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 PUBLIC LAW 99-661—NOV. 14, 1986

100 STAT. 4079

TITLE IV—OTHER NUTRITION PROGRAMS SEC. 4401. HEARINGS ON FEDERAL AUDIT ACTIONS UNDER THE CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM

Section 17(e) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(e)) is amended— (1) by striking out "The" and inserting in lieu thereof "(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the"; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraphs: "(2) A State is not required to provide a hearing to an institution concerning a State action taken on the basis of a Federal audit determination. "(3) If a State does not provide a hearing to an institution concerning a State action taken on the basis of a Federal audit determination, the Secretary, on request, shall afford a hearing to the institution concerning the action.".

State and local governments.

SEC. 4402. BASIS FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION GRANTS

Section 19(j)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788(j)(2)) is amended by striking out "$75,000" each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof "$50,000". SEC. 4403. EXTENSION OF ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ASSISTANCE

Section 14 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(g)(1) As used in this subsection, the term 'eligible school district' has the same meaning given such term in section 1581(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985. "(2) In accordance with the terms and conditions of section 1581 of such Act, the Secretary shall permit an eligible school district to continue to receive assistance in the form of cash or commodity letters of credit assistance, in lieu of commodities, to carry out the school lunch program operated in the district. "(3)(A) On request of a participating school district (and after consultation with the Comptroller General of the United States with respect to accounting procedures used to determine any losses) and subject to the availability of funds, the Secretary shall provide cash compensation to an eligible school district for losses sustained by the district as a result of the alteration of the methodology used to conduct the study referred to in section 1581(a) of such Act during the school year ending June 30, 1983. "(B) There are authorized to be appropriated $50,000 to carry out this paragraph, to be available without fiscal year limitation.", SEC. 4404. NATIONAL DONATED COMMODITY PROCESSING PROGRAMS

In accordance with the terms and conditions of section 1114(a)(2) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e(a)(2)\ whenever a commodity is made available without charge or credit under any nutrition program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary shall encourage consumption of the commodity through agreements with private companies under which the commodity is reprocessed into end-food products for use by eligible recipient agencies.

99 Stat. 1594.

7 USC 1431e note.

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