### Question
Can you define what contract means?


### Answer
**Contract** is defined as the following in *7 U.S.C. § 2031*:

> a plan to help a family pursue self-sufficiency, based on the State's assessment of the family's needs and abilities and developed with a parental caregiver

#### Citation:
  - *7 U.S.C. § 2031*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 51-FOOD STAMP PROGRAM**

