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 PUBLIC LAW 97-35—AUG. 13, 1981

95 STAT. 531

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

SEC. 814. (a) Section 7(a)(2) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is 42 USC 1776. amended by striking out "September 30, 1978" in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof September 30, 1981". (b) Section 7(e) of the Child Nutrition Act is amended to read as follows: "(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made available to each State under this section shall remain available for obligation and expenditure by that State during the fiscal year immediately following the fiscal year for which such funds were made available. For each fiscal year the Secretary shall establish a date by which each State shall submit to the Secretary a plan for the disbursement of funds provided under this section for each such year, and the Secretary shall reallocate any unused funds, as evidenced by such plans, to other States as the Secretary considers appropriate.. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR WIC PROGRAM

SEC. 815. Section 17(g) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is amended 42 USC 1786. by striking out in the first sentence "and such sums as may be necessary for the three subsequent fiscal years," and inserting in lieu thereof '^$1,017,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $1,060,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $1,126,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984,". CLAIMS ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY

SEC. 816. Section 16 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 is amended— 42 USC 1785. (1) by inserting "(a)" after "SEC 16."; and (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: "(b) With regard to any claim arising under this Act or under the National School Lunch Act, the Secretary shall have the authority to 42 USC 1751 determine the amount of, to settle and to adjust any such claim, and ^°^^to compromise or deny such claim or any part thereof. The Secretary shall also have the authority to waive such claims if the Secretary determines that to do so would serve the purposes of either such Act. Nothing contained in this subsection shall be construed to diminish the authority of the Attorney General of the United States under section 516 of title 28, United States Code, to conduct litigation on behalf of the United States.". LIMITATIONS ON SECRETARY'S AUTHORITY TO DIRECTLY ADMINISTER PROGRAMS

SEC. 817. (a) Section 10 of the National School Lunch Act is 42 USC 1759. amended to read as follows: " D I S B U R S E M E N T TO SCHOOLS BY THE SECRETARY

"SEC. 10. (a) The Secretary shall withhold funds payable to a State under this Act and disburse the funds directly to schools, institutions, or service institutions within the State for the purposes authorized by this Act to the extent that the Secretary has so withheld and disbursed such funds continuously since October 1, 1980, but only to such extent (except as otherwise required by subsection (b)). Any funds so withheld and disbursed by the Secretary shall be used for the same purposes, and shall be subject to the same conditions, as applicable to a State disbursing funds made available under this Act.

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