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 95 STAT. 524

PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981 REDUCTION IN COMMODITY ASSISTANCE FOR LUNCHES

42 USC 1755.

SEC. 802. The first sentence of section 6(e) of the National School Lunch Act is amended to read as follows: "The national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall be 11 cents, adjusted on July 1, 1982, and each July 1 thereafter to reflect changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions.". REVISION OF INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDEUNES

42 USC 1758.

SEC. 803. (a) Section 9(b) of the National School Lunch Act is amended— (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(I)(A) Not later than June 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall prescribe income guidelines for determining eligibility for free and reduced-price lunches during the 12-month period beginning July 1 of such fiscal year and ending June 30 of the following flscal year. For the school years ending June 30, 1982, and June 30, 1983, the income guidelines for determining eligibility for free lunches shall be 130 percent of the applicable family-size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with subparagraph (B). Beginning July 1, 1983, the income guidelines for determining eligibilit)^ for free lunches for any school year shall be the same as the gross income eligibility standards announced by the Secretary for any such period for eligibility for participation in the 7 USC 2011 note, food Stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977. The income guidelines for determining eligibility for reduced-price lunches for any school year shall be 185 percent of the applicable family-size income levels contained in the nonfarm income poverty guidelines prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget, as adjusted annually in accordance with subparagraph (B). The Office of Management and Budget guidelines shall be revised at annual intervals, or at any shorter interval deemed feasible and desirable. "(B) The revision required by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be made by multiplying— "(i) the official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget); by "(ii) the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index during the annual or other interval immediately preceding the time at which the adjustment is made. Revisions under this subparagraph shall be made not more than 30 days after the date on which the consumer price index data required to compute the adjustment becomes available."; (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) (and any references thereto) as paragraph (5) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: "(2)(A) Following the determination by the Secretary under paragraph (1) of this subsection of the income eligibility guidelines for each school year, each State educational agency shall announce the income eligibility guidelines, by family-size, to be used by schools in the State in making determinations of eligibility for free and reducedprice lunches. Local school authorities shall, each year, publicly announce the income eligibility guidelines for free and reduced-price lunches on or before the opening of school. "(B) Applications for free and reduced-price lunches, in such form as the Secretary may prescribe or approve, and any descriptive material, shall be distributed to the parents or guardians of children

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