Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751-1769j).

Subject

Food & nutrition

Keyword

Policy/planning Nutrition Breastfeeding/infant food School feeding Sub-national agreement Subsidy/incentive Indigenous peoples Gender

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

This Act declares the policy of Congress in respect of Federal assistance to the States, through grants-in-aid and other and other means, in providing an adequate supply of foods and other facilities for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of non-profit school lunch programs. The policy shall be regarded as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities. To the maximum extent feasible, each State agency shall offer to each school food authority under its jurisdiction that participates in the school lunch program and receives commodities, agricultural commodities and their products, the per meal value of which is not less than the national average value of donated foods established under this Act. The Act also concerns women, infants, and children and adult care food program and other measures regarding child hunger.

Full text

English

Website

legcounsel.house.gov

References - Legislation

Implemented by

National School Lunch Program (7 CFR 210.1-210.31).

Legislation | United States of America | 1988

Keyword: Nutrition, School feeding, Sub-national agreement, Policy/planning, Subsidy/incentive, Fraud, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

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