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 91 STAT. 1332

Appropriation authorization.

PUBLIC LAW 95-166—NOV. 10, 1977 to defraud the United States, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned not more than five years, or both. "(2) Whoever being a partner, officer, director, or managing agent connected in any capacity with any partnership, association, corporation, business, or organization, either public or private, that receives benefits under the program, knowingly or willfully embezzles, misapplies, steals, or obtains by fraud, false statement, or forgery, any benefits provided by this section or any money, funds, assets, or property derived from benefits provided by this section, shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both (but, if the benefits, money, funds, assets, or property involved is not over $200. then the penalty shall be a fine of not more than $1,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both). "(3) If two or more persons conspire or collude to accomplish any act made unlawful under this subsection, and one or more of such persons do any act to eifect the object of the conspiracy or collusion, each shall be fined not more than $10,000 or imprisoned for not more than five years, or both. "(p) For the fiscal years beginning October 1, 1977, and ending September 30, 1980, there are herebj?^ authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section.". ,i

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CONFORMING AMENDMENT

42 USC 1754, 1756, 1757, 1760, 1766, 1774.

SEC. 3. The National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 are each amended by striking out "nonfood assistance" each time such phrase appears in such Acts and by inserting in lieu thereof "food service equipment assistance". The heading of section 5 of the

42 USC 1754.

National School L u n c h Act is amended to read "FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE", and the heading of section 5 of the Child N u t r i t i o n Act of 1966 is amended to read "FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT ASSISTANCE".

42 USC 1774.

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42 USC 1774.

State apportionment.

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FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT A S S I S T A N C E

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SEC. 4. Section 5 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is amended by— (1) striking out the last sentence of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: " Payments to any State of funds apportioned under the provisions of this subsection for any fiscal year shall be made upon condition that a t least one-fourth of the cost of equipment financed under this subsection shall be borne by funds from sources within the State, except that such condition shall not apply with respect to funds used under this section to assist schools that are especially needy, as determined by criteria to be established by each State and approved by the Secretary. States shall apportion their share of funds under this subsection by giving priority to schools without a food service program and schools without the facilities to prepare and cook hot meals at the schools (including schools having equipment that is so antiquated or impaired as to endanger the continuation of an adequate food service program or the ability to prepare and cook hot meals) or at a kitchen that serves the schools and that is operated by the local school district or by a nonprofit private school or the authority that is responsible for the administration of one or more nonprofit private schools. After making funds available to such schools, the State shall make the remaining funds available to schools with a food service program and with the facilities to prepare and cook hot meals a t the schools or at a kitchen that serves the schools and that is operated by the local school district or by a nonprofit private school o r the authority

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