Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771-1793). Country/Territory United States of America Document type Legislation Date 1966 (2014) Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source United States Code - Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare. Long titleAn Act to strengthen and expand food service programs for children. Subject Food & nutrition Keyword Nutrition Breastfeeding/infant food Gender Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Act provides with respect to child nutrition programmes. It declares to be the policy of Congress that these efforts shall be extended, expanded, and strengthened under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture as a measure to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children, and to encourage the domestic consumption of agricultural and other foods, by assisting States, through grants-in-aid and other means, to meet more effectively the nutritional needs of pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and young children. Full text English Website legcounsel.house.gov References - Legislation Amended by Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 Legislation | United States of America | 2010 Keyword: Breastfeeding/infant food, Equity, Food security, Nutrition, Poverty, Public health, School feeding, Subsidy/incentive Source: FAO, FAOLEX