Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
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The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that governs and authorizes major food assistance programs, including what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 canonical | 6 |
| Food Stamp Act (as amended) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1021763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 Context triple: [Food and Nutrition Service, legalBasis, Food and Nutrition Act of 2008]
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A.
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled school meal and child nutrition programs to improve food quality, reduce childhood obesity, and increase access to healthy meals for low-income children.
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B.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
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C.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
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D.
Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization)
The Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) was an early federal initiative that established a limited test program for providing food-purchasing assistance to low-income Americans, laying groundwork for the modern food stamp system.
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E.
Food Stamp Act of 1964
The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 Target entity description: The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that governs and authorizes major food assistance programs, including what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
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A.
Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is a U.S. federal law that overhauled school meal and child nutrition programs to improve food quality, reduce childhood obesity, and increase access to healthy meals for low-income children.
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B.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1977
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1977 is a major U.S. farm bill that reformed federal agricultural policy, including commodity price supports, food assistance programs, and rural development initiatives.
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C.
Food and Agriculture Act of 1962
The Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 was a U.S. federal law that revised and extended agricultural price support and farm subsidy programs as part of mid-20th-century farm policy.
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D.
Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization)
The Food Stamp Act of 1959 (pilot authorization) was an early federal initiative that established a limited test program for providing food-purchasing assistance to low-income Americans, laying groundwork for the modern food stamp system.
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E.
Food Stamp Act of 1964
The Food Stamp Act of 1964 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established a permanent national food assistance program to help low-income individuals and families afford nutritious food.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
social welfare legislation ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Food and Nutrition Service
ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
ⓘ
surface form:
Food Stamp Act (as amended)
|
| amends | Food Stamp Act of 1977 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
all U.S. states ⓘ certain U.S. territories ⓘ |
| authorizes | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ |
| branch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
United States Code Title 7
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surface form:
Title 7 of the United States Code
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| defines |
eligible food items for SNAP
ⓘ
household for SNAP purposes ⓘ income and resource limits for SNAP ⓘ |
| enactedAsPartOf | Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ⓘ |
| establishes |
benefit calculation rules for SNAP
ⓘ
eligibility criteria for SNAP ⓘ state administrative responsibilities for SNAP ⓘ work requirements for certain SNAP recipients ⓘ |
| governs |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
ⓘ
federal food assistance programs ⓘ |
| includes | nutrition education provisions related to SNAP ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| legalBasisFor | federal funding of SNAP ⓘ |
| partOf | Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ⓘ |
| policyArea |
agricultural policy
ⓘ
public assistance ⓘ public health nutrition ⓘ |
| primaryGoal |
alleviate hunger and malnutrition
ⓘ
raise levels of nutrition among low-income households ⓘ |
| programNameChangedFrom |
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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surface form:
Food Stamp Program
|
| programNameChangedTo | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ |
| prohibits |
trafficking of SNAP benefits
ⓘ
use of SNAP benefits for non-food items ⓘ |
| providesFor |
electronic benefit transfer for SNAP benefits
ⓘ
penalties for SNAP fraud ⓘ quality control systems for SNAP ⓘ |
| replaces | Food Stamp Act of 1977 ⓘ |
| requires | cooperation between federal and state agencies for SNAP administration ⓘ |
| signedBy | George W. Bush ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
food assistance
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low-income household food security ⓘ nutrition assistance ⓘ |
| targets |
low-income households
ⓘ
low-income individuals ⓘ |
| titleOfUSCode | 7 U.S.C. § 2011 et seq. ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 Description of subject: The Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 is a U.S. federal law that governs and authorizes major food assistance programs, including what is now known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Emergency Food Assistance Program
Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Grant Program
→
legalBasis
→
Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
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this entity surface form:
Food Stamp Act (as amended)