7 USC § 3175a - Nutrition and consumer education; Congressional findings

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title: "7 USC § 3175a - Nutrition and consumer education; Congressional findings"
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title_name: "AGRICULTURE"
section_number: "3175a"
section_name: "Nutrition and consumer education; Congressional findings"
chapter_number: 64
chapter_name: "AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, EXTENSION, AND TEACHING"
subchapter_number: "IV"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL FOOD AND HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1584, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1596.)"
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# § 3175a. Nutrition and consumer education; Congressional findings

7 U.S.C. 2011

Congress finds that individuals in households eligible to participate in programs under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 [ 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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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1584, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1596.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Food Stamp Act of 1977, referred to in text, subsequently renamed the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008, is , , , which is classified generally to chapter 51 (§ 2011 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under  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.