Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/979

 PUBLIC LAW 95-627—NOV. 10, 1978

92 STAT. 3611

notify institutions of the availability of funds for food service equipment. The Secretary shall establish standards to assure prompt action Standards. by States on requests by institutions for such funds and shall also prescribe a priority system to be followed by States in allocating funds under this subsection. "(5) The Secretary shall issue regulations authorizing the State to Regulations, disburse funds under this subsection directly to a supplier of food service equipment if the funds are used to purchase equipment for an institution that (A) meets all the requirements for participation under this section, except for the licensing requirements, and (B) satisfies all the requirements for licensing, except for a requirement for food service equipment. The State shall retain legal title to such equipment until the State and the institution sign an agreement authorizing the institution to participate in the program under this section. "(o) States participating in the program under this section shall provide sufficient training, technical assistance, and monitoring to facilitate expansion and effective operation of the program, and shall take affirmative action to expand the availability of benefits under this section. Such action, at a minimum, shall include annual notification to each nonparticipating institution or family or group day care home within the State that is licensed, approved, or registered, or that receives funds under title X X of the Social Security Act, of the avail- 42 USC 1397. ability of the program, the requirements for program participation, the availability of food service equipment funds under the program, and the application procedures to be followed in the program. The list of institutions so notified each year shall be available to the public upon request. The Secretary shall assist the States in developing plans to fulfill the requirements of this subsection. "(p) Expenditures of funds from State and local sources for the maintenance of food programs for children shall not be diminished as a result of funds received under this section. "(q) States and institutions participating in the program under this Recordkeeping. section shall keep such accounts and records as may be necessary to enable the Secretary to determine whether there has been compliance with the requirements of this section. Such accounts and records shall Inspection and be available at all times for inspection and audit by representatives of audit. the Secretary, the Comptroller General of the United States, and appropriate State representatives and shall be preserved for such period of time, not in excess of five years, as the Secretary determines necessary. "(r) There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for each fiscal Appropriation year such funds as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this authorization. section.". SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

SEC. 3. Section 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is amended to read as follows: 'SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

"SEC. 17. (a) Congress finds that substantial numbers of pregnant, 42 USC 1786. postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and young children from families with inadequate income are at special risk with respect to their physical and mental health by reason of inadequate nutrition or health care, or both. It is, therefore, the purpose of the program

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