§1782 — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

The Department of Agriculture is in charge of running and supervising federal programs that help schools provide food services for children. Other federal agencies that give money to schools for this should, as much as possible, send those funds to the Department of Agriculture so it can distribute them through its systems and under the rules in this chapter and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.).

Title 42, §1782

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Authority for the conduct and supervision of Federal programs to assist schools in providing food service programs for children is assigned to the Department of Agriculture. To the extent practicable, other Federal agencies administering programs under which funds are to be provided to schools for such assistance shall transfer such funds to the Department of Agriculture for distribution through the administrative channels and in accordance with the standards established under this chapter and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act [42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.].

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, referred to in text, is act June 4, 1946, ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230, which is classified generally to chapter 13 (§ 1751 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

note set out under section 1751 of this title and Tables.

Amendments

1999—Pub. L. 106–78 substituted “Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act” for “National School Lunch Act”.

§1782 Centralization in Department of Agriculture of Administration of Food Service Programs for Children