---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 254.2"
title: "7"
number: "254.2"
heading: "Definitions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/254.2"
---

# §254.2. Definitions.

- (a) Exercises governmental jurisdiction means the exercise of authorities granted to ITOs under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936 or by BIA regulations ([25 CFR part 81](/cfr/25/part81.md) et. seq.).
- (b) FNS service area means the areas over which FNS has approved the food distribution program in Oklahoma.
- (c) Food Distribution Program means a food distribution program for households on Indian reservations administered pursuant to section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act and 1304(a) of Pub. L. 97-98.
- (d) Indian tribal household means a household in which at least one household member is recognized as a tribal member by any Indian tribe, as defined in [§ 253.2](/cfr/7/253.2.md) of this chapter.
- (e) Indian tribal organization (ITO) means (1) any Indian tribe, band, or group organized under the Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936, and which has a tribal organization approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (2) a tribal organization established and approved under Federal regulations issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; or (3) an intertribal council authorized by eligible tribes to act in behalf of the tribes to operate the program.
- (f) Overissuance means the dollar value of USDA Foods issued to a household that exceeds the dollar value of USDA Foods it was eligible to receive.
- (g) State agency means the ITO of an Indian tribe, determined by the Department to be capable of effectively administering a Food Distribution Program, or an agency of State government, which enters into an agreement with FNS for the distribution of USDA Foods on an Indian reservation.

## Notes

### Amendments

[49 FR 32756, Aug. 16, 1984, as amended at 59 FR 1449, Jan. 11, 1994; 64 FR 73385, Dec. 30, 1999; 89 FR 87258, Oct. 31, 2024]

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 97-98, sec. 1338; Pub. L. 95-113.

### Source

Source: 49 FR 32756, Aug. 16, 1984, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[49 FR 32756, Aug. 16, 1984, as amended at 59 FR 1449, Jan. 11, 1994; 64 FR 73385, Dec. 30, 1999; 89 FR 87258, Oct. 31, 2024]