a description of—
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(A) the status of each healthy fluid milk incentives project, and
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(B) the results of any completed evaluation that—
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(i) include, to the maximum extent practicable, the impact of the healthy fluid milk incentive projects on health and nutrition outcomes among households participating in such projects, and
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(ii) have not been submitted in a previous report under this paragraph.
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(3) Public dissemination In addition to the reporting requirements under paragraph (2), evaluation results shall be shared publicly to promote wide use of successful strategies.
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(e) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $20,000,000 to carry out and evaluate the outcomes of projects under this section, to remain available until expended.
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(2) Appropriations in advance Only funds appropriated under paragraph (1) in advance specifically to carry out this section shall be available to carry out this section.
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(Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4208, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4667.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextThe Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, referred to in subsec. (c)(4), is Pub. L. 88–525, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 703, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
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(a) Program plan; guidelines; compliance (1) The Secretary shall permit any political subdivision, in any State, that applies and submits a plan to the Secretary in compliance with guidelines promulgated by the Secretary to operate a workfare program pursuant to which every member of a household participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program who is not exempt by virtue of the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall accept an offer from such subdivision to perform work on its behalf, or may seek an offer to perform work, in return for compensation consisting of the allotment to which the household is entitled under section 2017(a) of this title, with each hour of such work entitling that household to a portion of its allotment equal in value to 100 per centum of the higher of the applicable State minimum wage or the Federal minimum hourly rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 [29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.].
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(2) (A) The Secretary shall promulgate guidelines pursuant to paragraph (1) which, to the maximum extent practicable, enable a political subdivision to design and operate a workfare program under this section which is compatible and consistent with similar workfare programs operated by the subdivision.
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(B) A political subdivision may comply with the requirements of this section by operating any workfare program which the Secretary determines meets the provisions and protections provided under this section.
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(b) Exempt household members A household member shall be exempt from workfare requirements imposed under this section if such member is—
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(1) exempt from section 2015(d)(1) of this title as the result of clause (B), (C), (D), (E), or (F) of section 2015(d)(2) of this title;
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(2) at the option of the operating agency, subject to and currently actively and satisfactorily participating at least 20 hours a week in a work activity required under title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
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(3) mentally or physically unfit;
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(4) under sixteen years of age;
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(5) sixty years of age or older; or
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(6) a parent or other caretaker of a child in a household in which another member is subject to the requirements of this section or is employed fulltime.
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(c) Valuation or duration of work No operating agency shall require any participating member to work in any workfare position to the extent that such work exceeds in value the allotment to which the household is otherwise entitled or that such work, when added to any other hours worked during such week by such member for compensation (in cash or in kind) in any other capacity, exceeds thirty hours a week.
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(d) Nature, conditions, and costs of work The operating agency shall—
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(1) not provide any work that has the effect of replacing or preventing the employment of an individual not participating in the workfare program;
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(2) provide the same benefits and working conditions that are provided at the job site to employees performing comparable work for comparable hours; and
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(3) reimburse participants for actual costs of transportation and other actual costs all of which are reasonably necessary and directly related to participation in the program but not to exceed $25 in the aggregate per month.
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(e) Job search period The operating agency may allow a job search period, prior to making workfare assignments, of up to thirty days following a determination of eligibility.
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(f) Disqualification An individual or a household may become ineligible under section 2015(d)(1) of this title to participate in the supplemental nutrition assistance program for failing to comply with this section.
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(g) Payment of administrative expenses (1) The Secretary shall pay to each operating agency 50 per centum of all administrative expenses incurred by such agency in operating a workfare program, including reimbursements to participants for work-related expenses as described in subsection (d)(3) of this section.
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(2) (A) From 50 per centum of the funds saved from employment related to a workfare program operated under this section, the Secretary shall pay to each operating agency an amount not to exceed the administrative expenses described in paragraph (1) for which no reimbursement is provided under such paragraph.
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(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term “funds saved from employment related to a workfare program operated under this section” means an amount equal to three times the dollar value of the decrease in allotments issued to households, to the extent that such decrease results from wages received by members of such households for the first month of employment beginning after the date such members commence such employment if such employment commences—
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(i) while such members are participating for the first time in a workfare program operated under this section; or
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(ii) in the thirty-day period beginning on the date such first participation is terminated.
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(3) The Secretary may suspend or cancel some or all of these payments, or may withdraw approval from a political subdivision to operate a workfare program, upon a finding that the subdivision has failed to comply with the workfare requirements.
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(Pub. L. 88–525, § 20, as added Pub. L. 97–98, title XIII, § 1333, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1291; amended Pub. L. 97–253, title I, §§ 185–188, Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 786; Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1517(d), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1577; Pub. L. 102–237, title IX, § 941(10), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1893; Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 109(e), title VIII, § 815(b)(2), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2170, 2317; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4001(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1092; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4001(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1853.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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|
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References in TextThe Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), is act June 25, 1938, ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, which is classified generally to chapter 8 (§ 201 et seq.) of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 201 of Title 29 and Tables. The Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(2), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Title IV of the Act is classified generally to subchapter IV (§ 601 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
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Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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Amendments2008—Subsecs. (a)(1), (f). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program”. 1996—Subsec. (a)(2)(B). Pub. L. 104–193, § 109(e)(1), substituted “operating any” for “operating— “(i) a workfare program pursuant to title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or “(ii) any other”. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–193, § 109(e)(2), struck out “(1)” before “A household member shall be exempt”, redesignated subpars. (A) to (F) as pars. (1) to (6), respectively, in par. (2), substituted “a work activity” for “a work training program”, and struck out former par. (2) which read as follows: “(2)(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), in the case of a household that is exempt from work requirements imposed under this chapter as the result of participation in a community work experience program established under section 409 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 609), the maximum number of hours in a month for which all members of such household may be required to participate in such program shall equal the result obtained by dividing— “(i) the amount of assistance paid to such household for such month under title IV of such Act, together with the value of the food stamp allotment of such household for such month; by “(ii) the higher of the Federal or State minimum wage in effect for such month. “(B) In no event may any such member be required to participate in such program more than 120 hours per month. “(C) For the purpose of subparagraph (A)(i), the value of the food stamp allotment of a household for a month shall be determined in accordance with regulations governing the issuance of an allotment to a household that contains more members than the number of members in an assistance unit established under title IV of such Act.” Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 104–193, § 815(b)(2), added subsec. (f) and struck out former subsec. (f) which read as follows: “In the event that any person fails to comply with the requirements of this section, neither that person nor the household to which that person belongs shall be eligible to participate in the food stamp program for two months, unless that person or another person in the household satisfies all outstanding workfare obligations prior to the end of the two-month disqualification period.” 1991—Subsec. (g)(2). Pub. L. 102–237 realigned the margins of subpars. (A) and (B) and cls. (i) and (ii) of subpar. (B). 1985—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 99–198 in amending subsec. (b) generally, designated existing provisions of subsec. (b) as par. (1), reorganized and expanded provisions of par. (1) as thus designated, lowered minimum age for exempted household members from eighteen years to sixteen years, and added par. (2). 1982—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 97–253, § 185, redesignated existing provisions, formerly undesignated, as par. (1), and added par. (2). Subsec. (b)(4). Pub. L. 97–253, § 186, substituted “at the option of the operating agency, subject to and currently actively and satisfactorily participating” for “subject to and currently involved”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 97–253, § 187, substituted “, when added to any other hours worked during such week by such member for compensation (in cash or in kind) in any other capacity, exceeds thirty hours a week” for “either exceeds twenty hours a week or would, together with any other hours worked in any other compensated capacity by such member on a regular or predictable part-time basis, exceed thirty hours a week”. Subsec. (g)(2), (3). Pub. L. 97–253, § 188, added par. (2) and redesignated former par. (2) as (3).
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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|
||||
Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 4001(b) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Effective Date of 1996 AmendmentAmendment by section 109(e) of Pub. L. 104–193 effective July 1, 1997, with transition rules relating to State options to accelerate such date, rules relating to claims, actions, and proceedings commenced before such date, rules relating to closing out of accounts for terminated or substantially modified programs and continuance in office of Assistant Secretary for Family Support, and provisions relating to termination of entitlement under AFDC program, see section 116 of Pub. L. 104–193, as amended, set out as an Effective Date note under section 601 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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Effective Date of 1991 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–237 effective and to be implemented no later than Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1101(d)(1) of Pub. L. 102–237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.
