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Timestamp: 2020-01-24 13:55:12
Document Index: 210406773

Matched Legal Cases: ['ART 248', 'ART 276', 'ART 275', 'ART 274', 'ART 272', 'ART 271']

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Welcome to the new SNAP Certification Policy Waiver Database. This waiver database was designed to help users find the information they need quickly in a friendly format. SNAP regulations provide that waivers may be approved under certain conditions, including when approval of a waiver would result in a more effective and efficient administration of the program.
PART 248—WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (FMNP)
This part announces regulations under which the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Program.
PART 276—SNAP State Agency Liabilities and Federal Sanctions
State agencies shall be responsible for establishing and maintaining secure control over coupons and cash for which the regulations designate them accountable. Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, any shortages or losses of coupons and cash shall strictly be a state agency liability and the state agency shall pay to FNS, upon demand, the amount of the lost or stolen coupons or cash, regardless of the circumstances.
PART 275—SNAP Performance Reporting System
Under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, each State agency is responsible for the administration of SNAP in accordance with the Act, Regulations, and the State agency's plan of operation. To fulfill the requirements of the Act, each state agency shall have a system for monitoring and improving its administration of the program.
PART 274—SNAP Issuance and Use of Program Benefits
State agencies shall establish issuance and accountability systems which ensure that only certified eligible households receive benefits; that program benefits are timely distributed in the correct amounts; and that benefit issuance and reconciliation activities are properly conducted and accurately reported to FNS.
PART 272—SNAP Requirements for Participating State Agencies
The coupon allotment provided any eligible household shall not be considered income or resources for any purpose under any federal, state, or local laws including, but not limited to, laws on taxation, welfare, and public assistance programs. No participating state or political subdivision shall decrease any assistance otherwise provided an individual or individuals because of the receipt of a coupon allotment.
PART 271—SNAP General Information and Definitions
SNAP is designed to promote the general welfare and to safeguard the health and well being of the nation's population by raising the levels of nutrition among low-income households.