7 USC Ch. 51: Front Matter
From Title 7-AGRICULTURECHAPTER 51-FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
CHAPTER 51-FOOD STAMP PROGRAM
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)
Uniform national standards.
(c)
Gross income standard.
(d)
Income excluded in computing household income.
(e)
Deductions in computing household 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 exception for households exempt under AFDC or SSI.
(k)
Assistance to third parties included; educational benefits; exceptions.
(l)
Earnings to participants of on-the-job training programs; exception.
(m)
Reimbursement of Federal Government for exclusion of child-support benefits by State agency.
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)
Refusal to register for or accept employment; exemptions; labor disputes and strikes; employment and training programs.
(e)
Students.
(f)
Aliens.
(g)
Residents of States which provide State supplementary payments.
(h)
Transfer of assets to qualify.
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 benefits issuance.
2017.
Value of allotment.
(a)
Calculation.
(b)
Benefits not deemed income or resources for certain purposes.
(c)
First month benefits prorated.
(d)
Allotment not to be increased by virtue of penalty.
(e)
Simplified application procedures for beneficiaries of other programs; allotments; evaluation; cost sharing; standardized procedures and benefits.
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.
(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)
Food and nutrition education program.
(g)
State noncompliance; correction of failures.
(h)
Deposit by State to cover fraudulently or negligently issued coupons.
(i)
System development; determination of eligibility.
(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.
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.
2022.
Disposition of claims.
(a)
Authority of Secretary; review of State program investment when settling claims; interest on claims against State agencies; joint and several liability.
(b)
Reduction of allotment; cash payments; collection by State agencies.
(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.
2025.
Administrative cost-sharing and quality control.
(a)
Administrative costs.
(b)
Standards; withholding of funds.
(c)
Payment error improvement system; purposes, establishment, definitions, implementation, etc.
(d)
Assessment and evaluation of payment error improvement system.
(e)
Use of social security account numbers; access to information.
(f)
Payment of certain legal fees.
(g)
Cost sharing for computerization.
(h)
Authorization of appropriations; additional costs; transportation and other related expenses; restriction on use of funds; study and report to Congressional committees on effectiveness of programs; modification of rate of Federal payments.
(i)
Geographical error-prone profiles; annual report to Congressional committees.
(j)
Training materials regarding certification of farming households.
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)
"Qualification period" defined; pilot projects for employment of applicants and recipients; exceptions; waiver; reestablishment of eligibility.
(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)
Demonstration projects for AFDC/food stamp simplification.
(j)
Grants to improve food stamp participation.
(k)
Testing resource accumulation.
(l)
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.
Puerto Rico block grant.
(a)
Appropriations; payment.
(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; community work experience program; maximum number of hours; value of allotment.
(c)
Valuation or duration of work.
(d)
Nature, conditions, and costs of work.
(e)
Job search period.
(f)
Failure to comply.
(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.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 2270, 3175a, 3175b of this title; title 8 section 1255a; title 20 section 2341; title 26 sections 32, 6103, 6109; title 29 sections 49b, 1503, 1645; title 42 sections 405, 503, 602, 610, 1320b 7, 1383, 1437f, 1758, 1766, 1786, 3012, 3056g, 3058e, 3058k, 5179, 8624; title 43 section 1626; title 48 section 1841.