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Effective Date of 1982 AmendmentAmendment by sections 185 to 187 of Pub. L. 97–253 effective Sept. 8, 1982, see section 193(a) of Pub. L. 97–253, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title. Amendment by section 188 of Pub. L. 97–253 effective Oct. 1, 1982, see section 193(b) of Pub. L. 97–253, set out as a note under section 2012 of this title.
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Effective DateSection effective on earlier of Sept. 8, 1982, or date effective pursuant to section 1338 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date of 1981 Amendment note under section 2012 of this title, which made the section effective on such date as Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe, taking into account need for orderly implementation, see section 192(b) of Pub. L. 97–253 set out as an Effective Date of 1982 Amendment note under section 2012 of this title.
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## Notes
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Section, Pub. L. 88–525, § 21, as added Pub. L. 100–203, title I, § 1509, Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1330–29; amended Pub. L. 100–481, § 1, Oct. 11, 1988, 102 Stat. 2336; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 104(a), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3829, related to a demonstration project as an alternative to the food stamp program in the State of Washington.
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Editorial Notes
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Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this section. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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Effective Date of RepealRepeal of section effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date of 2008 Amendment note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress. Repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.
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## Text
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(a) In general (1) Subject to paragraph (2), upon written application of the State of Minnesota that complies with this section and sections 6 to 11, 13, 130, and 132 of article 5 of 282 of the 1989 Laws of Minnesota, and after approval of such application by the Secretary in accordance with subsections (b) and (d), the State may implement a family investment demonstration project (hereinafter in this section referred to as the “Project”) in parts of the State to determine whether the Project more effectively helps families to become self-supporting and enhances their ability to care for their children than do the supplemental nutrition assistance program and programs under parts A and F 11 See References in Text note below. of title IV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.]. The State may provide cash payments under the Project, subject to paragraph (2), that replace assistance otherwise available under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
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(2) The Project may be implemented only in accordance with this section and only if the Secretary of Health and Human Services approves an application submitted by the State permitting the State to include in the Project families who are eligible to receive benefits under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
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(b) Required terms and conditions of Project The application submitted by the State under subsection (a) shall provide an assurance that the Project shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
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(1) Only families may be eligible to receive assistance and services through the Project.
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(2) Participating families, families eligible for or participating in the program authorized under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.] or the supplemental nutrition assistance program that are assigned to and found eligible for the Project, and families required to submit an application for the Project that are found eligible for the Project shall be ineligible to receive benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(3) (A) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph and any reduction imposed under subsection (c)(3) of this section, the value of assistance provided to participating families shall not be less than the aggregate value of the assistance such families could receive under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and part A of title IV of the Social Security Act if such families did not participate in the Project.
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(B) For purposes of satisfying the requirement specified in subparagraph (A)—
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(i) payments for child care expenses under the Project shall be considered part of the value of assistance provided to participating families with earnings;
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(ii) payments for child care expenses for families without earnings shall not be considered part of the value of assistance provided to participating families or the aggregate value of assistance that such families could have received under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and part A of title IV of the Social Security Act; and
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(iii) any child support payments not assigned to the State under the provisions of part A of title IV of the Social Security Act, less $50 per month, shall be considered part of the aggregate value of assistance participating families would receive if such families did not participate in the Project;
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(C) For purposes of satisfying the requirement specified in subparagraph (A), the State shall—
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(i) identify the sets of characteristics indicative of families that might receive less assistance under the Project;
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(ii) establish a mechanism to determine, for each participating family that has a set of characteristics identified under clause (i) whether such family could receive more assistance, in the aggregate, under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and part A of title IV of the Social Security Act if such family did not participate in the project;
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(iii) increase the amount of assistance provided under the Project to any family that could receive more assistance, in the aggregate, under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and part A of title IV of the Social Security Act if such family did not participate in the Project, so that the assistance provided under the Project to such family is not less than the aggregate amount of assistance such family could receive under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and part A of title IV of the Social Security Act if such family did not participate in the Project; and
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(iv) increase the amount of assistance paid to participating families, if the State or locality imposes a sales tax on food, by the amount needed to compensate for the tax.
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This subparagraph shall not be construed to require the State to make the determination under clause (ii) for families that do not have a set of characteristics identified under clause (i).
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(D) (i) The State shall designate standardized amounts of assistance provided as food assistance under the Project and notify monthly each participating family of such designated amount.
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(ii) The amount of food assistance so designated shall be at least the value of benefits such family could have received under the supplemental nutrition assistance program if the Project had not been implemented. The provisions of this subparagraph shall not require that the State make individual determinations as to the amount of assistance under the Project designated as food assistance.
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(iii) The State shall periodically allow participating families the option to receive such food assistance in the form of benefits.
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(E) (i) Individuals ineligible for the Project who are members of a household including a participating family shall have their eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program determined and have their benefits calculated and issued following the standards established under the supplemental nutrition assistance program, except as provided differently in this subparagraph.
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(ii) The State agency shall determine such individuals’ eligibility for benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the amount of such benefits without regard to the participating family.
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(iii) In computing such individuals’ income for purposes of determining eligibility (under section 2014(c)(1) of this title) and benefits, the State agency shall apply the maximum excess shelter expense deduction specified under section 2014(e) of this title.
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(iv) Such individuals’ monthly allotment shall be the higher of $10 or 75 percent of the amount calculated following the standards of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the foregoing requirements of this subparagraph, rounded to the nearest lower whole dollar.
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(4) The Project shall include education, employment, and training services equivalent to those offered under the employment and training program described in section 2015(d)(4) of this title to families similar to participating families elsewhere in the State.
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(5) The State may select families for participation in the Project through submission and approval of an application for participation in the Project or by assigning to the Project families that are determined eligible for or are participating in the program authorized by part A of title IV of the Social Security Act or the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(6) Whenever selection for participation in the Project is accomplished through submission and approval of an application for the Project—
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(A) the State shall promptly determine eligibility for the Project, and issue assistance to eligible families, retroactive to the date of application, not later than thirty days following the family’s filing of an application;
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(B) in the case of families determined ineligible for the Project upon application, the application for the Project shall be deemed an application for the supplemental nutrition assistance program, and benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be issued to those found eligible following the standards established under the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
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(C) expedited benefits shall be provided under terms no more restrictive than under paragraph (9) of section 2020(e) of this title and the laws of Minnesota and shall include expedited issuance of designated food assistance provided through the Project or expedited benefits through the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
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(D) each individual who contacts the State in person during office hours to make what may reasonably be interpreted as an oral or written request to receive financial assistance shall receive and shall be permitted to file an application form on the same day such contact is first made;
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(E) provision shall be made for telephone contact by, mail delivery of forms to and mail return of forms by, and subsequent home or telephone interview with, elderly individuals, physically or mentally handicapped individuals, and individuals otherwise unable to appear in person solely because of transportation difficulties and similar hardships;
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(F) a family may be represented by another person if the other person has clearly been designated as the representative of such family for that purpose and the representative is an adult who is sufficiently aware of relevant circumstances, except that the State may—
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(i) restrict the number of families who may be represented by such person; and
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(ii) otherwise establish criteria and verification standards for representation under this subparagraph; and
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(G) the State shall provide a method for reviewing applications to participate in the Project submitted by, and distributing assistance under the Project to, families that do not reside in permanent dwellings or who have no fixed mailing address.
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(7) Whenever selection for participation in the Project is accomplished by assigning families that are determined eligible for or participating in the program authorized by part A of title IV of the Social Security Act or the supplemental nutrition assistance program—
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(A) the State shall provide eligible families assistance under the Project no later than benefits would have been provided following the standards established under the supplemental nutrition assistance program; and
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(B) the State shall ensure that assistance under the Project is provided so that there is no interruption in benefits for families participating in the program under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act or the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(8) Paragraphs (1)(B) and (8) of section 2020(e) of this title shall apply with respect to applicants and participating families in the same manner as such paragraphs apply with respect to applicants and participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(9) Assistance provided under the Project shall be reduced to reflect the pro rata value of any benefits received under the supplemental nutrition assistance program for the same period.
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(10) (A) The State shall provide each family or family member whose participation in the Project ends and each family whose participation is terminated with notice of the existence of the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the person or agency to contact for more information.
