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(P.L. 105-185) and reauthorized in the

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(P.L. 107-171, Sec. 7205). The law allows mandatory funds available from savings in

food stamp program In the United States, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, is a federal program that provides food-purchasing assistance for low- and no-income people. It is a federal aid program, ad ...

administration to be used to support the program. Grants were awarded in FY2000 and FY2001; in all other years congressional appropriators have prohibited USDA from spending funds on personnel to operate the program except for oversight of existing grants.

References

*{{CRS, article = Report for Congress: Agriculture: A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition, url = https://congressional.proquest.com/congressional/docview/t21.d22.crs-2005-rsi-0052, author= Jasper Womach United States Department of Agriculture programs