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42 U.S.C. 1759a: Special assistance funds
Created in 1962 by Public Law 87-823. Changed by 15 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.
10 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 1753, 42 U.S.C. 1755, 42 U.S.C. 1757, 42 U.S.C. 1758, 42 U.S.C. 1758a.
2 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Food and Nutrition Administration, Department of Agriculture (2).
- past change
- enacted this Congress
- proposed
This Congress
- H.R. 9877 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 · introduced · would change the section as a whole
- H.R. 10421 Transforming Education for the Future Act · introduced · would change the section as a whole
How it got here
2010
- Pub. L. 111–296, §104(a)(2), substituted "(E), or (F)" for "or (E)". (Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–296, §104(a)(1), added subpar. (F). (Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–296, §441(a)(2), struck out designations and headings of subcls. (I) and (II) and text of subcl. (I). Text of former subcl. (I) read as follows: "For the period ending June 30, 1999, the adjustments made under this paragraph shall be computed to the nearest one-f… (Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 111–296, §441(a)(3), struck out subsec. (f) which related to information and assistance concerning reimbursement options. (Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 111–296, §104(b), added subsec. (g). (Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010) Law text · (g)
2004
- Pub. L. 108–265, §113, inserted "or school district" after "school" wherever appearing other than as part of "school year", "school years", "school lunch", "school breakfast", and "4-school-year period". (Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 108–265, §104(d)(3), substituted "section 1758(b)(9)" for "section 1758(b)(3)". (Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004) Law text · (e)
2001
- Pub. L. 107–76, §766(1), substituted "2003" for "2001". (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 107–76, §766(2)(A), added subpar. (A) and struck out heading and text of former subpar. (A). Text read as follows: "Not later than January 1, 2002, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representatives and the Committee… (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002) Law text · (f)
- Pub. L. 107–76, §766(2)(B), substituted "reports" for "report" in introductory provisions. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002) Law text · (f)
1998
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(a)(1)(A), substituted "4" for "3" before "successive school years" in two places. (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(a)(1)(B), substituted "4-" for "3-" before "school-year period". (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (a), (iii)
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(a)(2)(A), substituted "4-" for "3-" before "school-year period" in two places and "4" for "2" before "school years". (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(a)(2)(B), struck out first sentence which read "A school described in clause (i) may reapply to the State at the end of the 2-school-year period described in clause (i) for the purpose of continuing to receive special assistance payments, as determined i… (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(a)(2)(C), substituted "4-" for "5-" before "school-year period". (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(a)(3), struck out cl. (iii) which read as follows: "Not later than 1 year after November 2, 1994, the Secretary shall evaluate the effects of this subparagraph and notify the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the Commi… (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(b)(1), inserted subpar. heading, designated first two sentences as cls. (i) and (ii), respectively, and inserted headings, and designated last sentence as subcl. (I) of cl. (iii), inserted headings, substituted "For the period ending June 30, 1999, the adjus… (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 105–336, §103(c)(1), added subsec. (f). (William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998) Law text · (f)
1996
- Pub. L. 104–193, §704(a), struck out ", on November 2, 1994," after "any school that". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–193, §704(b)(1), inserted before period at end ", except that adjustments to payment rates for meals and supplements served to individuals not determined to be eligible for free or reduced price meals and supplements shall be computed to the nearest lower cent increme… (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
- Pub. L. 104–193, §704(c)(1), (3) redesignated subsec. (e) as (d) and struck out former subsec. (d) which read as follows: "In carrying out this section, the terms and conditions governing the operation of the school lunch program set forth in other sections of this chapter, including t… (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (d)
- Pub. L. 104–193, §704(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (d). (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 104–193, §704(c)(2), substituted "On request of the Secretary, the State educational agency" for "The State educational agency" and struck out "each month" after "report to the Secretary". (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (e)
- Pub. L. 104–193, §704(c)(3), redesignated subsec. (f) as (e). (Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996) Law text · (f)
1994
