The U.S. farm bill sets policies and allocates funding for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to respond to hunger in the United States. The U.S. flagship nutrition program and the main vehicle for reducing hunger under the bill is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which currently serves more than 41 million people.
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