Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 92 Part 3.djvu/987

 PUBLIC LAW 95-627—NOV. 10, 1978 "(5) The Secretary shall provide the Council with such technical and other assistance, including secretarial and clerical assistance, as may be required to carry out its functions. "(6) Members of the Council shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for necessary travel and subsistence expenses incurred by them in the performance of the duties of the Council. Parent participant members of the Council, in addition to reimbursement for necessary travel and subsistence, shall, at the discretion of the Secretary, be compensated in advance for other personal expenses related to participation on the Council, such as child care expenses and lost wages during scheduled Council meetings. "(1) Foods available under section 416 of the Agriculture Act of 1949, including, but not limited to, dry milk, or purchased under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935, may be donated by the Secretary, at the request of a State agency, for distribution to programs conducted under this section. The Secretary may purchase and distribute, at the request of a State agency, supplemental foods for donation to programs conducted under this section, with appropriated funds, including funds appropriated under this section.".

92 STAT. 3619 Assistance.

Travel and subsistence expenses, reimbursement.

7 USC 1431. 7 USC 612c.

REDTJCED-PRICE REIMBURSEMENTS

SEC. 4. The fifth sentence of section 11(a) of the National School Lunch Act is amended by striking out "10" and inserting in lieu thereof "20", and by inserting immediately before the period at the end thereof the following: ": Provided, That if in any State all schools charge students a uniform price for reduced-price lunches, and such price is less than 20 cents, the special assistance factor prescribed for reduced-price lunches in such State shall be equal to the special assistance factor for free lunches reduced by either 10 cents or the price charged for reduced-price lunches in such State, whichever is greater". USING COMMODITY PRICES FOR COMMODITY

42 USC 1759a.

INDEXES

SEC. 5. (a) Section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is amended 42 USC 1772. by striking out "series of food away from home of the Consumer Price Index" and inserting in lieu thereof "Producer Price Index for Fresh Processed Milk" and by amending the fifth sentence thereof to read as follows: "Children who qualify for free lunches under guidelines established by the Secretary shall, at the option of the school involved (or of the local educational agency involved in the case of a public school) also be eligible for free milk upon their request.". (b) Section 6(e) of the National School Lunch Act is amended by 42 USC 1755. striking out "the series for food away from home of the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor," and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. The Index shall be computed using five major food components in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Producer Price Index (cereal and bakery products, meats, poultrj^ and fish, dairy products, processed fruits and vegetables, and fats and oils). Each component shall be weighted using the same relative weight as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The value of food assistance for each meal shall be adjusted each July 1 by the annual percentage change in a three-month simple average value of the Price Index for Foods Used in Schools and Institutions for March, April, and May each year.".

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