[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 4]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR248.24]

[Page 431-432]
 
                          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

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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.