Notes on 7 U.S.C. § 2011 : US Code - Notes

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(Pub. L. 88-525, Sec. 2, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 703; Pub. L. 91-
671, Sec. 1, Jan. 11, 1971, 84 Stat. 2048; Pub. L. 95-113, title
XIII, Sec. 1301, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 958.)
AMENDMENTS                            
1977 - Pub. L. 95-113 substituted "a more nutritious diet" for "a
nutritionally adequate diet" as the object of the program.
1971 - Pub. L. 91-671 provided for cooperation in utilization of
Nation's abundance of food by other agencies, struck out "to the
maximum extent practicable" before "to safeguard the health",
enunciated finding that limited food purchasing power of low-income
households contributes to hunger and malnutrition, and substituted
"promote the distribution" for "will tend to cause the
distribution" and authorization of a program (to alleviate hunger
and malnutrition) which will permit low-income households to
purchase a nutritionally adequate diet through normal channels of
trade for prior authorization of a program (to effectuate policy of
Congress and purposes of this chapter) which will permit such
households to receive a greater share of Nation's abundance of
food.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT                 
Section 1301 of Pub. L. 95-113 provided that the amendment made
by that section is effective Oct. 1, 1977.
SHORT TITLE OF 2002 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 107-171, title IV, Sec. 4001, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat.
305, provided that: "This title [enacting section 3007 of this
title and section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress, amending sections
1431e, 2012, 2014 to 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 to 2028,
2031, 2034, 2036, and 7508 of this title, sections 1612, 1613, and
1631 of Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, and sections 1755, 1758,
1760, 1769, and 1786 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare,
repealing section 2033 of this title, enacting provisions set out
as notes under sections 612c, 2014 to 2016, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023,
2025, 2026, 2028, 2034, 2036, and 3171 of this title, section 1161
of Title 2, section 1612 of Title 8, and sections 1755, 1758, 1769,
and 1786 of Title 42, and amending provisions set out as a note
under section 612c of this title] may be cited as the 'Food Stamp
Reauthorization Act of 2002'."
SHORT TITLE OF 2000 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 106-171, Sec. 1, Feb. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 3, provided
that: "This Act [amending section 2016 of this title and enacting
provisions set out as notes under section 2016 of this title] may
be cited as the 'Electronic Benefit Transfer Interoperability and
Portability Act of 2000'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1994 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 103-225, Sec. 1, Mar. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 106, provided
that: "This Act [amending sections 2012, 2014 to 2016, 2018, and
2026 of this title, enacting provisions set out as notes under
section 2012 of this title, and repealing provisions set out as
notes under sections 2015 and 2016 of this title] may be cited as
the 'Food Stamp Program Improvements Act of 1994'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1993 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 103-66, title XIII, Sec. 13901(a), Aug. 10, 1993, 107
Stat. 672, provided that: "This chapter [chapter 3 (Secs. 13901-
13971) of title XIII of Pub. L. 103-66, amending sections 2012,
2014, 2015, 2017, 2020 to 2023, 2025, 2026, and 2028 of this title,
and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 2025 of
this title] may be cited as the 'Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger
Relief Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1990 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 101-624, title XVII, Sec. 1701, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
3783, provided that: "This title [enacting section 2032 of this
title, amending sections 1431, 1431e, 2012, 2014 to 2018, 2020 to
2022, 2024 to 2028, 3175, and 3175e of this title, section 6109 of
Title 26, Internal Revenue Code, and sections 405 and 9904 of Title
42, The Public Health and Welfare, enacting provisions set out as
notes under this section and sections 612c, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2025,
and 2028 of this title and section 1751 of Title 42, and amending
provisions set out as notes under sections 612c and 2012 of this
title] may be cited as the 'Mickey Leland Memorial Domestic Hunger
Relief Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1988 AMENDMENTS                  
Pub. L. 100-435, Sec. 1(a), Sept. 19, 1988, 102 Stat. 1645,
provided that: "This Act [amending sections 2012, 2014 to 2017,
2020 to 2023, 2025, and 2026 of this title, section 713a-14 of
Title 15, Commerce and Trade, and sections 1761, 1766, 1773, and
1786 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, enacting
provisions set out as notes under sections 612c and 2012 of this
title and sections 1766 and 1786 of Title 42, and amending
provisions set out as notes under sections 612c, 1731, and 2012 of
this title] may be cited as the 'Hunger Prevention Act of 1988'."
Pub. L. 100-232, Sec. 1, Jan. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1566, provided
that: "This Act [amending section 2014 of this title and enacting
provisions set out as a note under section 612c of this title] may
be cited as the 'Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act of 1987'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1986 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 99-570, title XI, Sec. 11001, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat.
