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Program

SNAP Retailer Authorization and Compliance Program

Department: USDA

The cabinet-level department or independent agency responsible for the program

Agency: Food and Nutrition Service

The specific agency or sub-agency that administers the program

Program Type:Direct Benefit

The functional category of the program
In Official FIP? Not represented

(Regulatory/compliance component, not assistance-style listing.)

Confidence Level: Medium

Authorizing Statute: 7 U.S.C. 2018; 7 U.S.C. 2021

Funding Status: Mandatory

Primary Source: https://uscode.house.gov/download/download.shtml

Notes: Retailer approval, monitoring, and sanction system.

Additional details about data sources and custom mapping of data are available on the Data Details page.

Outlays (millions)

Actual money spent in FY2024

$171.33

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Obligations (millions)

Money the government committed to spend in FY2024

$171.33

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Budget Authority (millions)

The amount Congress authorized agencies to commit

$171.33

Source: Estimate: budget authority set equal to outlays for mandatory/benefit-style programs; see Fiscal Method.

Revenue Loss (millions)

Estimated revenue not collected due to tax policy (tax expenditures)

$0

Source: Account-group/reference mapping (medium confidence)

Primary Amount

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

$171.33

Dollar Basis

The primary fiscal measure used for the program

Outlays

Note: Primary basis is outlays; value is exact where available, otherwise an estimate anchored to agency/program FY2024 scale. Reconciliation round: estimated outlay-bearing rows were scaled proportionally so the primary-basis FY2024 outlays subtotal equals the reference federal outlay total.

Dollar Quality

How directly the dollar amount reflects observed data

Estimated

Actual = reported or observed spending, Estimated = derived from modeling or mapping, Carry-Zero = structural row with no direct dollars