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(B) (i) Following the standards specified in subparagraph (C), the State shall ensure that benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program are provided to participating families in case the Project is terminated or to participating families or family members that are determined ineligible for the Project because of income, resources, or change in household composition, if such families or individuals are determined eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Benefits shall be issued to eligible families and individuals described in this clause retroactive to the date of termination from the Project; and
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(ii) If sections 256.031 through 256.036 of the Minnesota Statutes, 1989 Supplement, or Minnesota Laws 1989, chapter 282, article 5, section 130, are amended to reduce or eliminate benefits provided under those sections or restrict the rights of Project applicants or participating families, the State shall exclude from the Project applicants or participating families or individuals affected by such amendments and follow the standards specified in subparagraph (C), except that the State shall continue to pay from State funds an amount equal to the food assistance portion to such families and individuals until the State determines eligibility or ineligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program or the family or individual has failed to supply the needed additional information within ten days. Food benefits shall be provided to families and individuals excluded from the Project under this clause who are determined eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program retroactive to the date of the determination of eligibility. The Secretary shall pay to the State the value of the benefits for which such families and individuals would have been eligible in the absence of food assistance payments under this clause from the date of termination from the Project to the date benefits are provided.
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(C) Each family whose Project participation is terminated shall be screened for potential eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program and if the screening indicates potential eligibility, the family or family member shall be given a specific request to supply all additional information needed to determine such eligibility and assistance in completing a signed supplemental nutrition assistance program application including provision of any relevant information obtained by the State for purpose of the Project. If the family or family member supplies such additional information within ten days after receiving the request, the State shall, within five days after the State receives such information, determine whether the family or family member is eligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. Each family or family member who is determined through the screening or otherwise to be ineligible for the supplemental nutrition assistance program shall be notified of that determination.
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(11) Section 2020(e)(10) of this title shall apply with respect to applicant and participating families in the same manner as such paragraph applies with respect to applicants and participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program, except that families shall be given notice of any action for which a hearing is available in a manner consistent with the notice requirements of the regulations implementing sections 402(a)(4) and 482(h) 1 of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 602(a)(4)].
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(12) For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall not be liable for any costs related to carrying out the Project in excess of those that the Secretary would have been liable for had the Project not been implemented, except for costs for evaluating the Project, but shall adjust for the full amount of the federal share of increases or decreases in costs that result from changes in economic, demographic, and other conditions in the State based on data specific to the State, changes in eligibility or benefit levels authorized by this chapter, or changes in amounts of Federal funds available to States and localities under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(13) The State shall carry out the supplemental nutrition assistance program throughout the State while the State carries out the Project.
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(14) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the State will carry out the Project during a five-year period beginning on the date the first family receives assistance under the Project.
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(B) The Project may be terminated—
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(i) by the State one hundred and eighty days after the State gives notice to the Secretary that it intends to terminate the Project;
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(ii) by the Secretary one hundred and eighty days after the Secretary, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, determines that the State materially failed to comply with this section; or
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(iii) whenever the State and the Secretary jointly agree to terminate the Project.
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(15) Not more than six thousand families may participate in the Project simultaneously.
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(c) Additional terms and conditions of Project The Project shall be subject to the following additional terms and conditions:
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(1) The State may require any parent in a participating family to participate in education, employment, or training requirements unless the individual is a parent in a family with one parent who—
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(A) is ill, incapacitated, or sixty years of age or older;
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(B) is needed in the home because of the illness or incapacity of another family member;
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(C) is the parent of a child under one year of age and is personally providing care for the child;
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(D) is the parent of a child under six years of age and is employed or participating in education or employment and training services for twenty or more hours a week;
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(E) works thirty or more hours a week or, if the number of hours worked cannot be verified, earns at least the Federal minimum hourly wage rate multiplied by thirty per week; or
|
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(F) is in the second or third trimester of pregnancy.
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(2) The State shall not require any parent of a child under six years of age in a participating family with only one parent to be employed or participate in education or employment and training services for more than twenty hours a week.
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(3) For any period during which an individual required to participate in education, employment, or training requirements fails to comply without good cause with a requirement imposed by the State under paragraph (1), the amount of assistance to the family under the Project may be reduced by an amount not more than 10 percent of the assistance the family would be eligible for with no income other than that from the Project.
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(d) Funding (1) If an application submitted under subsection (a) complies with the requirements specified in subsection (b), then the Secretary shall—
|
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(A) approve such application; and
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(B) subject to subsection (b)(12) from the funds appropriated under this chapter provide grant awards and pay the State each calendar quarter for—
|
||||
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||||
(i) the cost of food assistance provided under the Project equal to the amount that would have otherwise been issued in the form of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program had the Project not been implemented, as estimated under a methodology satisfactory to the Secretary after negotiations with the State; and
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(ii) the administrative costs incurred by the State to provide food assistance under the Project that are authorized under subsections (a), (g), (h)(2), and (h)(3) of section 2025 of this title equal to the amount that otherwise would have been paid under such subsections had the Project not been implemented, as estimated under a methodology satisfactory to the Secretary after negotiations with the State: Provided, That payments made under subsection (g) of section 2025 of this title shall equal payments that would have been made if the Project had not been implemented.
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||||
(2) The Secretary shall periodically adjust payments made to the State under paragraph (1) to reflect—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) the cost of benefits issued to individuals ineligible for the Project specified in subsection (b)(3)(E) in excess of the amount that would have been issued to such individuals had the Project not been implemented, as estimated under a methodology satisfactory to the Secretary after negotiations with the State; and
|
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(B) the cost of benefits issued to families exercising the option specified in subsection (b)(3)(D)(iii) in excess of the amount that would have been issued to such individuals had the Project not been implemented, as estimated under a methodology satisfactory to the Secretary after negotiations with the State.
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||||
(3) Payments under paragraph (1)(B) shall include adjustments, as estimated under a methodology satisfactory to the Secretary after negotiations with the State, for increases or decreases in the costs of providing food assistance and associated administrative costs that result from changes in economic, demographic, or other conditions in the State based on data specific to the State, changes in eligibility or benefit levels authorized by this chapter, and changes in or additional amounts of Federal funds available to States and localities under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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||||
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(e) Waiver With respect to the Project, the Secretary shall waive compliance with any requirement contained in this chapter (other than this section) that, if applied, would prevent the State from carrying out the Project or effectively achieving its purpose.
|
||||
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||||
(f) Project audits The Comptroller General of the United States shall—
|
||||
|
||||
(1) conduct periodic audits of the operation of the Project to verify the amounts payable to the State from time to time under subsection (d); and
|
||||
|
||||
(2) submit to the Secretary, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the results of each such audit.
|
||||
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||||
(g) Construction (1) For purposes of any Federal, State, or local law other than part A of title IV of the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.] or this chapter—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) cash assistance provided under the Project that is designated as food assistance by the State shall be treated in the same manner as benefits allotments under the supplemental nutrition assistance program are treated; and
|
||||
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||||
(B) participating families shall be treated in the same manner as participants in the supplemental nutrition assistance program are treated.
|
||||
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||||
(2) Nothing in this section shall—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) allow payments made to the State under the Project to be less than the amounts the State and eligible households within the State would have received if the Project had not been implemented; or
|
||||
|
||||
(B) require the Secretary to incur costs as a result of the Project in excess of costs that would have been incurred if the Project had not been implemented, except for costs for evaluation.
|
||||
|
||||
(h) Quality control Participating families shall be excluded from any sample taken for purposes of making any determination under section 2025(c) of this title. For purposes of establishing the total value of allotments under section 2025(c)(1) of this title, benefits and the amount of federal liability for food assistance provided under the Project as limited by subsection (b)(12) of this section shall be treated as allotments issued under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
|
||||
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||||
(i) Evaluation (1) The State shall develop and implement a plan for an independent evaluation designed to provide reliable information on Project impacts and implementation. The evaluation will include treatment and control groups and will include random assignment of families to treatment and control groups in an urban setting. The evaluation plan shall satisfy the evaluation concerns of the Secretary of Agriculture such as effects on benefits to participants, costs of the Project, payment accuracy, administrative consequences, any reduction in welfare dependency, any reduction in total assistance payments, and the consequences of cash payments on household expenditures, and food consumption. The evaluation plan shall take into consideration the evaluation requirements and administrative obligations of the State. The evaluation will measure the effects of the Project in regard to goals of increasing family income, prevention of long-term dependency, movement toward self-support, and simplification of the welfare system.
|
||||
|
||||
(2) The State shall pay 50 percent of the cost of developing and implementing such plan and the Federal Government shall pay the remainder.
|
||||
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||||
(j) Definitions For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:
|
||||
|
||||
(1) The term “family” means the following individuals who live together: a minor child or a group of minor children related to each other as siblings, half siblings, stepsiblings, or adopted siblings, together with their natural or adoptive parents, or their caregiver. Family also includes a pregnant woman in the third trimester of pregnancy with no children.
|
||||
|
||||
(2) The term “contract” means a plan to help a family pursue self-sufficiency, based on the State’s assessment of the family’s needs and abilities and developed with a parental caregiver.
|
||||
|
||||
(3) The term “caregiver” means a minor child’s natural or adoptive parent or parents who live in the home with the minor child. For purposes of determining eligibility for the Project, “caregiver” also means any of the following individuals who live with and provide care and support to a minor child when the minor child’s natural or adoptive parent or parents do not reside in the same home: grandfather, grandmother, brother, sister, stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, stepsister, uncle, aunt, first cousin, nephew, niece, persons of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of “great” or “great-great” or a spouse of any person named in the above groups even after the marriage ends by death or divorce.
|
||||
|
||||
(4) The term “State” means the State of Minnesota.
