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PUBLIC LAW 93-326-JUNE 30, 1974

[88 STAT.

Public Law 93-326 June 30, 1974 [H. R.14354]

National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Act Amendments of 1974. 42 USC 1751 note.

42 USC 1763. 42 USC 1762.

AN ACT To amend the National School Lunch Act, to authorize the use of certain funds to purchase agricultural commodities for distribution to schools, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Act Amendments of 1974". COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

SEC. ± The National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) is amended by redesignating section 14 as section 15 and by inserting immediately after section IBA the following new section: "COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM

42 USC 1762a.

42 USC 1771 note. 42 USC 3045.

"SEC. 14. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, during the period beginning July 1, 1974, and ending June 30, 1975, shall— "(1) use funds available to carry out the provisions of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c) which are not expended or needed to carry out such provisions, to purchase (without regard to the provisions of existing law governing the expenditure of public funds) agricultural commodities and their products of the types customarily purchased under such section, for donation to maintain the annually programmed level of assistance for programs carried on under this Act, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and title VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965; and "(2) if stocks of the Commodity Credit Corporation are not available, use the funds of such Corporation to purchase agricultural commodities and their products of the types customarily available under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1431), for such donation.". LEVEL OF COMMODITY ASSISTANCE

42 USC 1755.

High protein foods.

SEC. 3. Section 6 of the National School Lunch Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(e) For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and subsequent fiscal years, the national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall not be less than 10 cents per lunch, and that amount shall be adjusted on an annual basis each fiscal year after June 30, 1975, to reflect changes in the series for food away from home of the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. Such adjustment shall be computed to the nearest one-fourth cent. Among those commodities delivered under this section, the Secretary shall give special emphasis to high protein foods, meat, and meat alternates.". I N C O M E GUIDELINES FOR REDUCED PRICE L U N C H E S

42 USC 1758.

SEC. 4. The last sentence of section 9(b) of the National School Lunch Act is amended by striking out "for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974" and inserting in lieu thereof "beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974".

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