# Sources — ep03_sugar-program ## PRIMARY SOURCES (verified 2026-09-12) - **L1 admit state:** applied - **L1 receipt id:** 38146a43ae05 - **FAISS indexed:** True (dim 4096) - **R7 numeric grounding:** PASS - **US Government Accountability Office, Sugar Program report (2006)** - URL: https://www.gao.gov/ - Supports: ~$1B/yr taxpayer cost; $2.4-4B consumer cost - **Iowa State University, sugar policy analysis** - URL: https://www.card.iastate.edu/ - Supports: updated ~$1.5B/yr **Status:** SOURCED — admitted to L1 truth ledger through the 10-rule L2 governance gate + FAISS 4096-d index. Receipt: `admit_receipts_first7.json`.