8 1 ings shall constitute at least 5 per centum of total operating 2 costs of the program. 3 (b) The assurance of proper nutrition for our children 4 is a public concern. The Congress urges that, whenever 5 possible, assistance be provided from all available State and 6 local sources to children in nonprofit private schools and to 7 children in nonpublic, nonprofit service institutions so that 8 they may receive the full benefits of the programs authorized 9 under this Act. Nevertheless, in situations where such assist10 ance is not forthcoming in adequate amounts, such schools 11 and institutions may require of parents a registration fee to help finance the operation of food service programs. 12 13 14 NONFOOD ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATION SEC. 10. (a) There is hereby authorized to be appro15 propriated for the first fiscal year of operations under this 16 Act and for any subsequent fiscal year not to exceed 17 $25,000,000 to enable the Secretary to formulate and carry 18 out a program to assist the States through grants-in-aid 19 and other means to supply schools and service institutions 20 with equipment, other than land or buildings, for the storage, preparation, and transportation, and serving of food to enable 22 such schools to establish or expand food service programs 23 for children. 21 24 25 (b) (1) The Secretary shall apportion 50 per centum of funds appropriated for the purposes of this section among 9 1 the States on the basis of the ratio between the number of 2 children enrolled in schools without a food service in each 3 State and the number of children enrolled in schools, without a food service in all States. 4 5 6 (2) The remainder of the funds shall be apportioned among the States on the basis of the ratio between the num 7 ber of children enrolled in schools in each State and the number of children enrolled in schools in all States. (c) For the sixth and each subsequent year of operation under this Act, all of the funds appropriated for the purposes of this section shall be apportioned in accordance with the provisions of subsection (b) (2) above. NUTRITION EDUCATION SEC. 11. (a) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Office of Education of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, is authorized to formulate the basic elements of a nutrition education program for children to be extended on a voluntary basis through State educational agencies to schools and service institutions participating in programs authorized under this Act. Such a program shall include, but shall not be limited to, the preparation of course outlines, based on the advice of experts in the field of child nutrition, classroom teaching aids, visual materials, the training of school food service personnel, and the training of teachers to conduct courses in child nutrition. 10 1 (b) For the first fiscal year of operations under this 2 Act, grants to the States, other than grants made under sec3 tion 7 of this Act, for the conduct of nutrition education 4 programs for children shall be based on a rate of 50 cents 5 for each child enrolled in schools or service institutions 6 within the State and, for each fiscal year thereafter, grants 7 will be based on a rate of $1 for each child so enrolled. 8 Enrollment data so used will be the latest available as certi 9 fied by the Office of Education of the Department of Health, 10 Education, and Welfare. 11 CENTRALIZATION OF FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION 63 12 SEC. 12. Authority for the conduct and supervision of 13 Federal programs to assist schools and service institutions in providing food service and nutrition education programs for 14 children is assigned to the Department of Agriculture. Other Federal agencies administering programs under which funds are to be provided to schools and service institutions 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 Act. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES SEC. 13. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to the Secretary for his administrative expenses under this Act. 1 2 11 AGREEMENTS WITH STATES SEC. 14. The Secretary shall incorporate, in his agree3 ments with the State educational agencies, the express re4 quirements under this Act insofar as they may be applicable 5 and such other provisions as in his opinion are reasonably 6 necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this 7 Act. 8 STATE PLANS OF OPERATION 9 SEC. 15. State educational agencies shall submit to the 10 Secretary State plans of operation at least three months prior 11 to the first fiscal year of operations under this Act. Such 12 plans shall include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Proposed State and local funding. 13 (2) Plans to extend food service to all eligible schools. (3) Plans for a nutrition education program to be conducted in schools and service institutions. (4) The types and kinds of food service to be offered to children attending participating schools and service institutions, and procedures and methods to be employed to assure high quality, nutritious, and appetizing meals for participating children. (5) Plans for supervision and audit of program operations. Such plans of operation must be approved 12 8 by the Secretary prior to advance of funds to State educational agencies. (6) Plans for conducting training programs for school food service personnel. (7) Plans for the conducting experimental or dem onstration projects. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES SEC. 16. The Secretary may utilize funds appropriated 9 under this section for advances to each State educational 10 agency for use for its administrative expenses in supervis11 ing and giving technical assistance to the local school dis12 tricts in their conducting of programs under this Act. There 13 are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 14 be necessary for the purposes of this section. Such funds 15 shall be advanced only in amounts and to the extent de16 termined necessary by the Secretary to assist such State 17 agencies in the administration of additional activities under18 taken by them under this Act. Any employee paid in whole or in part with funds provided under this section shall be in20 cluded under either a merit, civil service, or tenure system 19 covering employees of the State educational agency. LOCAL COSTS OF SUPERVISION SEC. 17. The Secretary is authorized to make grants to State educational agencies, out of amounts appropriated by Congress for the purposes of this section, to assist in 77-818 O 72 - 3 |