Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 7
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U.S. Code as of:
01/03/05
Chapter 51 - Notes
Sec.
2011. Congressional declaration of policy.
2012. Definitions.
2012a. Publicly operated community health centers.
2013. Establishment of program.
(a) Use of coupons; redeemability.
(b) Distribution of federally donated foods.
(c) Regulations; transmittal of copy of regulations
to Congressional committees prior to issuance.
2014. Eligible households.
(a) Income and other financial resources as
substantial limiting factors in obtaining more
nutritious diet; recipients under Social
Security Act.
(b) Eligibility standards.
(c) Gross income standard.
(d) Income excluded in computing household income.
(e) Deductions from income.
(f) Calculation of household income; prospective or
retrospective accounting basis; consistency.
(g) Allowable financial resources which eligible
household may own.
(h) Temporary emergency standards of eligibility;
Food Stamp Disaster Task Force; direct
assistance to State and local officials.
(i) Attribution of income and resources to
sponsored aliens; coverage, computations, etc.
(j) Resource exemption for otherwise exempt
households.
(k) Assistance to third parties included;
educational benefits; exceptions.
(l) Earnings to participants of on-the-job training
programs; exception.
(m) Simplified calculation of income for
self-employed.
(n) State options to simplify determination of
child support payments.
2015. Eligibility disqualifications.
(a) Additional specific conditions rendering
individuals ineligible.
(b) Fraud and misrepresentation; disqualification
penalties; ineligibility period; applicable
procedures.
(c) Refusal to provide necessary information.
(d) Conditions of participation.
(e) Students.
(f) Aliens.
(g) Residents of States which provide State
supplementary payments.
(h) Transfer of assets to qualify.
(i) Comparable treatment for disqualification.
(j) Disqualification for receipt of multiple food
stamp benefits.
(k) Disqualification of fleeing felons.
(l) Custodial parent's cooperation with child
support agencies.
(m) Noncustodial parent's cooperation with child
support agencies.
(n) Disqualification for child support arrears.
(o) Work requirement.
2016. Issuance and use of coupons.
(a) Printing.
(b) Approved food stores; receipt of cash in change
for coupons used to purchase food.
(c) Design of coupons.
(d) Coupon level inventories; monitorship; monthly
operations report.
(e) Delivery and control procedures.
(f) State issuance liability.
(g) Alternative system or documents; costs.
(h) Staggered issuance procedures.
(i) Electronic benefit transfers.
(j) State option to issue benefits to certain
individuals made ineligible by welfare reform.
(k) Interoperability and portability of electronic
benefit transfer transactions.
2017. Value of allotment.
(a) Calculation.
(b) Benefits not deemed income or resources for
certain purposes.
(c) First month benefits prorated.
(d) Reduction of public assistance benefits.
(e) Allotments for households residing in centers.
(f) Alternative procedures for residents of certain
group facilities.
2018. Approval of retail food stores and wholesale food
concerns.
(a) Applications; qualifications; certificate of
approval; periodic reauthorization.
(b) Effective and efficient operation of program;
effect of disqualification; posting of bond.
(c) Information submitted by applicants;
safeguards; disclosure to and use by State
agencies.
(d) Hearing upon failure of applicant to receive
approval; waiting period for new application.
(e) Reporting of abuses by public.
(f) Limitation on participation of house-to-house
trade routes.
2019. Redemption of coupons.
2020. Administration.
(a) State responsibility; records, inspection, and
audit.
(b) Correction of improper denials and
underissuances.
(c) Discrimination prohibited.
(d) Plan of operation by State agency; approval by
Secretary; Indians.
(e) Requisites of State plan of operation.
(f) Nutrition education.
(g) State noncompliance; correction of failures.
(h) Deposit by State to cover fraudulently or
negligently issued coupons.
(i) Application and denial procedures.
(j) Notice of availability of benefits and
applications; revision of memorandum of
understanding.
(k) Use of post offices.
(l) Special financial audit review of high
participation States.
(m) Alaskan fee agents; use and services.
(n) Verification by State agencies.
(o) Data processing systems; model plan;
comprehensive automation and computerization;
State plans; evaluation and report to
Congress; corrective measures by State; time
for implementation.
(p) State verification option.
(q) Denial of food stamps for prisoners.
(r) Denial of food stamps for deceased individuals.
(s) Transitional benefits option.
(t) Grants for simple application and eligibility
determination systems and improved access to
benefits.
(u) Agreement for direct certification and
cooperation.
2021. Civil money penalties and disqualification of retail
food stores and wholesale food concerns.
(a) Disqualification or civil penalty.
(b) Period of disqualification.
