[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: 7CFR281.9]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

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

 

PART 281_ADMINISTRATION OF THE FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS

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Sec. 281.9  Funding.



    (a) Agency of State government. From the funds available to carry 

out this provision beginning July 1, 1979, FNS may pay to each agency of 

State government administering a Food Stamp Program on a reservation, 75 

percent of all approved administrative costs, such as: Certification, 

issuance, outreach, fair hearings and quality control, incurred on the 

reservation for residents of the reservation and approved by FNS to meet 

standards set by the 1977 Food Stamp Act. FNS may pay each agency of 

State government administering a Food Stamp Program on a reservation 75 

percent of all approved administrative costs incurred off the 

reservation for activities begun after the effective date of these 

regulations that are primarily directed at providing better services for 

Indians on the reservation, such as hiring an interpreter or an Indian 

outreach worker, or moving a certification or issuance center closer to 

a reservation. The provisions of part 277 apply to any funds received 

under this section.

    (b) Indian tribal organization acting as State agency. From the 

funds available to carry out the provisions of this part beginning 

October 1, 1979, FNS is authorized to pay to each ITO acting as a State 

agency and administering a Food Stamp Program on a reservation 75 

percent of all administrative costs approved by FNS as needed for 

operation of a Food Stamp Program on a reservation. Any approval for 

payment of funds in excess of 75 percent must be based on compelling 

justification that such additional amounts are necessary for the 

effective operation of the Food Stamp Program on the reservation. The 

provisions of part 277 apply to any funds received under this section.