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||||
|
||||
(Pub. L. 88–525, § 22, as added Pub. L. 101–202, Dec. 6, 1989, 103 Stat. 1796; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title IX, § 941(11), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1893; Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4118(d), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 321; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, §§ 4001(b), 4002(a)(11), 4115(b)(15), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1092, 1095, 1108; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, §§ 4001(b), 4002(a)(11), 4115(b)(15), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1853, 1856, 1870; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4030(k), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 814.)
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|
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## Notes
|
||||
|
||||
Editorial Notes
|
||||
|
||||
References in TextThe Social Security Act, referred to in subsecs. (a), (b)(2), (3)(A), (B)(ii), (iii), (C)(ii), (iii), (5), (7), and (g)(1), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. Part F of title IV of the Act was classified generally to part F (§ 681 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of Title 42, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(e), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2167. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables. Section 482 of the Social Security Act, referred to in subsec. (b)(11), was classified to section 682 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to repeal by Pub. L. 104–193, title I, § 108(e), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2167.
|
||||
|
||||
Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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||||
|
||||
Amendments2014—Subsec. (b)(10)(B)(i). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “Benefits shall” for “Food benefits shall”. 2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(a)(11)(A), substituted “Minnesota Family Investment Project” for “Food stamp portion of Minnesota Family Investment Plan” in section catchline. Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program” wherever appearing. Subsec. (b)(3)(D). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(15)(B), substituted “benefits” for “coupons” in two places. Subsec. (b)(9). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(15)(B), substituted “benefits” for “coupons”. Subsec. (b)(10)(B)(i). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(15)(B), substituted “benefits shall be issued” for “coupons shall be issued”. Subsec. (b)(10)(B)(ii). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(15)(A), (B), substituted “benefits shall be provided” for “coupons shall be provided”, “value of the benefits” for “value of the food coupons”, and “the date benefits” for “the date food coupons”. Subsec. (b)(12). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(a)(11)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in text as reference to this chapter. Subsec. (d)(1), (2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(15)(B), substituted “benefits” for “coupons” wherever appearing. Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(a)(11)(B), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in text as reference to this chapter. Subsec. (g)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(a)(11)(C), made technical amendment to reference in original Act which appears in introductory provisions as reference to this chapter. Subsec. (g)(1)(A). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(15)(C), substituted “benefits” for “coupon”. Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(15)(A), substituted “benefits” for “food coupons”. 2002—Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “section 2025(c)(1) of this title” for “section 2025(c)(1)(C) of this title” and struck out “Payments for administrative costs incurred by the State shall be included for purposes of establishing the adjustment under section 2025(c)(1)(A) of this title.” at end. 1991—Pub. L. 102–237, § 941(11)(A), inserted section catchline. Subsec. (d)(2)(B). Pub. L. 102–237, § 941(11)(B), substituted “subsection (b)(3)(D)(iii)” for “paragraph (b)(3)(D)(iii)”. Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 102–237, § 941(11)(C), substituted “subsection (b)(12)” for “subsection b(12)”.
|
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|
||||
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
|
||||
|
||||
Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by sections 4001(b), 4002(a)(11), and 4115(b)(15) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
|
||||
|
||||
Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 107–171 not applicable with respect to any sanction, appeal, new investment agreement, or other action by the Secretary of Agriculture or a State agency that is based on a payment error rate calculated for any fiscal year before fiscal year 2003, see section 4118(e) of Pub. L. 107–171, set out as a note under section 2022 of this title. Amendment by Pub. L. 107–171 effective Oct. 1, 2002, except as otherwise provided, see section 4405 of Pub. L. 107–171, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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|
||||
Effective Date of 1991 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 102–237 effective and to be implemented no later than Feb. 1, 1992, see section 1101(d)(1) of Pub. L. 102–237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.
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|
||||
Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (f)(2) of this section relating to submitting reports on periodic audits to certain committees of Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 2 of House Document No. 103–7.
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(a) Standards and procedures for reviews (1) Initial reviews (A) In general Not later than 1 year after November 28, 1990, the Secretary shall complete a review of regulations and standards (in effect on November 28, 1990) for the approval of an automated data processing and information retrieval system maintained by a State (hereinafter in this section referred to as a “system”) to determine the extent to which the regulations and standards contribute to a more effective and efficient program.
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(B) Revision of regulations The Secretary shall revise regulations (in effect on November 28, 1990) to take into account the findings of the review conducted under subparagraph (A).
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(C) Incorporation of existing systems The regulations shall require States to incorporate all or part of systems in use elsewhere, unless a State documents that the design and operation of an alternative system would be less costly. The Secretary shall establish standards to define the extent of modification of the systems for which payments will be made under either section 2025(a) or 2025(g) of this title.
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(D) Implementation Proposed systems shall meet standards established by the Secretary for timely implementation of proper changes.
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(E) Cost effectiveness Criteria for the approval of a system under section 2025(g) of this title shall include the cost effectiveness of the proposed system. On implementation of the approved system, a State shall document the actual cost and benefits of the system.
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(2) Operational reviews The Secretary shall conduct such reviews as are necessary to ensure that systems—
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(A) comply with conditions of initial funding approvals; and
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(B) adequately support program delivery in compliance with this chapter and regulations issued under this chapter.
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(b) Standards for approval of systems (1) In general After conducting the review required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish standards for approval of systems.
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(2) Implementation A State shall implement the standards established by the Secretary within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the Secretary.
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(3) Periodic compliance reviews The Secretary shall conduct appropriate periodic reviews of systems to ensure compliance with the standards established by the Secretary.
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(c) Report Not later than October 1, 1993, the Secretary shall report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate on the extent to which State agencies have developed and are operating effective systems that support supplemental nutrition assistance program delivery in compliance with this chapter and regulations issued under this chapter.
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(Pub. L. 88–525, § 23, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVII, § 1763(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3805; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4001(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1092; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4001(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1853.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Codification November 28, 1990, referred to in subsec. (a)(1)(B), was in the original “the date of enactment of this Act”, which was translated as meaning the date of enactment of Pub. L. 101–624, which enacted this section, to reflect the probable intent of Congress. Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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AmendmentsSubsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 4001(b) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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## Notes
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Section, Pub. L. 88–525, § 24, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title IV, § 401(g), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1027, related to payments by the Secretary to the Territory of American Samoa for fiscal years 1996 through 2002 to finance expenditures for nutrition assistance program extended under section 1469d(c) of title 48.
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Effective Date of RepealRepeal effective May 13, 2002 and applicable beginning on Oct. 1, 2002, see section 4124(c), (d) of Pub. L. 107–171, set out as an Effective Date of 2002 Amendment note under section 2028 of this title.
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## Text
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(a) Definitions In this section:
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(1) Community food project In this section, the term “community food project” means a community-based project that—
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(A) requires a 1-time contribution of Federal assistance to become self-sustaining; and
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(B) is designed—
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(i) (I) to meet the food needs of low-income individuals through food distribution, community outreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, or improving access to food as part of a comprehensive service;
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(II) to increase the self-reliance of communities in providing for the food needs of the communities; and
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(III) to promote comprehensive responses to local food, food access, farm, and nutrition issues; or
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(ii) to meet specific State, local, or neighborhood food and agricultural needs, including needs relating to—
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(I) equipment necessary for the efficient operation of a project;
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(II) planning for long-term solutions; or
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(III) the creation of innovative marketing activities that mutually benefit agricultural producers and low-income consumers.
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(2) Gleaner The term “gleaner” means an entity that—
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(A) collects edible, surplus food that would be thrown away and distributes the food to agencies or nonprofit organizations that feed the hungry; or
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(B) harvests for free distribution to the needy, or for donation to agencies or nonprofit organizations for ultimate distribution to the needy, an agricultural crop that has been donated by the owner of the crop.