(c) Review.
(d) Bonds.
(e) Transfer of ownership; penalty in lieu of
disqualification period; fines for acceptance
of loose coupons; judicial action to recover
penalty or fine.
(f) Fines for unauthorized third parties that
accept food stamps.
(g) Disqualification of retailers who are
disqualified under WIC program.
2022. Disposition of claims.
(a) General authority of the Secretary.
(b) Collection of overissuances.
(c) Food stamp intercept of unemployment benefits.
(d) Recovery of overissuance of coupons.
2023. Administrative and judicial review; restoration of
rights.
2024. Violations and enforcement.
(a) Coupon redemption.
(b) Unauthorized use, transfer, acquisition,
alteration, or possession of coupons or
authorization cards; restitution by convicted
individuals.
(c) Presentation for payment or redemption of
coupons that have been illegally received,
transferred, or used.
(d) Coupons as obligations of the United States.
(e) Failure to provide monthly operations report;
violation of regulations; delivery and control
procedures.
(f) Liability for financial losses involved in
acceptance, storage, and issuance of coupons.
(g) Forfeiture of property involved in illegal food
stamp transactions.
(h) Criminal forfeiture.
2025. Administrative cost-sharing and quality control.
(a) Administrative costs.
(b) Work supplementation or support program.
(c) Quality control system.
(d) Bonuses for States that demonstrate high or
most improved performance.
(e) Use of social security account numbers; access
to information.
(f) Payment of certain legal fees.
(g) Cost sharing for computerization.
(h) Funding of employment and training programs.
(i) Geographical error-prone profiles.
(j) Training materials regarding certification of
farming households.
(k) Reductions in payments for administrative
costs.
2026. Research, demonstration, and evaluations.
(a) Contracts or grants; issuance of aggregate
allotments.
(b) Pilot projects.
(c) Evaluation measures; pilot programs for
nutritional monitoring.
(d) Employment initiatives program.
(e) Study and report to Congressional committees of
effect of reduction of benefits.
(f) Demonstration projects for development and use
of intelligent computer benefit cards to pay
food stamp benefits.
(g) Study of effectiveness of food stamp employment
and training program.
(h) Demonstration projects for vehicle exclusion
limits.
(i) Testing resource accumulation.
(j) Demonstration projects directed at food coupon
trafficking.
2027. Appropriations and allotments.
(a) Authorization of allotments; monthly reports of
expenditures to Congressional committees;
restriction on use of funds; nutrition
education improvements.
(b) Limitation of value of allotments; reduction of
allotments.
(c) Manner of reducing allotments.
(d) Requisite action by Secretary to reduce
allotments; statement to Congressional
committees.
(e) Disposition of funds collected pursuant to
claims.
(f) Transfer of funds.
2028. Consolidated block grants for Puerto Rico and American
Samoa.
(a) Payments to governmental entities.
(b) Plan for provision of assistance; approval;
noncompliance.
(c) Review; technical assistance.
(d) Penalty for violations.
2029. Workfare.
(a) Program plan; guidelines; compliance.
(b) Exempt household members.
(c) Valuation or duration of work.
(d) Nature, conditions, and costs of work.
(e) Job search period.
(f) Disqualification.
(g) Payment of administrative expenses.
2030. Washington Family Independence Demonstration Project.
(a) In general.
(b) Nature of Project.
(c) Funding.
(d) Project application.
(e) Waiver.
(f) Construction.
(g) Project audits.
(h) Evaluation.
2031. Food stamp portion of Minnesota Family Investment
Plan.
(a) In general.
(b) Required terms and conditions of Project.
(c) Additional terms and conditions of Project.
(d) Funding.
(e) Waiver.
(f) Project audits.
(g) Construction.
(h) Quality control.
(i) Evaluation.
(j) Definitions.
2032. Automated data processing and information retrieval
systems.
(a) Standards and procedures for reviews.
(b) Standards for approval of systems.
(c) Report.
2033. Repealed.
2034. Assistance for community food projects.
(a) "Community food projects" defined.
(b) Authority to provide assistance.
(c) Eligible entities.
(d) Preference for certain projects.
(e) Matching funds requirements.
(f) Term of grant.
(g) Technical assistance and related information.
(h) Innovative programs for addressing common
community problems.
2035. Simplified Food Stamp Program.
(a) "Federal costs" defined.
(b) Election.
(c) Operation of Program.
(d) Approval of Program.
(e) Increased Federal costs.
(f) Rules and procedures.
2036. Availability of commodities for emergency food
assistance program.
(a) Purchase of commodities.
(b) Basis for commodity purchases.
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