Food Stamp Plan: Hearings Before the Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives, Eighty-eighth Congress, First Session : on H.R. 5733, June 10, 11, and 12, 1963 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1963 - 109 pages |
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Page 1 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That this Act may be cited as "The Food Stamp Act of 196 Jf\ DECLARATION OF POLICY SEC.
Page 6 - Whoever presents, or causes to be presented, coupons for payment or redemption of the value of $100 or more, knowing the same to have been received, transferred, or used in any manner in violation of the provisions of this Act or the regulations issued pursuant to this Act...
Page 5 - The several district courts of the United States are hereby vested with jurisdiction specifically to enforce, and to prevent and restrain any person from violating, the provisions of this section, or of any order, regulation, agreement, or license heretofore or hereafter made or issued pursuant to this title, in any proceeding now pending or hereafter brought in said courts.
Page 1 - DEFINITIONS SEC. 3. As used in this Act — (a) The term "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
Page 2 - Household" means a group of related or nonrelated individuals, who are not residents of an institution or boarding house, but are living as one economic unit sharing common cooking facilities and for whom food is customarily purchased in common.
Page 2 - The coupons so received by such households shall be used only to purchase food from retail food stores which have been approved for participation in the food stamp program. Coupons issued and used as provided in this Act shall be redeemable...
Page 1 - AN ACT To strengthen the agricultural economy ; to help to achieve a fuller and more effective use of food abundances ; to provide for improved levels of nutrition among low-income households through a cooperative Federal-State program of food assistance to be operated through normal channels of trade ; and for other purposes.
Page 8 - The Bureau of the Budget advises that the enactment of this proposed legislation would be in accord with the President's program. Sincerely yours, ORVILLE L.
Page 3 - Free coupons provided to any eligible household shall not be considered to be income or resources for any purpose under the Social Security Act of 1935, as amended, or under any other Federal or State laws including, but not limited to, laws relating to taxation, welfare, and public assistance programs.
Page 2 - Coupons issued to eligible households shall be used by them only to purchase food in retail food stores which have been approved for participation in the food stamp program at prices prevailing in such stores...