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 PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986

100 STAT. 1783-364

Subtitle C—Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children SEC. 341. COSTS FOR NUTRITION SERVICES AND ADMINISTRATION.

(a) DEFINITIONS.—Section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)) is amended— (1) by striking out paragraph (1); (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) the following new paragraph: "(4) 'Costs for nutrition services and administration' means costs that shall include, but not be limited to, costs for certification of eligibility of persons for participation in the program (including centrifuges, measuring boards, spectrophotometers, and scales used for the certification), food delivery, monitoring, nutrition education, outreach, startup costs, and general administration applicable to implementation of the program under this section, such as the cost of staff, transportation, insurance, developing and printing food instruments, and administration of State and local agency offices.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 17 of such Act is amended— (1) by striking out "administrative funds" each place it appears in subsections (f)(ll), (h)(2), (h)(3), and (h)(4) and inserting in lieu thereof "funds for nutrition services and administration"; and (2) by striking out' "administrative costs" each place it appears in subsection (h) and inserting in lieu thereof "costs for nutrition services and administration". SEC. 342. STATE ELIGIBILITY FOR WIC FUNDS.

(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Section 17(c) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4) A State shall be ineligible to participate in programs authorized under this section if the Secretary determines that State or local sales taxes are collected within the State on purchases of food made to carry out this section.". (b) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to a State beginning with the fiscal year that commences after the end of the first regular session of the State legislature following the date of the enactment of this title. SEC. 343. PARTICIPATION REPORT.

(a) BIENNIAL REPORT.—Section 17(d) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4) The Secretary shall report biennially to Congress on— "(A) the income and nutritional risk characteristics of participants in the program; "(B) participation in the program by members of families of migrant farmworkers; and "(C) such other matters relating to participation in the program as the Secretary considers appropriate.". (b) USE OF EVALUATION FUNDS FOR REPORT.—Section 17(g)(3) of

such Act (as amended by section 314(2)(A)) is further amended by

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