42 USC Ch. 13A: Front Matter
From Title 42-THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARECHAPTER 13A-CHILD NUTRITION
CHAPTER 13A-CHILD NUTRITION
Sec.
1771.
Congressional declaration of purpose.
1772.
Special program to encourage the consumption of fluid milk by children; authorization of appropriations; eligibility for special milk program; minimum rate of reimbursement; ineligibility of commodity only schools.
1773.
School breakfast program.
(a)
Establishment; authorization of appropriations.
(b)
Breakfast assistance payments to State educational agencies; calculation; national average payments for breakfasts, free breakfasts and reduced price breakfasts; maximum price for reduced cost breakfasts; minimum daily nutrition requirements criteria; additional payments for severe need schools; maximum severe need payments.
(c)
Disbursement of apportioned funds by State; preference for schools in poor economic areas, for students traveling long distances daily, and for schools for improvement of nutrition and dietary practices of children of working mothers and from low-income families.
(d)
Severe need assistance; eligibility standards; receipt of lesser of operating costs of breakfast program or meal reimbursement rate.
(e)
Nutritional requirements; service free or at reduced price; compliance assistance.
(f)
Expansion of program.
(g)
Startup and expansion costs.
1774.
Disbursement directly to schools or institutions.
1775.
Certification to Secretary of the Treasury of amounts to be paid to States.
1776.
State administrative expenses.
(a)
Amount available; formula for computation of payment; improved program integrity and meal quality; use for costs of administration of programs for which allocation made; retention of funds by Secretary.
(b)
Funds, usage: compensation, benefits, and travel expenses of personnel; support services; office equipment; staff development.
(c)
Fund adjustment; State administered programs.
(d)
Unused funds; availability for obligation and expenditure, and reallocation to other States.
(e)
Commodity distribution program.
(f)
State plan; use of funds.
(g)
State funding requirement.
(h)
State participation in study or survey requirement.
(i)
Authorization of appropriations.
1776a, 1776b. Omitted.
1777.
Use in school breakfast program of food designated as being in abundance or food donated by the Secretary of Agriculture.
1778.
Nonprofit programs.
1779.
Rules and regulations.
(a)
Authority of Secretary.
(b)
Sale of competitive foods.
(c)
Transfer of funds; reserve for special projects.
1780.
Prohibition against interference with school personnel, curriculum, or instruction; prohibition against inclusion of assistance in determining income or resources for purposes of taxation, welfare, or public assistance programs.
1781.
Preschool programs.
1782.
Centralization in Department of Agriculture of administration of food service programs for children.
1783.
Appropriations for administrative expense.
1784.
Definitions.
1785.
Accounts and records; availability for inspection; authority to settle, adjust, or waive claims.
1786.
Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children.
(a)
Congressional findings and declaration of purpose.
(b)
Definitions.
(c)
Grants-in-aid; cash grants; ratable reduction of amount an agency may distribute; affirmative action; regulations relating to dual receipt of benefits under commodity supplemental food program; promotion.
(d)
Eligible participants.
(e)
Nutrition education and drug abuse education.
(f)
Plan of operation and administration by State agency.
(g)
Authorization of appropriations; allocation of funds; estimate of families having income below limit for participation.
(h)
Funds for nutrition services and administration.
(i)
Division of funds formula; reallocation of unspent funds; use of State allocation to buy supplemental foods; use of amounts available for succeeding fiscal year.
(j)
Initiative to provide program services at community and migrant health centers.
(k)
National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and Fetal Nutrition; establishment; membership; term; officers; meetings; quorum; study on program improvement; report to President and Congress; technical assistance by Secretary.
(l)
Donation of foods by Secretary.
(m)
Women, infants, and children farmers' market nutrition program; establishment, grants, etc.
(n)
Study of methods of drug abuse education instruction.
(o)
Demonstration program for establishment of clinics at community colleges offering nursing education programs.
(p)
Grants for improvement and updating of information and data systems.
1787.
Cash grants for nutrition education; authorization of appropriations.
1788.
Nutrition education and training.
(a)
Congressional findings.
(b)
Statement of purpose.
(c)
"Nutrition education and training program" defined.
(d)
Nutrition education and training; grants; coordination with other nutrition activities; coordination with Department of Health and Human Services: transfer of funds; State contracts: nutrition training grants and pilot projects.
(e)
Agreements with State agencies; regulations.
(f)
Use of funds; planning and assessment grants; administrative expenses.
(g)
Accounts, records, and reports; inspection, audit, and preservation.
(h)
State coordinators for nutrition; duties; budget and need assessment; State plan, contents, review, public hearings.
(i)
Authorization of appropriations; enrollment data.
(j)
Assessment of program.
1789.
Department of Defense overseas dependents' schools.
(a)
Purpose of program; availability of payments and commodities.
(b)
Administration of program; eligibility determinations and regulations.
(c)
Nutritional standards for meals; noncompliance with standards.
(d)
Authorization of appropriations.
(e)
Technical assistance for administration of program.
1790.
Breastfeeding promotion program.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Conduct of program.
(c)
Cooperative agreements.
(d)
Gifts, bequests, and devises.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 1752, 1755, 1758, 1759a, 1760, 1761, 1762a, 1765, 1766, 1769, 1769a, 1769d, 1769h, 1776a, 1776b of this title; title 7 sections 2018, 4004; title 8 section 1255a; title 20 section 6082.