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(3) Hunger-free communities goal The term “hunger-free communities goal” means any of the 14 goals described in House Concurrent Resolution 302, 102nd Congress, agreed to October 5, 1992.
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(b) Authority to provide assistance (1) In general From amounts made available to carry out this chapter, the Secretary may make grants to assist eligible private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out community food projects.
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(2) Limitation on grants The total amount of funds provided as grants under this section may not exceed—
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(A) $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
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(B) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014;
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(C) $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018; and
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(D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter.
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(c) Eligible entities To be eligible for a grant under subsection (b), a public food program service provider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity, including gleaners, must—
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(1) have experience in the area of—
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(A) community food work, particularly concerning small and medium-sized farms, including the provision of food to people in low-income communities and the development of new markets in low-income communities for agricultural producers;
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(B) job training and business development activities for food-related activities in low-income communities; or
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(C) efforts to reduce food insecurity in the community, including food distribution, improving access to services, or coordinating services and programs;
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(2) demonstrate competency to implement a project, provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare reports and other necessary documentation;
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(3) demonstrate a willingness to share information with researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties; and
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(4) collaborate with 1 or more local partner organizations to achieve at least 1 hunger-free communities goal.
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(d) Preference for certain projects In selecting community food projects to receive assistance under subsection (b), the Secretary shall give a preference to projects designed to—
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(1) develop linkages between 2 or more sectors of the food system;
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(2) support the development of entrepreneurial projects;
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(3) develop innovative linkages between the for-profit and nonprofit food sectors;
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(4) encourage long-term planning activities, and multisystem, interagency approaches with multistakeholder collaborations, that build the long-term capacity of communities to address the food and agricultural problems of the communities, such as food policy councils and food planning associations; or
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(5) develop new resources and strategies to help reduce food insecurity in the community and prevent food insecurity in the future by—
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(A) developing creative food resources;
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(B) coordinating food services with park and recreation programs and other community-based outlets to reduce barriers to access; or
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(C) creating nutrition education programs for at-risk populations to enhance food-purchasing and food-preparation skills and to heighten awareness of the connection between diet and health.
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(e) Matching funds requirements (1) Requirements The Federal share of the cost of establishing or carrying out a community food project that receives assistance under subsection (b) may not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project during the term of the grant.
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(2) Calculation In providing for the non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out a community food project, the entity receiving the grant shall provide for the share through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, including facilities, equipment, or services.
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(3) Sources An entity may provide for the non-Federal share through State government, local government, or private sources.
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(f) Term of grant (1) Single grant A community food project may be supported by only a single grant under subsection (b).
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(2) Term The term of a grant under subsection (b) may not exceed 5 years.
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(g) Technical assistance and related information (1) Technical assistance In carrying out this section, the Secretary may provide technical assistance regarding community food projects, processes, and development to an entity seeking the assistance.
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(2) Sharing information (A) In general The Secretary may provide for the sharing of information concerning community food projects and issues among and between government, private for-profit and nonprofit groups, and the public through publications, conferences, and other appropriate forums.
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(B) Other interested parties The Secretary may share information concerning community food projects with researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties.
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(h) Reports to Congress Not later than September 30, 2014, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that describes each grant made under this section, including—
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||||
(1) a description of any activity funded;
|
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||||
(2) the degree of success of each activity funded in achieving hunger-free community goals; and
|
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(3) the degree of success in improving the long-term capacity of a community to address food and agriculture problems related to hunger or access to healthy food.
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(Pub. L. 88–525, § 25, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title IV, § 401(h), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1027; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4125(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 326; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, §§ 4402, 4406(a)(7), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1135, 1141; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, §§ 4402, 4406(a)(7), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1896, 1902; Pub. L. 110–380, § 1(a), Oct. 8, 2008, 122 Stat. 4080; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4026, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 810; Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, §§ 4017, 4022(8), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4648, 4654.)
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## Notes
|
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|
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Editorial Notes
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|
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References in TextHouse Concurrent Resolution 302, referred to in subsec. (a)(3), is H. Con. Res. 302, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 5204, which is not classified to the Code.
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Codification Section 4406(a)(7) of Pub. L. 110–246 directed amendment of section 25 of the “Food and Nutrition Act of 2008” which is classified to this section. Pub. L. 110–380, which directed amendment of section 4406(a)(7) of the “Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–234; 122 Stat. 2902)” by striking “Food and Nutrition Act of 2008” and inserting “Food Stamp Act of 1977” was treated as intending to amend section 4406(a)(7) of Pub. L. 110–246 which was identical to section 4406(a)(7) of Pub. L. 110–234. However, since the amendment by Pub. L. 110–380 was effective Oct. 8, 2008, and the amendment by section 4406(a)(7) of Pub. L. 110–246 was effective Oct. 1, 2008, Pub. L. 110–380 had no effect on the execution of the amendment by section 4406(a)(7) of Pub. L. 110–246 to this section. Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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Amendments2018—Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(i)(I). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4022(8), substituted “service;” for “service;;”. Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4017(2), substituted “each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018; and” for “fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter.” Subsec. (b)(2)(D). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4017(1), (3), added subpar. (D). 2014—Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(i)(I). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(1)(A)(i)(I), inserted “through food distribution, community outreach to assist in participation in Federally assisted nutrition programs, or improving access to food as part of a comprehensive service;” after “individuals”. Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(i)(III). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(1)(A)(i)(II), inserted “food access,” after “food,”. Subsec. (a)(1)(B)(ii)(I). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(1)(A)(ii), added subcl. (I) and struck out former subcl. (I) which read as follows: “infrastructure improvement and development;”. Subsec. (a)(2), (3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(1)(B), added pars. (2) and (3) and struck out former pars. (2) and (3) which defined “Center” and “underserved community”, respectively. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(2)(B), substituted “each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014; and” for “fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter.” Subsec. (b)(2)(C). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(2), added subpar. (C). Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(3)(A), substituted “public food program service provider, a tribal organization, or a private nonprofit entity, including gleaners,” for “private nonprofit entity” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(1)(C). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(3)(B), added subpar. (C). Subsec. (c)(4). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(3)(C)–(E), added par. (4). Subsec. (d)(5). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(4), added par. (5). Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(5), substituted “5 years” for “3 years”. Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4026(6), added subsec. (h) and struck out former subsecs. (h) and (i) which related to healthy urban food enterprise development center and innovative programs for addressing common community problems, respectively. 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4402(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) which defined “community food project”. Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4406(a)(7)(A), as amended by Pub. L. 110–380, substituted “for fiscal year 2008 and each fiscal year thereafter” for “for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2007”. See Codification note above. Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4402(2), (3), added subsec. (h) and redesignated former subsec. (h) as (i). Subsec. (i)(4). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4406(a)(7)(B), as amended by Pub. L. 110–380, substituted “each fiscal year thereafter” for “each of fiscal years 2003 through 2007”. See Codification note above. 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171, § 4125(a)(1), designated pars. (1) to (3) as subpars. (A) to (C) of par. (1), respectively, and added par. (2). Subsec. (b)(2)(B). Pub. L. 107–171, § 4125(a)(2), substituted “$5,000,000” for “$2,500,000” and “2007” for “2002”. Subsec. (d)(4). Pub. L. 107–171, § 4125(a)(3), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4) which read as follows: “encourage long-term planning activities and multi-system, interagency approaches.” Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 107–171, § 4125(a)(4), added subsec. (h) and struck out heading and text of former subsec. (h). Text read as follows: “(1) In general.—The Secretary shall provide for the evaluation of the success of community food projects supported using funds under this section. “(2) Report.—Not later than January 30, 2002, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding the results of the evaluation.”
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||||
Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by sections 4402 and 4406(a)(7) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4125(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 327, provided that: “The amendments made by this section [amending this section] take effect on the date of enactment of this Act [May 13, 2002].”
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2035 - Simplified supplemental nutrition assistance program
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## Text
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(a) “Federal costs” defined In this section, the term “Federal costs” does not include any Federal costs incurred under section 2026 of this title.
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(b) Election Subject to subsection (d), a State may elect to carry out a simplified supplemental nutrition assistance program (referred to in this section as a “Program”), statewide or in a political subdivision of the State, in accordance with this section.
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(c) Operation of Program If a State elects to carry out a Program, within the State or a political subdivision of the State—
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(1) a household in which no members receive assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) may not participate in the Program;
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(2) a household in which all members receive assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall automatically be eligible to participate in the Program;
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(3) if approved by the Secretary, a household in which 1 or more members but not all members receive assistance under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) may be eligible to participate in the Program; and
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(4) subject to subsection (f), benefits under the Program shall be determined under rules and procedures established by the State under—
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(A) a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
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(B) the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or
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(C) a combination of a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) and the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(d) Approval of Program (1) State plan A State agency may not operate a Program unless the Secretary approves a State plan for the operation of the Program under paragraph (2).
