001 GENERAL POLICIES.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is a federal low income nutrition program established by Title 7 of the United States Code (U.S.C.) Chapter 51. The program is managed by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) which has promulgated federal regulations found at 7 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) §§ 271-285 governing the administration of the Program. Nebraska participates in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program as authorized by Nebraska Revised Statute (Neb. Rev. Stat.) §§ 68-1017-1017.02.