Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/978

 PUBLIC LAW 95-627—NOV. 10, 1978

92 STAT. 3610

"(2) The Secretary shall conduct a study of the food service operations carried out in the program under this section. Such study shall include, but not be limited to (1) an evaluation of meal quality^ as related to costs; and (2) a determination of whether maximum reimbursement levels should be set for food service costs, including whether different reimbursement levels should be established for self-prepared meals and vendored meals, economies of scale, and differences between food service operations in institutions and family and group day care homes. "(3) The Secretary shall conduct a study on licensing problems faced by institutions and family or group day care homes. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, an evaluation of the licensing requirements under this section. " (4) Of the funds appropriated for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, to carry out the purposes of this section, not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for the purpose of conducting the studies required under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of Report and this subsection. The Secretary shall report the results of such studies recommendations to Congress, along with any recommendations the Secretary wishes to to Congress. make, not later than eighteen months after enactment of the Child Nutrition Amendments of 1978. "(m) In any State where the State is not permitted by law or is otherwise unable to disburse the funds payable to it under this section to any institution in the State, the Secretary shall withhold all funds to which such State would be entitled and shall use such funds for the same purposes and subject to the same conditions as are required of a

State.

Equipment assistance.

Allocation.

Criteria.

"(n)(1) Of the sums appropriated for each fiscal year to carry out the purposes of this section, $6,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary for the purposes of providing equipment assistance to enable institutions to establish, maintain, and expand the child care food program. The Secretary shall allocate among the States during each fiscal year the funds available under this subsection. Such allocation shall be based on the ratio of the number of children below the age of six in each State who are members of families that satisfy the income standards for free and reduced-price school meals under section 9 of this Act to the number of such children in all States. In making such allocation, the Secretary shall use the most recent data available. "(2) If an}^ State cannot use all of the funds allocated to it under this subsection, the Secretary shall make reallocations to the remaining States in the manner set forth in paragraph (1) of this subsection for allocating funds. Payments to any State of funds allocated under this subsection for any fiscal year shall be made upon condition that at least one-fourth of the cost of equipment financed under this subsection shall be financed from sources within the State, except that this condition shall not apply to equipment obtained for institutions that are especially needy, as determined by the State. "(3) Each State shall establish criteria for determining institutions that are especially needy for purposes of this subsection and shall inform all institutions within the State of those criteria. Such criteria shall be submitted to the Secretary for approval and be included in the State plan of operation for the child care food program required by subsection (i) of this section. " (4) Within thirty days of notification by the Secretary to the State of the amount of funds available under this subsection, the State shall

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