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(2) Approval of plan The Secretary shall approve any State plan to carry out a Program if the Secretary determines that the plan—
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(A) complies with this section; and
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(B) contains sufficient documentation that the plan will not increase Federal costs for any fiscal year.
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(e) Increased Federal costs (1) Determination (A) In general The Secretary shall determine whether a Program being carried out by a State agency is increasing Federal costs under this chapter.
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(B) No excluded households In making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall not require the State agency to collect or report any information on households not included in the Program.
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(C) Alternative accounting periods The Secretary may approve the request of a State agency to apply alternative accounting periods to determine if Federal costs do not exceed the Federal costs had the State agency not elected to carry out the Program.
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(2) Notification If the Secretary determines that the Program has increased Federal costs under this chapter for any fiscal year or any portion of any fiscal year, the Secretary shall notify the State not later than 30 days after the Secretary makes the determination under paragraph (1).
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(3) Enforcement (A) Corrective action Not later than 90 days after the date of a notification under paragraph (2), the State shall submit a plan for approval by the Secretary for prompt corrective action that is designed to prevent the Program from increasing Federal costs under this chapter.
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(B) Termination If the State does not submit a plan under subparagraph (A) or carry out a plan approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall terminate the approval of the State agency operating the Program and the State agency shall be ineligible to operate a future Program.
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(f) Rules and procedures (1) In general In operating a Program, a State or political subdivision of a State may follow the rules and procedures established by the State or political subdivision under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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(2) Standardized deductions In operating a Program, a State or political subdivision of a State may standardize the deductions provided under section 2014(e) of this title. In developing the standardized deduction, the State shall consider the work expenses, dependent care costs, and shelter costs of participating households.
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(3) Requirements In operating a Program, a State or political subdivision shall comply with the requirements of—
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(A) subsections (a) through (f) of section 2016 of this title;
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(B) section 2017(a) of this title (except that the income of a household may be determined under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.));
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(C) subsections (b) and (d) of section 2017 of this title;
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(D) subsections (a), (c), (d), and (n) of section 2020 of this title;
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(E) paragraphs (8), (12), (15), (17), (18), (22), and (23) of section 2020(e) of this title;
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(F) section 2020(e)(10) of this title (or a comparable requirement established by the State under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)); and
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(G) section 2025 of this title.
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(4) Limitation on eligibility Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a household may not receive benefits under this section as a result of the eligibility of the household under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), unless the Secretary determines that any household with income above 130 percent of the poverty guidelines is not eligible for the program.
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(Pub. L. 88–525, § 26, as added Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, § 854(a), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2340; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, §§ 4001(b), 4002(a)(12), 4115(b)(16), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1092, 1095, 1109; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, §§ 4001(b), 4002(a)(12), 4115(b)(16), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1853, 1857, 1870; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4030(l), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 814; Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4022(9), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4654.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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References in TextThe Social Security Act, referred to in subsecs. (c) and (f), is act Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620. Part A of title IV of the Act is classified generally to part A (§ 601 et seq.) of subchapter IV of chapter 7 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 1305 of Title 42 and Tables.
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Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
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Amendments2018—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “carry out a simplified supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “carry out a Simplified Food Stamp Program”. 2014—Subsec. (f)(3)(C). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “subsections” for “subsection”. 2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(a)(12)(A), substituted “Simplified supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “Simplified Food Stamp Program” in section catchline. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4002(a)(12)(B), which directed amendment of subsec. (b) by substituting “simplified supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “simplified food stamp program”, could not be executed because the term “simplified food stamp program” did not appear. Subsec. (c)(4)(B), (C). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program”. Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4001(b), substituted “supplemental nutrition assistance program” for “food stamp program”. Subsec. (f)(3)(A). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(16)(A), substituted “subsections (a) through (f)” for “subsections (a) through (g)”. Subsec. (f)(3)(E). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4115(b)(16)(B), substituted “(15), (17), (18), (22), and (23)” for “(16), (18), (20), (24), and (25)”.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by sections 4001(b), 4002(a)(12), and 4115(b)(16) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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## Text
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(a) Purchase of commodities (1) In general From amounts made available to carry out this chapter, for each of the fiscal years 2014 through 2023, the Secretary shall purchase a dollar amount described in paragraph (2) of a variety of nutritious and useful commodities of the types that the Secretary has the authority to acquire through the Commodity Credit Corporation or under section 612c of this title and distribute the commodities to States for distribution in accordance with section 7515 of this title.
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(2) Amounts The Secretary shall use to carry out paragraph (1)—
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(A) for fiscal year 2008, $190,000,000;
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|
||||
(B) for fiscal year 2009, $250,000,000;
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|
||||
(C) for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2023, the dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (B) adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 2012(u)(3) of this title between June 30, 2008, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year;
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|
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(D) for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2023, the sum obtained by adding the total dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (C) and—
|
||||
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||||
(i) for fiscal year 2015, $50,000,000;
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|
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(ii) for fiscal year 2016, $40,000,000;
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|
||||
(iii) for fiscal year 2017, $20,000,000;
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|
||||
(iv) for fiscal year 2018, $15,000,000;
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|
||||
(v) for fiscal year 2019, $23,000,000;
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||||
|
||||
(vi) for fiscal year 2020, $35,000,000;
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||||
|
||||
(vii) for fiscal year 2021, $35,000,000;
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||||
|
||||
(viii) for fiscal year 2022, $35,000,000; and
|
||||
|
||||
(ix) for fiscal year 2023, $35,000,000; and
|
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|
||||
(E) for fiscal year 2024 and each subsequent fiscal year, the total dollar amount of commodities specified in subparagraph (D)(ix) adjusted by the percentage by which the thrifty food plan has been adjusted under section 2012(u)(3) of this title to reflect changes between June 30, 2023, and June 30 of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
|
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|
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(3) Funds availability For purposes of the funds described in this subsection, the Secretary shall—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) make the funds available for 2 fiscal years; and
|
||||
|
||||
(B) allow States to carry over unexpended balances to the next fiscal year pursuant to such terms and conditions as are determined by the Secretary.
|
||||
|
||||
(b) Basis for commodity purchases In purchasing commodities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable and appropriate, make purchases based on—
|
||||
|
||||
(1) agricultural market conditions;
|
||||
|
||||
(2) preferences and needs of States and distributing agencies; and
|
||||
|
||||
(3) preferences of recipients.
|
||||
|
||||
(Pub. L. 88–525, § 27, as added Pub. L. 104–193, title VIII, § 871(g), Aug. 22, 1996, 110 Stat. 2346; amended Pub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4126(a), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 328; Pub. L. 110–234, title IV, § 4201(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1120; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title IV, § 4201(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1882; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, §§ 4027(a), 4030(m), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 812, 814; Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4018(e), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4650; Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10101(b)(3), July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 81.)
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## Notes
|
||||
|
||||
Editorial Notes
|
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|
||||
Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
|
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|
||||
Amendments2025—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 119–21 substituted “section 2012(u)(3)” for “section 2012(u)(4)” in subpars. (C) and (E). 2018—Subsec. (a)(1), (2)(C). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4018(e)(1), (2)(A), substituted “2023” for “2018”. Subsec. (a)(2)(D). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4018(e)(2)(B)(i), substituted “2023” for “2018” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (a)(2)(D)(v) to (ix). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4018(e)(2)(B)(ii), added cls. (v) to (ix). Subsec. (a)(2)(E). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4018(e)(2)(C), substituted “2024” for “2019”, “subparagraph (D)(ix)” for “subparagraph (D)(iv)”, and “June 30, 2023” for “June 30, 2017”. 2014—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4030(m), made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 7515 of this title. Pub. L. 113–79, § 4027(a)(1), substituted “2014 through 2018” for “2008 through 2012”. Subsec. (a)(2)(C). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4027(a)(2)(B)(i), substituted “2018” for “2012”. Subsec. (a)(2)(D), (E). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4027(a)(2)(A), (B)(ii), (C), added subpars. (D) and (E). Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 113–79, § 4027(a)(3), added par. (3). 2008—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–246, § 4201(a), reenacted subsec. heading without change, designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted par. heading, substituted “for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012, the Secretary shall purchase a dollar amount described in paragraph (2)” for “for each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007, the Secretary shall purchase $140,000,000”, and added par. (2). 2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–171 substituted “2002 through 2007” for “1997 through 2002” and “$140,000,000” for “$100,000,000”.
