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Title 42, The Public Health and WelfareRelease 119-110

§1755a Whole Grain Products

Title 42 › CHAPTER 13 — SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS › § 1755a

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

Encourages schools to help children learn about and try more whole-grain foods, following the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. “Whole grains” means what the Food and Nutrition Service uses in the HealthierUS School Challenge. The Secretary must buy whole grains and whole-grain products, in addition to other food commodities, for use in the school lunch and school breakfast programs. By September 30, 2011, the Secretary must evaluate the buying effort to see if students ate more whole grains, which whole-grain foods worked best in schools, any recommendations for adding them to meals, and any other results the Secretary finds important. After the evaluation, the Secretary must report the findings to the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Full Legal Text

Title 42, §1755a

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(a)Purpose
The purpose of this section is to encourage greater awareness and interest in the number and variety of whole grain products available to schoolchildren, as recommended by the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
(b)Definition of eligible whole grains and whole grain products
In this section, the terms “whole grains” and “whole grain products” have the meaning given the terms by the Food and Nutrition Service in the HealthierUS School Challenge.
(c)Purchase of whole grains and whole grain products
In addition to the commodities delivered under section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755), the Secretary shall purchase whole grains and whole grain products for use in— (1)
(2)the school breakfast program established by section 1773 of this title.
(d)Evaluation
Not later than September 30, 2011, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the activities conducted under subsection (c) that includes—
(1)an evaluation of whether children participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs increased their consumption of whole grains;
(2)an evaluation of which whole grains and whole grain products are most acceptable for use in the school lunch and breakfast programs;
(3)any recommendations of the Secretary regarding the integration of whole grain products in the school lunch and breakfast programs; and
(4)an evaluation of any other outcomes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
(e)Report
As soon as practicable after the completion of the evaluation under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representative a report describing the results of the evaluation.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act June 4, 1946, ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1751 of this title and Tables. Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Committee on Education and Labor of House of Representatives changed to Committee on Education and the Workforce of House of Representatives by House Resolution No. 5, One Hundred Eighteenth Congress, Jan. 9, 2023.

Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture. Section effective Oct. 1, 2008, see section 4407 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

of 2008 Amendment note under section 1161 of Title 2, The Congress. Definition of “Secretary”“Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

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Citation

42 U.S.C. § 1755a

Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110