[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: 7CFR285.1]



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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE

 

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

 

PART 285_PROVISION OF A NUTRITION ASSISTANCE GRANT FOR THE COMMONWEALTH 

OF PUERTO RICO--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 285.1  General purpose and scope.









Sec.

285.1 General purpose and scope.

285.2 Funding.

285.3 Plan of operation.

285.4 Audits.

285.5 Failure to comply.



    Authority: 7 U.S.C. 2011-2036.



    Source: Amdt. 209, 47 FR 32409, July 27, 1982, unless otherwise 

noted.





    This part describes the general terms and conditions under which 

grant funds shall be provided by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to 

the government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for the purpose of 

designing and conducting a nutrition assistance program for needy 

persons. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is authorized to establish 

eligibility and benefit levels for the nutrition assistance program. In 

addition, with FNS approval, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico may employ 

a small proportion of the grant funds to finance projects that the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico believes likely to improve or stimulate 

agriculture, food production, and food distribution.