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Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 4201(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress.
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|
||||
Effective Date of 2002 AmendmentPub. L. 107–171, title IV, § 4126(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 328, provided that: “The amendments made by this section amending this section] take effect on October 1, 2001.”
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2036a - Nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program
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## Text
|
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|
||||
(a) Definition of eligible individual In this section, the term “eligible individual” means an individual who is eligible to receive benefits under a nutrition education and obesity prevention program under this section as a result of being—
|
||||
|
||||
(1) an individual eligible for benefits under—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) this chapter;
|
||||
|
||||
(B) sections 1758(b)(1)(A) and 1766(c)(4) of title 42; or
|
||||
|
||||
(C) section 1773(e)(1)(A) of title 42;
|
||||
|
||||
(2) an individual who resides in a community with a significant low-income population, as determined by the Secretary; or
|
||||
|
||||
(3) such other low-income individual as is determined to be eligible by the Secretary.
|
||||
|
||||
(b) Programs Consistent with the terms and conditions of grants awarded under this section, State agencies may implement a nutrition education and obesity prevention program for eligible individuals that promotes healthy food choices and physical activity consistent with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 5341 of this title.
|
||||
|
||||
(c) Delivery of nutrition education and obesity prevention services (1) In general State agencies may deliver nutrition education and obesity prevention services under a program described in subsection (b)—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) directly to eligible individuals; or
|
||||
|
||||
(B) through agreements with other State or local agencies or community organizations.
|
||||
|
||||
(2) Nutrition education State plans (A) In general A State agency that elects to provide nutrition education and obesity prevention services under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary for approval a nutrition education State plan.
|
||||
|
||||
(B) Requirements A nutrition education State plan shall—
|
||||
|
||||
(i) identify the uses of the funding for local projects;
|
||||
|
||||
(ii) ensure that the interventions are appropriate for eligible individuals who are members of low-income populations by recognizing the constrained resources, and the potential eligibility for Federal food assistance programs, of members of those populations;
|
||||
|
||||
(iii) describe how the State agency shall use an electronic reporting system to—
|
||||
|
||||
(I) measure and evaluate the projects; and
|
||||
|
||||
(II) account for the allowable State agency administrative costs including for—
|
||||
|
||||
(aa) salaries and benefits of State agency personnel;
|
||||
|
||||
(bb) office supplies and equipment;
|
||||
|
||||
(cc) travel costs;
|
||||
|
||||
(dd) development and production of nutrition education materials;
|
||||
|
||||
(ee) memberships, subscriptions, and professional activities;
|
||||
|
||||
(ff) lease or rental costs;
|
||||
|
||||
(gg) maintenance and repair expenses;
|
||||
|
||||
(hh) indirect costs; and
|
||||
|
||||
(ii) cost of using publicly-owned building space; and
|
||||
|
||||
(iv) conform to standards established by the Secretary through regulations, guidance, or grant award documents.
|
||||
|
||||
(3) Use of funds (A) In general A State agency may use funds provided under this section for any evidence-based allowable use of funds identified by the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Department of Agriculture in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the Department of Health and Human Services, including—
|
||||
|
||||
(i) individual and group-based nutrition education, health promotion, and intervention strategies;
|
||||
|
||||
(ii) comprehensive, multilevel interventions at multiple complementary organizational and institutional levels; and
|
||||
|
||||
(iii) community and public health approaches to improve nutrition.
|
||||
|
||||
(B) Consultation In identifying allowable uses of funds under subparagraph (A) and in seeking to strengthen delivery, oversight, and evaluation of nutrition education, the Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service shall consult with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and outside stakeholders and experts, including—
|
||||
|
||||
(i) representatives of the academic and research communities;
|
||||
|
||||
(ii) nutrition education practitioners;
|
||||
|
||||
(iii) representatives of State and local governments; and
|
||||
|
||||
(iv) community organizations that serve low-income populations.
|
||||
|
||||
(4) Notification To the maximum extent practicable, State agencies shall notify applicants, participants, and eligible individuals under this chapter of the availability of nutrition education and obesity prevention services under this section in local communities.
|
||||
|
||||
(5) Coordination Subject to the approval of the Secretary, projects carried out with funds received under this section may be coordinated with the expanded food and nutrition education program or other health promotion or nutrition improvement strategies, whether public or privately funded, if the projects carried out with funds received under this section remain under the administrative control of the State agency.
|
||||
|
||||
(6) Information clearinghouse The Secretary shall establish an online clearinghouse that makes available to State agencies, local agencies, institutions of higher education, and community organizations best practices for planning, implementing, and evaluating nutrition education and obesity prevention services to ensure that projects carried out with funds received under this section are appropriate for the target population.
|
||||
|
||||
(7) Technical assistance The Secretary shall provide technical assistance to a State agency in developing and implementing a nutrition education State plan, including—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) by identifying common challenges faced by entities described in paragraph (6) that participate in projects carried out with funds received under this section;
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(B) by coordinating efforts to address those common challenges;
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(C) by collecting and disseminating information on evidence-based practices relating to nutrition education and obesity prevention;
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(D) by facilitating communication between and among grantees and subgrantees of funds received under this section;
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(E) by assisting State agencies in creating or maintaining systems to compile program data; and
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(F) by performing or assisting with other activities, as determined by the Secretary.
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(8) Annual State report Each State agency that delivers nutrition education and obesity prevention services under this subsection shall submit to the Secretary an annual report, which shall be made publicly available by the Secretary, that includes—
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(A) the use of funds on the State agency’s program, including for each category of allowable State agency administrative costs identified in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II);
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(B) a description of each project carried out by that agency under this subsection, including, with respect to the project, the target population, interventions, educational materials used, key performance indicators used, and evaluations made;
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(C) a comprehensive analysis of the impacts and outcomes—
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(i) of the project, including with respect to the elements described in subparagraph (A); and
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(ii) to the extent practicable, of completed multiyear projects; and
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(D) the status of any ongoing multiyear project.
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(9) Annual Federal report The Administrator of the Food and Nutrition Service, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, shall annually submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that—
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(A) evaluates the level of coordination between—
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(i) the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program under this section;
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(ii) the expanded food and nutrition education program under section 3175 of this title; and
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(iii) any other nutrition education program administered by the Department of Agriculture; and
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(B) includes the use of funds on such programs including State agency administrative costs reported by States under paragraph (8)(A).
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(d) Funding (1) In general Of funds made available each fiscal year under section 2027(a)(1) of this title, the Secretary shall reserve for allocation to State agencies to carry out the nutrition education and obesity prevention grant program under this section, to remain available for obligation for a period of 2 fiscal years—
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(A) for fiscal year 2011, $375,000,000;
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(B) for fiscal year 2012, $388,000,000;
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(C) for fiscal year 2013, $285,000,000;
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(D) for fiscal year 2014, $401,000,000;
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(E) for fiscal year 2015, $407,000,000; and
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(F) for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025, the applicable amount during the preceding fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect any increases for the 12-month period ending the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
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(2) Allocation (A) Initial allocation Of the funds set aside under paragraph (1), as determined by the Secretary—
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(i) for each of fiscal years 2011 through 2013, 100 percent shall be allocated to State agencies in direct proportion to the amount of funding that the State received for carrying out section 2020(f) of this title (as that section existed on the day before the December 13, 2010) during fiscal year 2009, as reported to the Secretary as of February 2010; and
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(ii) subject to a reallocation under subparagraph (B)—
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(I) for fiscal year 2014—
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(aa) 90 percent shall be allocated to State agencies in accordance with clause (i); and
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(bb) 10 percent shall be allocated to State agencies based on the respective share of each State of the number of individuals participating in the supplemental nutrition assistance program during the 12-month period ending the preceding January 31;
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(II) for fiscal year 2015—
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(aa) 80 percent shall be allocated to State agencies in accordance with clause (i); and
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(bb) 20 percent shall be allocated in accordance with subclause (I)(bb);
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(III) for fiscal year 2016—
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(aa) 70 percent shall be allocated to State agencies in accordance with clause (i); and
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(bb) 30 percent shall be allocated in accordance with subclause (I)(bb);
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(IV) for fiscal year 2017—
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(aa) 60 percent shall be allocated to State agencies in accordance with clause (i); and
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(bb) 40 percent shall be allocated in accordance with subclause (I)(bb); and
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(V) for fiscal year 2018 and each fiscal year thereafter—
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(aa) 50 percent shall be allocated to State agencies in accordance with clause (i); and
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(bb) 50 percent shall be allocated in accordance with subclause (I)(bb).