3207-167, provided that: "This title [amending sections 2012, 2018
and 2019 of this title, sections 1531 and 1603 of Title 29, Labor,
sections 3003 and 3020 [now 5103 and 5120] of Title 38, Veterans'
Benefits, and sections 1383 and 1396a of Title 42, The Public
Health and Welfare, and enacting provisions set out as notes under
section 2012 of this title, sections 5103 and 5120 of Title 38, and
sections 602, 1383 and 1396a of Title 42] may be cited as the
'Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1982 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 97-253, title I, Sec. 140, Sept. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 772,
provided that: "This subtitle [subtitle E (Secs. 140-193) of title
I of Pub. L. 97-253, amending sections 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016,
2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, and
2029 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under
sections 1624, 2012, and 2028 of this title] may be cited as the
'Food Stamp Act Amendments of 1982'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1981 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 97-98, title XIII, Sec. 1301, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat.
1282, provided that: "This title [enacting sections 2029 and 2270
of this title, amending sections 2012, 2014 to 2016, 2018 to 2020,
and 2023 to 2027 of this title, enacting a provision set out as a
note under section 2012 of this title, and amending provisions set
out as notes under section 612c of this title] may be cited as the
'Food Stamp and Commodity Distribution Amendments of 1981'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1980 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 96-249, Sec. 1, May 26, 1980, 94 Stat. 357, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, and
2024 to 2027 of this title, sections 6103 and 7213 of Title 26,
Internal Revenue Code, and sections 503 and 504 of Title 42, The
Public Health and Welfare, and enacting provisions set out as notes
under sections 2014 and 2026 of this title, section 6103 of Title
26, and section 503 of Title 42] may be cited as the 'Food Stamp
Act Amendments of 1980'."
SHORT TITLE OF 1976 AMENDMENT                   
Pub. L. 94-339, Sec. 1, July 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 799, provided:
"That this Act [amending sections 2012, 2015, and 2016 of this
title] may be cited as the 'Emergency Food Stamp Vendor
Accountability Act of 1976'."
SHORT TITLE                            
Section 1 of Pub. L. 88-525, as amended by Pub. L. 95-113, title
XIII, Sec. 1301, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 958, provided that: "This
Act [this chapter] may be cited as the 'Food Stamp Act of 1977'."
STUDY OF NATIONAL DATABASE FOR FEDERAL MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
Pub. L. 105-379, Sec. 2, Nov. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 3399, provided
that:
"(a) In General. - The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a
study of options for the design, development, implementation, and
operation of a national database to track participation in Federal
means-tested public assistance programs.
"(b) Administration. - In conducting the study, the Secretary
shall - 
"(1) analyze available data to determine - 
"(A) whether the data have addressed the needs of the food
stamp program established under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7
U.S.C. 2011 et seq.);
"(B) whether additional or unique data need to be developed
to address the needs of the food stamp program; and
"(C) the feasibility and cost-benefit ratio of each available
option for a national database;
"(2) survey the States to determine how the States are
enforcing the prohibition on recipients receiving assistance in
more than one State under Federal means-tested public assistance
programs;
"(3) determine the functional requirements of each available
option for a national database; and
"(4) ensure that all options provide safeguards to protect
against the unauthorized use or disclosure of information in the
national database.
"(c) Report. - Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act [Nov. 12, 1998], the Secretary shall submit to Congress
a report on the results of the study conducted under this section.
"(d) Funding. - Out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated, the Secretary of the Treasury shall provide to the
Secretary of Agriculture $500,000 to carry out this section. The
Secretary shall be entitled to receive the funds and shall accept
the funds, without further appropriation."
WELFARE SIMPLIFICATION AND COORDINATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE    
Pub. L. 101-624, title XVII, Sec. 1778, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat.
3814, provided that:
"(a) Appointment and Membership. - 
"(1) Establisment [sic]. - There is established an Advisory
Committee on Welfare Simplification and Coordination (hereafter
in this section referred to as the 'Committee') consisting of not
fewer than 7, nor more than 11, members appointed by the
Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter in this section referred to
as the 'Secretary'), after consultation with the Secretary of
Health and Human Services and the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, and with the advice of State and local officials
responsible for administering the food stamp program, cash and
medical assistance programs for low-income families and
individuals under the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et
seq.], and programs providing housing assistance to needy
families and individuals, and representatives of recipients and
recipient advocacy organizations associated with such programs.
"(2) Qualifications. - The members of the Committee shall be
individuals who are familiar with the rules, goals, and
limitations of Federal food stamp, cash, medical, and housing
assistance programs for low-income families and individuals, and
may include individuals who have demonstrated expertise in
evaluating the operations of and interaction among such programs
as they affect administrators and recipients, persons who have
experience in administering such programs at the Federal, State,
or local level, and representatives of administrators and
recipients affected by such programs.
