S 2675 · 96th Congress · Education
Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980
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Committee3
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House5
EnactedLatest: Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, H. R. 7664 passed in lieu.(1980-07-25)
Plain Language Summary
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Child Nutrition Amendments of 1980 - Amends the National School Lunch Act to reduce the national average payment by two and one half cents to any school authority in which less than 75 percent of the children participating in the program received free or reduced-price lunches. Modifies the formula for determining the amount of direct Federal expenditures for carrying out this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Prohibits the Secretary of Agriculture from offering commodity assistance based on the number of breakfasts served under the school breakfast program for the school year ending June 30, 1981. Authorizes the Secretary, in subsequent years, to donate foods in an amount of three cents per school breakfast. Requires the modification of such amount to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for Food Used in Schools and Institutions. Requires all students in any grade level in any junior high school or middle school which participates in the school lunch program to accept offered foods. Requires each school participating in such program to offer no less than two alternative food choices for each of the five food items contained within the four food components of the schoo…
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