Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/972

 92 STAT. 3604

42 USC 1779.

42 USC 1758.

42 USC 1773.

42 USC 1759a.

National average payment rate.

42 USC 1754.

PUBLIC LAW 95-627—NOV. 10, 1978 " (b) For the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide cash assistance to States for meals served in the manner specified in subsection (c) of this section, except that, in any fiscal year, the aggregate amount of assistance provided to a State by the Secretary under this section shall not exceed the sum of (1) the Federal funds provided by the State to participating institutions within the State for that fiscal year and (2) any funds used by the State under section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. " (c) The Secretary shall provide assistance to each State in the following m a n n e r: " (1) For meals served to children in institutions, other than family or group day care home sponsoring organizations, where no less than two-thirds of the children enrolled are members of families that satisfy the income standards for free and reducedprice school meals under section 9 of this Act, each State shall receive an amount equal to the sum of the products obtained by multiplying— " (A)(i) the total number of breakfasts served in the State in these institutions by (ii) the sum of the national average payment rate for breakfasts and the national average payment rate for free breakfasts under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; " (B)(i) the total number of lunches and suppers served in the State in these institutions by (ii) the sum of the national average payment rate for lunches under section 4 of this Act, and the national average payment rate for free lunches under section 11 of this Act; and " (C)(i) the total number of supplements served in the State in these institutions by (ii) the national average payment rate for supplements served in such institutions. For the six-month period ending June 30, 1978, the national average payment rate for supplements served in these institutions shall be 23.75 cents. For supplements served in these institutions thereafter, the Secretary shall prescribe adjustments to this national average payment rate on July 1 and January 1 of each year. Such adjustments shall be computed to the nearest onefourth cent based on changes, measured over the most recent sixmonth period for which data are available, in the series for food away from home of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers. " (2) For meals served to children in institutions, other than family or group day care home sponsoring organizations, where less than two-thirds but not less than one-third of the children enrolled are members of families that satisfy the income standards for free and reduced-price school meals under section 9 of this Act, each State shall receive an amount equal to the sum of the products obtained by multiplying— " (A)(i) the total number of breakfasts served in the State in these institutions by (ii) the sum of the national average payment rate for reduced-price breakfasts under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966; " (B)(i) the total number of lunches and suppers served in the State in these institutions by (ii) the sum of the national average payment rate for lunches under section 4 of this Act

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