"(b) Purpose. - It shall be the purpose of the Committee, in
consultation, where appropriate, with program administrators and
representatives of recipients - 
"(1) to identify the significant policies implemented in the
food stamp program, cash and medical assistance programs under
the Social Security Act [42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.], and housing
assistance programs (whether resulting from law, regulations, or
administrative practice) that, because they differ substantially,
make it difficult for those eligible to apply for and obtain
benefits from more than one program and restrict the ability of
administrators of such programs to provide efficient, timely, and
appropriate benefits to those eligible for more than one type of
assistance, drawing, where appropriate, on previous efforts to
coordinate and simplify such programs and policies;
"(2) to examine the major reasons for such different programs
and policies;
"(3) to evaluate how and the extent to which such different
programs and policies hinder, to a significant degree, the
receipt of benefits from more than one program and substantially
restrict administrators' ability to provide efficient, timely,
and appropriate benefits;
"(4) to recommend common or simplified programs and policies
(including recommendations for changes in law, regulations, and
administrative practice and for policies that do not currently
exist in such programs) that would substantially reduce
difficulties in applying for and obtaining benefits from more
than one program and significantly increase the ability of
administrators of such programs to efficiently provide timely and
appropriate assistance to those eligible for more than one type
of assistance; and
"(5) to describe the major effects of such common or simplified
programs and policies (including how such common or simplified
programs and policies would enhance or conflict with the purposes
of such programs, how they would ease burdens on administrators
and recipients, how they would affect program costs and
participation, and the degree to which they would change the
relationships between the Federal Government and the States in
such programs) and the reasons for recommending such programs and
policies (including reasons, if any, that might be sufficient to
override special rules derived from the purposes of individual
programs).
"(c) Administrative Support. - The Secretary shall provide the
Committee with such technical and other assistance, including
secretarial and clerical assistance, as may be required to carry
out its functions.
"(d) Reimbursement. - Members of the Committee shall serve
without compensation but shall receive reimbursement for necessary
travel and subsistence expenses incurred by such members in the
performance of the duties of the Committee.
"(e) Reports. - Not later than July 1, 1993, the Committee shall
prepare and submit, to the appropriate committees of Congress, the
Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of Health and Human
Services, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development a
final report, including recommendations for common or simplified
programs and policies and the effects of and reasons for such
programs and policies and may submit interim reports, including
reports on common or simplified programs and policies covering less
than the complete range of programs and policies under review, to
the committees and such Secretaries as deemed appropriate by the
Committee."
RULES                               
Pub. L. 99-198, title XV, Sec. 1583, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat.
1595, provided that: "Not later than April 1, 1987, the Secretary
shall issue rules to carry out the amendments made by this title
[amending sections 612c, 1431e, 2012 to 2023, and 2025 to 2029 of
this title, section 49b of Title 29, Labor, and section 503 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, and amending provisions
set out as notes under section 612c of this title]."
IMPLEMENTATION OF 1977 AMENDMENT; SAVINGS PROVISION; AVAILABILITY
OF APPROPRIATED FUNDS; REPORT
Section 1303 of Pub. L. 95-113, as amended by Pub. L. 97-375,
title I, Sec. 103(a), Dec. 21, 1982, 96 Stat. 1819, provided that:
"(a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall implement the Food Stamp
Act of 1977 [this chapter as amended by Pub. L. 95-113] as
expeditiously as possible consistent with the efficient and
effective administration of the food stamp program. The provisions
of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended [this chapter prior to
amendment by Pub. L. 95-113], which are relevant to current
regulations of the Secretary governing the food stamp program,
shall remain in effect until such regulations are revoked,
superseded, amended, or modified by regulations issued pursuant to
the Food Stamp Act of 1977. Coupons issued pursuant to the Food
Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, and in general use as of the
effective date of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 [Oct. 1, 1977], shall
continue to be usable to purchase food, and all other liabilities
of the Secretary, States, and applicant or participating
households, under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, shall
continue in force until finally resolved or terminated by
administrative or judicial action, or otherwise.
"(b) Pending proceedings under the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as
amended, shall not be abated by reason of any provision of the Food
Stamp Act of 1977, but shall be disposed of pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1964, as amended, in
effect prior to the effective date of the Food Stamp Act of 1977
[Oct. 1, 1977].
"(c) Appropriations made available to carry out the Food Stamp
Act of 1964, as amended, shall be available to carry out the
provisions of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
"(d) [Repealed. Pub. L. 97-375, title I, Sec. 103(a), Dec. 1,
1982, 96 Stat. 1819.]"