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PUBLIC LAW 87-823-OCT. 15, 1962

[76 STAT.

Public Law 87-823 October 15, 1962 [H. R. 11665]

^ ACT To revise the formula for apportioning casli assistance fvmds among the States under the National School Lunch Act, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the National School United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 3 of the mert. '^ ' ""*" ' National School Lunch Act is amended to read as follows: 60 Stat. 230. 42 USC 1752.

42 USC 1760. 42 USC 1753.

u APPROPRIATIONS AUTHORIZED

"SEC. 3. For each fiscal year there is hereby a"uthorized to be appropriated, out of money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sums as may be necessary to enable the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the 'Secretary') to carry out the provisions of this Act, other than section 11." SEC. 2, Section 4 of the National School Lunch Act is amended to read as follows: "APPORTIONMENTS TO STATES

^. 42 USC 1754.

"SEC. 4. The sums appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to the authorization contained in section 3.of this Act, excluding the sum specified in section 5, shall be available to the Secretary for supplying agricultural commodities and other foods for the program in accordance with the provisions of this Act. The Secretary shall apportion among the States during each fiscal year not less than 75 per centum of the funds made available for such year for supplying agricultural commodities and other foods under the provisions of section 3 of this Act. Apportionment among the States shall be made on the basis of two factors: (1) the participation rate for the State, and (2) the assistance need rate for the State. The amount of apportionment to any State shall be determined by the following method: First, determine an index for the State by multiplying factors (1) and (2); second, divide this index by the sum of the indices for all the States (exclusive of American Samoa for periods ending before July 1, 1967); and third, apply the figure thus obtained to the total funds to be apportioned. If any State cannot utilize all funds so apportioned to it, or if additional funds are made available under section 3 for apportionment among the States, the Secretary shall make further apportionments to the remaining States in the same manner. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, (\) for the' fiscal year beginning July 1, 1962, three-quarters of any funds available for apportionment among the States shall be apportioned in the manner used prior to such fiscal year, and one-quarter of any such funds shall be apportioned in accordance with the foregoing sentences of this section, (2) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1963, one-half of any funds available for apportionment among the States shall be apportioned in the manner used prior to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1962, and one-half of any such funds shall be apportioned in accordance with the foregoing sentences of this section, (3) for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1964, one-quarter of any funds available for apportionment among the States shall be apportioned in the manner used prior to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1962, and three-quarters of any such funds shall be apportioned in accordance with the foregoing sentences of this section, and (4) for the five fiscal years in the period beginning July 1, 1962, and ending June 30, 1967, the amount apportioned to American Samoa shall be $25,000 each year, which amount shall be first deducted from the funds available for apportionment in determining the amounts to be apportioned to the other States."

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