§3030e. Grants for establishment and operation of nutrition projects

The Assistant Secretary shall carry out a program for making grants to States under State plans approved under section 3027 of this title for the establishment and operation of nutrition projects-

(1) which, 5 or more days a week (except in a rural area where such frequency is not feasible (as defined by the Assistant Secretary by regulation) and a lesser frequency is approved by the State agency), provide at least one hot or other appropriate meal per day and any additional meals which the recipient of a grant or contract under this subpart may elect to provide;

(2) which shall be provided in congregate settings; and

(3) which may include nutrition education services and other appropriate nutrition services for older individuals.

(Pub. L. 89–73, title III, §331, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, §103(b), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1536 ; amended Pub. L. 102–375, title III, §313, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1238 ; Pub. L. 103–171, §3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990 .)

Amendments

1993-Pub. L. 103–171 substituted "Assistant Secretary" for "Commissioner" in introductory provisions and par. (1).

1992-Par. (1). Pub. L. 102–375 inserted "(except in a rural area where such frequency is not feasible (as defined by the Commissioner by regulation) and a lesser frequency is approved by the State agency)" after "week" and struck out before semicolon at end ", each of which assures a minimum of one-third of the daily recommended dietary allowances as established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council".

Effective Date

Subpart effective at close of Sept. 30, 1978, see section 504 of Pub. L. 95–478, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 3001 of this title.

Nutrition Projects for Elderly Under Prior Provisions, Qualified Under Successor Provisions, Eligible for Funds Under Such Provisions; Discontinuance of Payments for Ineffective Activities

Operation of predecessor projects under successor provisions, see section 501(b) of Pub. L. 95–478, set out as a note under section 3045 of this title.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 3017 of this title.