Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 91.djvu/1376

 91 STAT. 1342

PUBLIC LAW 95-166—NOV. 10, 1977 schools and institutions, the Secretary may administer the program with respect to such schools and institutions. "AGREEMENTS WITH STATE AGENCIES

"(e) The Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with State educational agencies incorporating the provisions of this section, and issue such regulations as are necessary to implement this section. a- SE OF FUNDS U

Planning and assessment grants.

Administrative expenses.

"(f)(1) The funds made available under this section may, under guidelines established by the Secretary, be used by State educational agencies for (A) employing a nutrition education specialist to coordinate the program, including travel and related personnel costs; (B) undertaking an assessment of the nutrition education needs of the State; (C) developing a Stat« plan of operation and management for nutrition education; (D) applying for and carrying out planning and assessment grants; (E) pilot projects and related purposes; (F) the planning, development, and conduct of nutrition education programs and workshops for food service and educational personnel; (G) coordinating and promoting nutrition information and education activities in local school districts (incorporating, to the maximum extent practicable, as a learning laboratory, the child nutrition programs); (H) contracting with public and private nonprofit educational institutions for the conduct of nutrition education instruction and programs relating to the purposes of this section; and (I) related nutrition education purposes, including the preparation, testing, distribution, and evaluation of visual aids and other informational and educational materials. "(2) Any State desiring to receive grants authorized by this section may, from the funds appropriated to carry out this section, receive a planning and assessment grant for the purposes of carrying out the responsibilities described in clauses (A), (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (1) of this subsection. Any State receiving a planning and assessment grant, may, during the first year of participation, be advanced a portion of the funds necessary to carry,out such responsibilities: Provided, That in order to receive additional funding, the State must carry out such responsibilities. "(3) An amount not to exceed 15 percent of each State's grant may be used for up to 50 percent of the expenditures for overall administrative and supervisory purposes in connection with the program authorized under this section. "(4) Nothing in this section shall prohibit State or local educational agencies from making available or distributing to adults nutrition education materials, resources, activities, or programs authorized under this section. "ACCOUNTS, RECORDS, AND REPORTS

"(g)(1) State educational agencies participating in programs under this section shall keep such accounts and records as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to determine whether there has been compliance with this section and the regulations issued hereunder. Such accounts and records shall at all times be available for inspection and audit by representatives of the Secretary and shall be preserved for such period of time, not in excess of five years, as the Secretary determines to be necessary.

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