---
kind: "unit"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
key: "subtB/chII/subchB/part253"
level: "part"
label: "Part 253"
heading: "Administration of the Food Distribution Program for Households on Indian Reservations"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/subtB-chII-subchB-part253"
sections_count: 12
---

# Part 253 — Administration of the Food Distribution Program for Households on Indian Reservations

Title 7 C.F.R. — Agriculture › Subtitle B — Regulations of the Department of Agriculture › Chapter II — Food and Nutrition Administration, Department of Agriculture › Subchapter B — General Regulations and Policies—food Distribution

## Sections

- [§253.1. General purpose and scope.](/cfr/7/253.1.md)
- [§253.2. Definitions.](/cfr/7/253.2.md)
- [§253.3. Availability of USDA Foods.](/cfr/7/253.3.md)
- [§253.4. Administration.](/cfr/7/253.4.md)
- [§253.5. State agency requirements.](/cfr/7/253.5.md)
- [§253.6. Eligibility of households.](/cfr/7/253.6.md)
- [§253.7. Certification of households.](/cfr/7/253.7.md)
- [§253.8. Administrative disqualification procedures for intentional program violation.](/cfr/7/253.8.md)
- [§253.9. Claims against households.](/cfr/7/253.9.md)
- [§253.10. USDA Foods inventory management, storage, and distribution.](/cfr/7/253.10.md)
- [§253.11. Administrative funds.](/cfr/7/253.11.md)
- [§253.12. Administrative waivers.](/cfr/7/253.12.md)