WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

The law › Title 7, Agriculture › Chapter 51

7 U.S.C. 2013: Establishment of supplemental nutrition assistance program

Created in 1964 by Public Law 88-525. Changed by 8 later laws. 1 new law this Congress changed it.

9 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 2012, 7 U.S.C. 2014, 7 U.S.C. 2022, 7 U.S.C. 2036b, 7 U.S.C. 4004a.

This Congress

  • H.R. 1 An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. · became law · changed (a)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334, §4003(a)(1), added par. (4) and struck out former par. (4). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The Secretary is authorized to pay such amounts for administrative costs and distribution costs on Indian reservations as the Secretary finds necessary for effecti… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §4003(a)(2)(A), substituted "locally- and regionally-grown" for "locally-grown" in heading. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §4003(a)(2)(B), substituted "locally- and regionally-grown" for "locally-grown". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §4003(a)(2)(C), substituted "locally- and regionally-grown" for "locally grown" in heading and text. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §4003(a)(2)(D), amended subpar. (D) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "In carrying out this paragraph, the Secretary shall— (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §4003(a)(2)(E), (F), redesignated subpar. (F) as (E), substituted "2023" for "2018", and struck out former subpar. (E). Prior to amendment, text of subpar. (E) read as follows: "Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this paragraph, and annuall… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b), (F)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §4003(a)(3), added par. (7). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79, §4030(b), substituted "Benefits issued and used" for "benefits issued and used". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §4004(a), substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (b)

2010

  • Pub. L. 111–296 struck out "and, through an approved State plan, nutrition education" after "issuance to them of an allotment" in first sentence. (Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010) Law text · (a)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §4002(a)(1), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program" for "food stamp program" in section catchline. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §4115(b)(2), substituted "benefits" for "coupons" in two places and "benefits issued" for "Coupons issued". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §4111(a), inserted "and, through an approved State plan, nutrition education" after "an allotment" in first sentence. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §4001(b), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program" for "food stamp program" wherever appearing. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §4211(a), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) which read as follows: "Distribution of commodities, with or without the food stamp program, shall be made whenever a request for concurrent or separate food program operations, respectively, is made by a tr… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §4001(b), substituted "supplemental nutrition assistance program" for "food stamp program". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (c)

1985

  • Pub. L. 99–198, §1505(a), inserted ", except that a State may not participate in the food stamp program if the Secretary determines that State or local sales taxes are collected within that State on purchases of food made with coupons issued under this chapter" at end of first sentence. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 99–198, §1506, struck out first sentence which directed that in jurisdictions where the food stamp program is in operation, there shall be no distribution of federally donated foods to households under the authority of any law, except that distribution may be made (1) on a temp… · (b)

1977

  • Pub. L. 95–113 made establishment of food stamp program subject to availability of funds appropriated under section 2027 of this title. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 95–113 inserted provisions relating to requests by tribal organizations. · (b)
  • Pub. L. 95–113 inserted provisions relating to transmittal of regulations and accompanying statement of justification to Congressional committees. · (c)

1971

  • Pub. L. 91–671 substituted "the State agency" and "the charge to be paid for such allotment by eligible households" for "an appropriate State agency" and "their normal expenditures for food", respectively, and struck out "more nearly" before "to obtain". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 91–671 substituted "operation" for "effect", "federally donated foods" for "federally owned foods" where first appearing, and exception provision for distributions to households: during temporary emergency situations, for period of time necessary to effect transition to a food … · (b)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.