Section 251.14 - [Effective 12/30/2024] Miscellaneous(a)USDA Foods not income. In accordance with section 206 of Public Law 98-8, as amended, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, USDA Foods distributed for home consumption and meals prepared from USDA Foods distributed under this part shall not be considered income or resources for any purposes under any Federal, State, or local law.(b)Nondiscrimination. There shall be no discrimination in the distribution of USDA Foods for home consumption or availability of meals prepared from USDA Foods donated under this part because of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or handicap.(c)Use of volunteer workers and non-USDA foods. In the operation of The Emergency Food Assistance Program, State agencies and eligible recipient agencies shall, to the maximum extent practicable, use volunteer workers and foods which have been donated by charitable and other types of organizations.(d)Maintenance of effort. The State may not reduce the expenditure of its own funds to provide USDA Foods or services to organizations receiving funds or services under the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 below the level of such expenditure existing in the fiscal year when the State first began administering TEFAP, or Fiscal Year 1988, which is the fiscal year in which the maintenance-of-effort requirement became effective, whichever is later.(e)Recruitment activities related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Any entity that receives USDA Foods identified in this section must adhere to regulations set forth under § 277.4(b)(6) of this chapter.