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| 1977\..   | 5    | *14, | 5    | 402  | 300 | 5    | 2    | *63  |
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| 1978\..   | 5    | *13, | 5    | 434  | 325 | 5    | 2    | *64  |
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| 1979      | 7    | *16, | 6    | 515  | 388 | 7    | 3    | *69  |
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| 1981\..   | 11   | *21, | 10   | 678  | 504 | 11   | 3    | *74  |
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| ssistance |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| program   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| and are   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| based on  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| un        |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| published |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| data from |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| the USDA, |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Food and  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Nutrition |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Service,  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| National  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Data Bank |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| (see      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Table     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| A-17).    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| ^3^       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Constant  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| dollar    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ad        |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| justments |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| to 1999   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| level     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| were made |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| using a   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| CPI-U-X1  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| fiscal    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| year      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| average   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| price     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| index.    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| ^4^ From  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| 1962 to   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| 1983      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| total     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Federal   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| cost      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| includes  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| the cost  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| of the    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| family    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| food      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| a         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ssistance |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| program   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| (FFAP)    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| which was |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| largely   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| replaced  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| by the    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Food      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Stamp     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| program   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| in 1975.  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| The FFAP  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| amounts   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| for the   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| seven     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| years     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| shown     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| from 1962 |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| to 1974   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| were:     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| \$227,    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| \$227,    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| \$289,    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| \$321,    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| \$312,    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| \$255,    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| and \$205 |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| (in       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| m         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| illions). |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| The       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| average   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| amount    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| for the   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| period    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| for 1975  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| to 1983   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| was \$32  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| million   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| with the  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| highest   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| year      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| being     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| 1981 at   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| \$94      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| million.  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| ^5^ The   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| first     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| fiscal    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| year in   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| which     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| benefit   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| and       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| el        |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| igibility |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| rules     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| were, by  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| law,      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| n         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ationally |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| uniform   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| and       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| indexed   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| for       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| i         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| nflation. |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| ^6^ The   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| first     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| fiscal    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| year in   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| which     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| food      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| stamps    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| were      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| available |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| na        |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| tionwide. |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| ^7^ The   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| fiscal    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| year in   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| which the |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| food      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| stamp     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| purchase  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| re        |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| quirement |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| was       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| el        |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| iminated, |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| on a      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| phased in |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| basis.    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| ^8^       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Beginning |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| 1984 USDA |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| took over |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| from DHHS |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| the       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| admin     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| istrative |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| cost of   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| c         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ertifying |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| public    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| a         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ssistance |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| h         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ouseholds |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| for food  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| stamps.   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| ^9^       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Includes  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| funding   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| for       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Puerto    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Rico\'s   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| nutrition |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| a         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ssistance |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| grant;    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| earlier   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| years     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| beginning |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| in 1975   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| include   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| funding   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| for       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Puerto    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Rico      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| under the |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| regular   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| food      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| stamp     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| program.  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Average   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| benefit   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| figures   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| do not    |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| reflect   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| the lower |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| benefits  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| in Puerto |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Rico      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| under its |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| nutrition |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| a         |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| ssistance |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| program.  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+
| Source:   |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| USDA,     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Food and  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Nutrition |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Service,  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| un        |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| published |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| data from |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| the       |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| National  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Data      |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Bank; and |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| the 1998  |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Green     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
| Book.     |      |      |      |      |     |      |      |      |
+-----------+------+------+------+------+-----+------+------+------+