42 U.S.C. § 1755
Direct expenditures for agricultural commodities and other foods
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 1755, Direct expenditures for agricultural commodities and other foods, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/477802
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The funds provided by appropriation or transfer from other accounts for any fiscal year for carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and for carrying out the provisions of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 [42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.], other than section 3 thereof [42 U.S.C. 1772] less
The Secretary shall deliver, to each State participating in the school lunch program under this chapter, commodities valued at the total level of assistance authorized under subsection (c) 11 See References in Text note below. for each school year for the school lunch program in the State, not later than September 30 of the following school year.
Beginning with the school year ending June 30, 1981, the Secretary shall not offer commodity assistance based upon the number of breakfasts served to children under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 [42 U.S.C. 1773].
Subject to paragraph (2), in each school year the Secretary shall ensure that not less than 12 percent of the assistance provided under section 1753 of this title, this section, and section 1759a of this title shall be in the form of—
The Secretary shall conduct a pilot project under which the Secretary shall facilitate the procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables in not more than 8 States receiving funds under this chapter.
The purpose of the pilot project required by this subsection is to provide selected States flexibility for the procurement of unprocessed fruits and vegetables by permitting each State—
The Secretary shall select States for participation in the pilot project in accordance with criteria established by the Secretary and terms and conditions established for participation.
The Secretary shall ensure that at least 1 project is located in a State in each of—
In selecting States for participation in the pilot project, the Secretary shall prioritize applications based on—
States selected to participate in the pilot project, and participating school food authorities within those States, shall keep records of the fruits and vegetables received under the pilot project in such manner and form as requested by the Secretary.
Each participating State shall submit to the Secretary a report on the success of the pilot project in the State, including information on—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone. The law that originally enacted this section predates the public laws loaded here, so only later amendments are listed.
- A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to assure that Federal financial assistance to the child nutrition programs is maintained at the level budgeted for fiscal year ending June 30, 1973.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Act Amendments of 1973House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Act Amendments of 1974House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Act of 1966 Amendments of 1975House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National School Lunch Act and Child Nutrition Amendments of 1977House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Child Nutrition Amendments of 1978House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- A joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1987, and for other purposes.House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Better Nutrition and Health for Children Act of 1994House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998House: 422–1Senate: no recorded tally
- Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
- Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000House: no recorded tallySenate: 91–4
- Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010
- Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010House: 264–157Senate: no recorded tally
- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013
- Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019