Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 89.djvu/587

 PUBLIC LAW 94-105—OCT. 7, 1975

89 STAT. 527

" N U T R I T I O N PROGRAM STAFF STUDY

"SEC. 18. The Secretary is authorized to carry out a study to deter- 42 USC 1767 mine how States are utilizing Federal funds provided to them for the administration of the child nutrition programs authorized by this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and to determine the level of 42 USC 1771 funds needed by the States for administrative purposes. The study note. shall report on the current size and structure of State staffs, job descriptions and classifications, training provided to such staff, representation of minorities on staffs, and the allocation of staff time, training time, and Federal administrative dollars spent among each of the various child nutrition programs. The study shall assess State needs for additional staff positions, training, and funds, for each of the above areas, including additional State needs to implement adequately the provisions of this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. The study shall also determine State staffing needs and training program support required to conduct effective outreach for the purpose of reaching the maximum number of eligible children in the summer food service program and the child care food program. As part of this study, the Secretary shall also examine the degree and cause of plate waste in the school lunch program. The Secretary shall examine possible relationships between plate waste and (1) lack of adequate menu development, (2) the service of competitive foods, and (3) the nature of the type A lunch pattern. The Secretary shall review the study design Report to with the appropriate congressional committees prior to its implementa- Congress. tion, and shall report his findings together with any recommendations Legislative he may have with respect to additional legislation, to the Congress no recommendations. later than March 1, 1976.". SPECIAL APPROPRIATION

SEC. 20. The National School Lunch Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: u APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC

ISLANDS

"SEC. 19. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated (a) for each of the fiscal years beginning July 1, 1975, and October 1, 1976, the sum of $500,000 and (b) for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, the sum of $125,000, to enable the Secretary to assist the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands to carry out various developmental and experimental projects relating to programs authorized under this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to (1) establish or improve the organizational, administrative, and operational structures and systems at the State and local school levels; (2) develop and conduct necessary training programs for school food service personnel; (3) conduct a thorough study of the children's food and dietary habits upon which special meal and nutritional requirements can be developed; and (4) establish and maintain viable school food services which are fully responsive to the needs of the children, and which are consistent with the range of child nutrition programs available to the other States, to the maximum extent possible.".

Appropriation authorization. 42 USC 1768.

STUDY OF COST ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS

SEC. 21. (a) The Secretary shall not delay or withhold, or cause any State to delay or withhold, payments for reimbursement of permeal costs with respect to school food service programs authorized

42 USC 176 note.

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