[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 7, Volume 4]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 7CFR246.1]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

    CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

 

PART 246_SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS AND 

CHILDREN--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 246.1  General purpose and scope.









                            Subpart A_General



Sec.

246.1 General purpose and scope.

246.2 Definitions.

246.3 Administration.



              Subpart B_State and Local Agency Eligibility



246.4 State plan.

246.5 Selection of local agencies.

246.6 Agreements with local agencies.



                    Subpart C_Participant Eligibility



246.7 Certification of participants.

246.8 Nondiscrimination.

246.9 Fair hearing procedures for participants.



                     Subpart D_Participant Benefits



246.10 Supplemental foods.

246.11 Nutrition education.



                    Subpart E_State Agency Provisions



246.12 Food delivery systems.

246.13 Financial management system.

246.14 Program costs.

246.15 Program income other than grants.

246.16 Distribution of funds.

246.16a Infant formula cost containment.

246.17 Closeout procedures.

246.18 Administrative appeal of State agency actions.



                     Subpart F_Monitoring and Review



246.19 Management evaluation and monitoring reviews.

246.20 Audits.

246.21 Investigations.



                   Subpart G_Miscellaneous Provisions



246.22 Administrative appeal of FNS decisions.

246.23 Claims and penalties.

246.24 Procurement and property management.

246.25 Records and reports.

246.26 Other provisions.

246.27 Program information.

246.28 OMB control numbers.



    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1786.



    Source: 50 FR 6121, Feb. 13, 1985, unless otherwise noted.







    This part announces regulations under which the Secretary of 

Agriculture shall carry out the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program 

for Women, Infants and Children (WIC Program). Section 17 of the Child 

Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, states in part that the Congress 

finds that substantial numbers of pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding 

women, infants and young children from families with inadequate income 

are at special risk with respect to their physical and mental health by 

reason of inadequate nutrition or health care, or both. The purpose of 

the Program is to provide supplemental foods and nutrition education 

through payment of cash grants to State agencies which administer the 

Program through local agencies at no cost to eligible persons. The 

Program shall serve as an adjunct to good health care during critical 

times of growth and development, in order to prevent the occurrence of 

health problems, including drug and other harmful substance abuse, and 

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improve the health status of these persons. The program shall be 

supplementary to the Food Stamp Program; any program under which foods 

are distributed to needy families in lieu of food stamps; and receipt of 

food or meals from soup kitchens, or shelters, or other forms of 

emergency food assistance.



[50 FR 6121, Feb. 13, 1985, as amended at 54 FR 51294, Dec. 14, 1989; 58 

FR 11506, Feb. 26, 1993]