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PUBLIC LAW 93-150-NOV. 7, 1973

[87 STAT.

NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

84 Stat. 213. 42 USC 1763.

gj^^ g Section 14 of the National School Lunch Act is amended as J. ii

lollows: (1) I n subsection (a) strike the word "thirteen" and insert the word "fifteen" and insert after the phrase "(or the equivalent thereof)," the first time it appears the following: "one member shall be a supervisor of a school lunch program in a school system in an urban area (or the equivalent thereof), one member shall be a supervisor of a school luncn program in a school system in a rural area,". (2) The first sentence of subsection (b) is amended by striking out "nine" and inserting in lieu thereof "eleven", and by striking "such" and inserting "the nine". (3) In subsection (e), strike the word "Seven" and insert in lieu thereof the word "Eight". INCOME GUIDELINES FOR REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES

42 us^c m s

^^^^" ^' Section 9(b) of the National School Lunch Act is amended by adding the following at the end of said subsection: '"'•Provided further, That, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, State educational agencies are authorized to establish income guidelines for reduced price lunches at not more than 75 per centum above the applicable family size income levels in the income poverty guidelines as prescribed by the Secretary." COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF BENEFITS OF PROGRAMS

60 Stat. 230. note. 80 Stat. 885. 42 USC 1771

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S E C 10. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to carry out a comprehensive study to determine if the benefits of nrograms carried out under the National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act are accruing to the maximum extent possible to all of the iiation's school children, including a study to determine if those most jj^ need are receiving free lunches, and to determine if significant regional cost differentials exist in Alaska and other States so as to require additional reimbursement. The Secretary shall report his findings, together with any recommendations he may have with respect to additional legislation, to the Congress no later than June 30, 1974. The Secretary shall consider any recommendations made by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, the General Accounting Office, the National Advisory Council on Child Nutrition, and interested professional organizations or individuals in the field of child care and nutrition. Alternatives to the present structure, including but not limited to the universal feeding program, shall be included in the study. PAYMENTS

TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL A G E N C I E S

UNDER

PL'BLIt; LAW

8 74,

EIGHTY-FIRST CONGRESS

82 Stat. 1097. 20 USC 240.

Effective date,

SEC. 11. Section 5(d)(2) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public -[^^yj 374^ g^gt Cougress), shall not operate to deprive any local educational agency of payments under such Act during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, i t such local educational agency is in a State which after June 30, 1972, lias adopted a program of State aid for free public education which is designed to equalize expenditures for education auiong local educatioual agencies in that State. This section shall be effective on and after July 1, 1973, and shall be deemed to have been enacted on June 30, 1973. Approved November 7, 1973.

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