PUBLIC LAW 99-500—OCT. 18, 1986
100 STAT. 1783-22
Agricultural Conservation Program and with research programs of other agencies. TITLE III—DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FOOD AND CONSUMER SERVICES
For necessary salaries and expenses of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Food and Consumer Services to administer the laws enacted by the Congress for the Food and Nutrition Service and the Human Nutrition Information Service, $330,000. FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE CHILD N U T R I T I O N PROGRAMS '
(INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)
1' For necessary expenses to carry out the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751-1761, 1766 and 1769b) and the applicable provisions other than sections 3 and 17 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773-1785, and 1788-1789); $4,233,617,000, to remain available through September 30, 1988, of which $937,680,000 is hereby appropriated and $3,295,937,000 shall be derived by transfer from funds available under section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c): Provided, That, of funds provided herein, $775,281,000 shall be available only to the extent an official budget request is transmitted to the Congress: Provided further, That funds appropriated for the purpose of section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 shall be allocated among the States but the distribution of such funds to an individual State is contingent upon that State's agreement to participate in studies and surveys of programs authorized under the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, when such studies and surveys have been directed by the Congress and requested by the Secretary of Agriculture: Provided further, That if the Secretary of Agriculture determines that a State's administration of any program under the National School Lunch Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (other than section 17), or the regulations issued pursuant to these Acts, is seriously deficient, and the State fails to correct the deficiency within a specified period of time, the Secretary may withhold from the State some or all of the funds allocated to the State under section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and under section 13(k)(l) of the National School Lunch Act; upon a subsequent determination by the Secretary that the programs are operated in an acceptable manner some or all of the funds withheld may be allocated: Provided further. That if the funds available for nutrition education and training grants authorized under section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as amended, require a ratable reduction in those grants, the minimum grant for each State shall be $50,000: Provided further. That only final reimbursement claims for service of meals, supplements, and milk submitted to State agencies by eligible schools, summer camps, institutions, and service institutions within sixty days following the month for which the reimbursement is claimed shall be eligible for reimbursement from funds appropriated under this Act. States may receive program funds appro-
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