Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 7


   

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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