[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7 Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR248.24]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 248--WIC FARMERS' MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (FMNP)--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart G--Miscellaneous Provisions
 
Sec. 248.24  Other provisions.

    (a) No aid reduction. The value of benefits or assistance available 
under the FMNP shall not be considered as income or resources of 
recipients or their families for any purpose under Federal, State, or 
local laws, including, but not limited to, laws relating to taxation, 
welfare and public assistance programs. Section 17(m)(7)(B) of the CNA 
provides that any programs for which a grant is received under this 
subsection shall be supplementary to the food stamp program carried out 
under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 as amended (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and 
to any other Federal or State program under which foods are distributed 
to needy families in lieu of food stamps.
    (b) Statistical information. FNS reserves the right to use 
information obtained under the FMNP in a summary, statistical or other 
form which does not identify particular individuals.
    (c) Confidentiality. The State agency shall restrict the use or 
disclosure of information obtained from FMNP applicants and recipients 
to persons directly connected with the administration or enforcement of 
the WIC Program or the FMNP, including persons investigating or 
prosecuting violations in the WIC Program or FMNP under Federal, State 
or local authority.