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(B) Reallocation (i) In general If the Secretary determines that a State agency will not expend all of the funds allocated to the State agency for a fiscal year under paragraph (1) or in the case of a State agency that elects not to receive the entire amount of funds allocated to the State agency for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall reallocate the unexpended funds to other States during the fiscal year or the subsequent fiscal year (as determined by the Secretary) that have approved State plans under which the State agencies may expend the reallocated funds.
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(ii) Effect of additional funds (I) Funds received Any reallocated funds received by a State agency under clause (i) for a fiscal year shall be considered to be part of the fiscal year 2009 base allocation of funds to the State agency for that fiscal year for purposes of determining allocation under subparagraph (A) for the subsequent fiscal year.
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(II) Funds surrendered Any funds surrendered by a State agency under clause (i) shall not be considered to be part of the fiscal year 2009 base allocation of funds to a State agency for that fiscal year for purposes of determining allocation under subparagraph (A) for the subsequent fiscal year.
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(3) Limitation on Federal financial participation (A) In general Grants awarded under this section shall be the only source of Federal financial participation under this chapter in nutrition education and obesity prevention.
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(B) Exclusion Any costs of nutrition education and obesity prevention in excess of the grants authorized under this section shall not be eligible for reimbursement under section 2025(a) of this title.
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(e) Implementation Not later than January 1, 2012, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a description of the requirements for the receipt of a grant under this section.
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(Pub. L. 88–525, § 28, as added Pub. L. 111–296, title II, § 241(a), Dec. 13, 2010, 124 Stat. 3232; amended Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, § 701(d)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2363; Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4028, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 813; Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4019, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4650; Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10107, July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 85.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments2025—Subsec. (d)(1)(F). Pub. L. 119–21 substituted “for each of fiscal years 2016 through 2025” for “for fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent fiscal year”. 2018—Subsec. (c)(2)(B). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4019(1)(A)(i), substituted “A” for “Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(2)(B)(iii), (iv). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4019(1)(A)(ii)–(iv), added cl. (iii) and redesignated former cl. (iii) as (iv). Subsec. (c)(2)(C). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4019(1)(B), struck out subpar. (C). Text read as follows: “During each of fiscal years 2011 and 2012, a nutrition education State plan under this section shall be consistent with the requirements of section 2020(f) of this title (as that section, other than paragraph (3)(C), existed on the day before December 13, 2010).” Subsec. (c)(3)(B). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4019(2), inserted “, the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture,” before “and outside stakeholders” in introductory provisions. Subsec. (c)(5). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4019(3), inserted “the expanded food and nutrition education program or” before “other health promotion”. Subsec. (c)(6) to (9). Pub. L. 115–334, § 4019(4), added pars. (6) to (9). 2014—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–79 inserted “and physical activity” after “healthy food choices”. Subsec. (d)(1)(B) to (F). Pub. L. 112–240 added subpars. (B) to (F) and struck out former subpar. (B) which read as follows: “for fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal year, the applicable amount during the preceding fiscal year, as adjusted to reflect any increases for the 12-month period ending the preceding June 30 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.”
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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||||
|
||||
Effective Date of 2013 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 112–240 effective Sept. 30, 2012, see section 701(j) of Pub. L. 112–240, set out in a 1-Year Extension of Agricultural Programs note under section 8701 of this title.
|
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|
||||
Effective DateSection effective Oct. 1, 2010, except as otherwise specifically provided, see section 445 of Pub. L. 111–296, set out as a Effective Date of 2010 Amendment note under section 1751 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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|
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|
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(a) Purpose The purpose of this section is to provide the Department of Agriculture with additional resources to prevent trafficking in violation of this chapter by strengthening recipient and retail food store program integrity.
|
||||
|
||||
(b) Use of funds (1) In general Additional funds are provided under this section to supplement the retail food store and recipient integrity activities of the Department.
|
||||
|
||||
(2) Information technologies The Secretary shall use an appropriate amount of the funds provided under this section to employ information technologies known as data mining and data warehousing and other available information technologies to administer the supplemental nutrition assistance program and enforce regulations promulgated under section 2013(c) of this title.
|
||||
|
||||
(c) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
|
||||
|
||||
(2) Mandatory funding (A) In general Out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Secretary to carry out this section not less than $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2014, to remain available until expended.
|
||||
|
||||
(B) Receipt and acceptance The Secretary shall be entitled to receive, shall accept, and shall use to carry out this section the funds transferred under subparagraph (A), without further appropriation.
|
||||
|
||||
(C) Maintenance of funding The funding provided under subparagraph (A) shall supplement (and not supplant) other Federal funding for programs carried out under this chapter.
|
||||
|
||||
(Pub. L. 88–525, § 29, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4029, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 813; amended Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4020, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4652.)
|
||||
|
||||
## Notes
|
||||
|
||||
Editorial Notes
|
||||
|
||||
Amendments2018—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”.
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|
||||
|
||||
## Text
|
||||
|
||||
(a) Annual report Not later than 1 year after the date specified by the Secretary during the 180-day period beginning on February 7, 2014, and annually thereafter, each State agency that carries out the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) shall submit to the Secretary a report containing sufficient information for the Secretary to determine whether the State agency has, for the most recently concluded fiscal year preceding that annual date, verified that the State agency in that fiscal year—
|
||||
|
||||
(1) did not issue benefits to a deceased individual; and
|
||||
|
||||
(2) did not issue benefits to an individual who had been permanently disqualified from receiving benefits.
|
||||
|
||||
(b) Penalty for noncompliance For any fiscal year for which a State agency fails to comply with subsection (a), the Secretary shall impose a penalty that includes a reduction of up to 50 percent of the amount that would be otherwise payable to the State agency under section 16(a) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)) with respect to that fiscal year.
|
||||
|
||||
(c) Report of pilot program to test prevention of duplicate participation Not later than 90 days after the completion in multiple States of a temporary pilot program to test the detection and prevention of duplicate participation by beneficiaries of the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report assessing the feasibility, effectiveness, and cost for the expansion of the pilot program nationwide.
|
||||
|
||||
(Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, § 4032, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 817.)
|
||||
|
||||
## Notes
|
||||
|
||||
Editorial Notes
|
||||
|
||||
References in TextThe Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (c), is Pub. L. 88–525, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 703, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables.
|
||||
|
||||
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 which comprises this chapter.
|
||||
|
||||
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
|
||||
|
||||
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# 7 U.S.C. § 2036d - Pilot projects to encourage the use of public-private partnerships committed to addressing food insecurity
|
||||
|
||||
## Text
|
||||
|
||||
(a) In general The Secretary may, on application of eligible entities, approve not more than 10 pilot projects to support public-private partnerships that address food insecurity and poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
(b) Definitions For purposes of this section—
|
||||
|
||||
(1) the term “eligible entity” means—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) a nonprofit organization;
|
||||
|
||||
(B) a community-based organization;
|
||||
|
||||
(C) an institution of higher education; or
|
||||
|
||||
(D) a private entity, as determined by the Secretary; and
|
||||
|
||||
(2) the term “public agency” means a department, agency, other unit, or instrumentality of Federal, State, or local government.
|
||||
|
||||
(c) Project requirements Projects approved under this section shall—
|
||||
|
||||
(1) be limited to 2 years in length; and
|
||||
|
||||
(2) include a collaboration between one or more public agencies and one or more eligible entities that—
|
||||
|
||||
(A) improves the effectiveness and impact of the supplemental nutrition assistance program;
|
||||
|
||||
(B) develops food security solutions that are specific to the needs of a community or region; and
|
||||
|
||||
(C) strengthens the capacity of communities to address food insecurity and poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
(d) Evaluation The Secretary shall provide for an independent evaluation of pilot projects approved under this section that includes—
|
||||
|
||||
(1) a summary of the activities conducted under the pilot projects;
|
||||
|
||||
(2) an assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot projects; and
|
||||
|
||||
(3) best practices regarding the use of public-private partnerships to improve the effectiveness of public benefit programs to address food insecurity and poverty.
|
||||
|
||||
(e) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $5,000,000 to remain available until expended.
|
||||
|
||||
(2) Appropriation in advance Only funds appropriated under paragraph (1) in advance specifically to carry out this section shall be available to carry out this section.
|
||||
|
||||
(Pub. L. 88–525, § 30, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title IV, § 4021, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4652.)
|
||||
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