Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73not60
§3175a Nutrition and Consumer Education; Congressional Findings
Title 7 › Chapter 64— AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING › Subchapter IV— NATIONAL FOOD AND HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM › § 3175a
Summary
People eligible for Food Stamp Act of 1977 programs and other low-income people, including those in rural areas, should have better nutrition and consumer education to use food aid wisely.
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Title 7, §3175a
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Congress finds that individuals in households eligible to participate in programs under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 [7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.] and other low-income individuals, including those residing in rural areas, should have greater access to nutrition and consumer education to enable them to use their food budgets, including food assistance, effectively and to select and prepare foods that satisfy their nutritional needs and improve their diets.
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The Food Stamp Act of 1977, referred to in text, subsequently renamed the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, is Pub. L. 88–525, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 703, which is classified generally to chapter 51 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
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note set out under section 2011 of this title and Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Food Security Act of 1985, and not as part of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 which comprises this chapter.
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7 U.S.C. § 3175a
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60