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Title 42 — The Public Health and Welfare

Chapter 13A — Child Nutrition

§ 1777. Use in school breakfast program of food designated as being in abundance or food donated by the Secretary of Agriculture

Statutory text

Each school participating under section 1773 of this title shall, insofar as practicable, utilize in its program foods designated from time to time by the Secretary as being in abundance, either nationally or in the school area, or foods donated by the Secretary. Foods available under section 1431 of title 7 or purchased under section 612c or 1446a–1 of title 7, may be donated by the Secretary to schools, in accordance with the needs as determined by local school authorities, for utilization in their feeding programs under this chapter.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Child Nutrition Act of 1966

    Pub. L. 89–642 § 8 · 80 Stat. 885

    Enacted · 42 U.S.C. § 1777

    (Pub. L. 89–642, § 8, Oct. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 888.)

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    (Pub. L. 89–642, § 8, Oct. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 888.)

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 8. utilization of foods Each school participating under section 4 of this Act shall, insofar as practicable, utilize in its program foods designated from time to time by the Secretary as being in abundance, either nationally or in the school area, or foods donated by the Secretary. Foods available under section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (63 Stat. 1058), as amended, or purchased under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 774), 68 Stat. 458. 7 USC 1431. 7 USC 612c. 7 USC 1446a–1. as amended, or section 709 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 1212), may be donated by the Secretary to schools, in accordance with the needs as determined by local school authorities, for utilization in their feeding programs under this Act.

1 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Credits

(Pub. L. 89–642, § 8, , 80 Stat. 888.)

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