School Lunch Program: Hearing Before the General Subcommittee on Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eighty-seventh Congress, First Session, on H.R. 4688 [and Other] Bills to Amend the National School Lunch Act to Provide for a More Equitable Distribution of the Funds Available Under Such Act, and for Other Purposes. Hearing Held in Washington, D.C., August 31, 1961U.S. Government Printing Office, 1961 - 32 pages |
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... areas . The following is an explanation of each section of the bill : Section 1 : This section amends the appropriation authority in section 3 of the act . It adds a new authority to provide an additional annual appropriation to be used ...
... areas . The following is an explanation of each section of the bill : Section 1 : This section amends the appropriation authority in section 3 of the act . It adds a new authority to provide an additional annual appropriation to be used ...
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... areas that have made greater progress in extending the school lunch to more children rather than , under the old formula , penalizing them by forcing them to divide their money among more children . The new bill would provide the money ...
... areas that have made greater progress in extending the school lunch to more children rather than , under the old formula , penalizing them by forcing them to divide their money among more children . The new bill would provide the money ...
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... areas which are in extremely difficult economic condition , and their requirement for free meals is so great that some schools just cannot afford a program at all . Mr. BAILEY . I think that is the situation in my State particularly ...
... areas which are in extremely difficult economic condition , and their requirement for free meals is so great that some schools just cannot afford a program at all . Mr. BAILEY . I think that is the situation in my State particularly ...
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... areas , but not in the school lunch divisions . Thus the school lunch division competes for the State tax dollar under great handicaps . The States have to pay the entire cost for additional school lunch personnel , while Federal ...
... areas , but not in the school lunch divisions . Thus the school lunch division competes for the State tax dollar under great handicaps . The States have to pay the entire cost for additional school lunch personnel , while Federal ...
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... areas of special need . We realize , Mr. Bailey , what is going on in your State and from the letters we got from States this year when we were preparing testimony for the Appropriations Committee we found that these areas of special ...
... areas of special need . We realize , Mr. Bailey , what is going on in your State and from the letters we got from States this year when we were preparing testimony for the Appropriations Committee we found that these areas of special ...
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$10 million additional amended by striking American Samoa American School Food annual per capita appropriation assistance need rate available for apportionment BAILEY basis Brademas capita income cash assistance funds cents Chairman chief State school Commodity Credit Corporation Commonwealth of Puerto DAVIS Department of Agriculture departments of education District of Columbia educational agency especially needy schools Federal fiscal funds available funds made available Guam House of Representatives inserting in lieu legislation lieu thereof Lunch Act 42 lunches served meal ment National School Lunch nonprofit private schools nonpublic schools North Dakota number of children number of type O'HARA participation rate percent PETER FRELINGHUYSEN present formula proposed formula public schools Puerto Rico purchases QUIE School Food Service School Lunch Act school lunch program school officers Secretary of Agriculture section 11 section 32 Senate special assistance statement STOUGH subsection Territory of Hawaii thereof the following total funds type A lunches U.S. Congress Virgin Islands
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Page 30 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress, as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's children...
Page 32 - Department be, and he is hereby, further directed to send copies of this Resolution to the President of the United States; the...
Page 4 - States in accordance with section 4 of the Act on the basis of two factors: (1) The participation rate for the State, and (2) the assistance need rate for the State.
Page 2 - School" means the governing body responsible for the administration of a public or nonprofit private "school" of high school grade or under, as recognized under the laws of the State, and, in the case of Puerto Rico, also Includes nonprofit child-care centers certified as such by the Governor of Puerto Rico. "School of high school grade or under" shall include preschool programs operated as part of the school system.
Page 6 - The Bureau of the Budget advises that the enactment of this proposed legislation would be in accord with the President's program. Sincerely yours, ORVILLE FREEMAN.
Page 2 - School" means any public or nonprofit private school of high school grade or under, including kindergarten and preschool programs operated by such school and, with respect to Puerto Rico, shall also include nonprofit child-care centers certified as such by the Governor of Puerto Rico. (e) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
Page 3 - Lunches served by schools participating in the school-lunch program under this Act shall meet minimum nutritional requirements prescribed by the Secretary on the basis of tested nutritional research...
Page 4 - The sums appropriated for any fiscal year pursuant to the authorizations contained in section 3 of this Act, excluding the sum specified in section 5, shall be available to the Secretary for supplying agricultural commodities and other food for the program in accordance with the provisions of this Act. For each fiscal year the Secretary shall make food assistance payments, at such times as he may determine, from the sums appropriated therefor, to each State educational agency, in a total amount equal...
Page 30 - There is hereby authorized to be appropriated annually out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not more than $100,000 to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the provisions of this section.
Page 3 - The amount of apportionment to any State shall be determined by the following method: First, determine an index for the State by multiplying factors (1) and (2); second, divide this index by the sum of the indices for all the States (exclusive of American Samoa for periods ending before July 1, 1967); and third, apply the figure thus obtained to the total funds to be apportioned.