 Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico ( NAP ) — Spanish : Programa de Asistencia Nutricional ( PAN ) commonly known in Puerto Rican Spanish as Cupones ( English : Food Stamps ) — is a federal assistance nutritional program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) solely to Puerto Rico . It provides over $ 1 @.@ 5 billion USD per year to help Puerto Rico pay for food for its citizens . NAP is the largest nutritional program in the world , and is second only to the Social Security program .
 everybody knows that the nutritional program is a federal assistance nutritional program offered by the United States Department of Agriculture ( US