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7 USC 2011 - Congressional declaration of policy

U.S. Code > Title 7 > Chapter 51 > § 2011 - Congressional declaration of policy

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  It is declared to be the policy of Congress, in order to promote
the general welfare, to safeguard the health and well-being of the
Nation's population by raising levels of nutrition among low-income
households. Congress finds that the limited food purchasing power
of low-income households contributes to hunger and malnutrition
among members of such households. Congress further finds that
increased utilization of food in establishing and maintaining
adequate national levels of nutrition will promote the distribution
in a beneficial manner of the Nation's agricultural abundance and
will strengthen the Nation's agricultural economy, as well as
result in more orderly marketing and distribution of foods. To
alleviate such hunger and malnutrition, a supplemental nutrition
assistance program is herein authorized which will permit low-
income households to obtain a more nutritious diet through normal
channels of trade by increasing food purchasing power for all
eligible households who apply for participation.

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