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 PUBLIC LAW 103-448—NOV. 2, 1994 108 STAT. 4703 "(f)(1) Not later than the first day of the 1996-97 school year, the Secretary, State educational agencies, schools, and school food service authorities shall, to the maximum extent practicable, inform students who participate in the school lunch and school breakfast programs, and parents and guardians of the students, of— "(A) the nutritional content of the lunches and bregikfasts that are served under the programs; and "(B) the consistency of the lunches and breakfasts with the guidelines contained in the most recent 'Dietary Guidelines for Americans' that is published under section 301 of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341) (referred to in this subsection as the 'Guidelines'), including the consistency of the lunches and breakfasts with the guideline for fat content. "(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than the first day of the 1996-97 school year, schools that are participating in the school lunch or school breakfast program snail serve lunches and breakfasts under the programs that are consistent with the Guidelines (as measured in accordance with subsection (a)(l)(A)(ii) and section 4(e)(1)). "(B) State educational agencies may grant waivers from the requirements of subparagraph (A) subject to criteria established by the appropriate State educational agency. The waivers shall not permit schools to implement the requirements later than July 1, 1998, or a later date determined by the Secretary. "(C) To assist schools in meeting the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary- " (i) shall— "(I) develop, and provide to schools, standardized recipes, menu cycles, and food product specification and preparation techniques; and "(II) provide to schools information regarding nutrient standard menu planning, assisted nutrient standard menu planning, and food-based menu systems; and "(ii) may provide to schools information regarding other approaches, as determined by the Secretary. "(D) Schools may use any of the approaches described in subparagraph (C) to meet the requirements of this paragraph. In the case of schools that elect to use food-based menu systems to meet the requirements of this paragraph, the Secretary may not require the schools to conduct or use nutrient analysis.". (c) PRODUCTION RECORDS. —Section 9 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1758) (as amended by subsection (b)) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(g) Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of Notification, this subsection, the Secretary shall provide a notification to Congress that justifies the need for production records required under section 210.10(b) of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations, and describes how the Secretary has reduced paperwork relating to the school lunch and school breakfast programs.". SEC. 107. NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PROVISION OF MILK. Section 9(a)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows: "(2)(A) Lunches served by schools participating in the school lunch program under this Act—

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