- Pub. L. 103–448 designated first sentence as subpar. (A) and second sentence as subpar. (B), substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (C), (D), or (E), in the case of" for "In the case of" in subpar. (B), added subpars. (C) to (E), and struck out at end "In the case of any sc… · (a)
1989
- Pub. L. 101–147, §312(2), (3), substituted "reduced price" for "reduced-price" and "special assistance" for "special-assistance" wherever appearing in pars. (1) and (2) of subsec. (a) and first sentence of subsec. (b). · (a), (b)
- Pub. L. 101–147, §203, substituted "The Secretary, when appropriate, may request each school participating in the school lunch program under this chapter to report monthly to the State educational agency" for "Each school participating in the school lunch program under this chapter … · (e)
- Pub. L. 101–147, §312(3), substituted "special assistance" for "special-assistance". · (f)
- Pub. L. 101–147, §312(2), which directed substitution of "reduced price" for "reduced-price", could not be executed because the word "reduced-price" did not appear. · (f)
1981
- Pub. L. 97–35, §801(b), redesignated existing provisions as par. (1), substituted "(A)" for "(1)" and "(B)" for "(2)", and struck out provisions relating to special assistance factors, adjustments, etc., for funds for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1973, and after, and added pars. (… · (a)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §819(a)(1), struck out "financing the cost of" before "providing free". · (b)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §819(a)(2), struck out reference to section 1754 of this title. · (d)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §812, struck out par. (1) which related to submission of State plan for child nutrition operations. Former pars. (2) and (3) were redesignated as (1) and (2), respectively, and in such pars. as so redesignated, struck out requirement respecting estimation of eligible chi… · (e)
- Pub. L. 97–35, §813(b), added subsec. (f). · (f)
1980
- Pub. L. 96–499 struck out provision that if in any State all schools charged students a uniform price for reduced-price lunches, and such price was less than twenty cents, the special assistance factor prescribed for reduced-price lunches in such State was to be equal to the special as… · (a)
1978
- Pub. L. 95–627 substituted "20 cents" for "10 cents" after "which shall be", inserted "for All Urban Consumers" after "Consumer Price Index", and inserted provision relating to the special assistance factor prescribed for reduced-price lunches in any State in which all schools charge s… · (a)
1977
- Pub. L. 95–166 provided for special-assistance payments to the State educational agency where 80 percent of children in attendance during the school year are eligible for free lunches or reduced-price lunches and for determination of number of lunches served to children eligible for fr… · (a)
1975
- Pub. L. 94–105 substituted "Each year by not later than a date specified by the Secretary" for "Not later than January 1 of each year", and "following school year" for "following fiscal year". · (e)
1973
- Pub. L. 93–150 added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a) provisions relating to appropriations authorization for fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and succeeding fiscal years of such sums as may be necessary to provide special assistance to assure access to the school lunch p… · (a)
- Pub. L. 93–150 added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b) provisions relating to formula for apportionment of funds and need for additional funds. · (b)
- Pub. L. 93–150 redesignated subsec. (d) as (c), substituted "Special assistance payments to any State" for "Payment of the funds apportioned to any State", and struck out former subsec. (c) provisions relating to basis for apportionment among States and need for additional funds. · (c)
- Pub. L. 93–150 redesignated subsec. (g) as (d). Former subsec. (d) redesignated (c). · (d)
- Pub. L. 93–150 redesignated subsec. (h) as (e) and struck out former subsec. (e) provisions relating to State disbursement to schools for financing operating costs of the school lunch program and basis for determination of amount of funds. Subject matter was covered by subsecs. (a) and… · (e)
- Pub. L. 93–150 struck out subsec. (f) provisions relating to withholding of funds from State educational agencies not permitted to disburse funds to nonprofit private schools and direct disbursement to nonprofit private schools, and conditions thereof. · (f)
- Pub. L. 93–150 redesignated subsecs. (g) and (h) as (d) and (e), respectively. · (g), (h)
1971
- Pub. L. 92–153 established a reimbursement rate as amount of funds to be disbursed to schools in a State, provided for receipt of a greater amount or reimbursement per meal if the school established financial inability to support service of meals, and prescribed maximum per meal amount… · (e)
1970
- Pub. L. 91–248 authorized for fiscal year ending June 30, 1971, and for each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be necessary to provide assistance to assure access to school lunch program by children of low-income families. · (a)
- Pub. L. 91–248 substituted formula for apportionment of funds among Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa based on the ratio of the number of children aged three to seventeen, inclusive, in such State as compared to the total number of such children in all such Stat… · (b)
- Pub. L. 91–248 struck out provision requiring that not less than 50 percent of the remaining sums appropriated be apportioned among the States other than Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa, substituted formula for apportionment of special assistance funds among t… · (c)
- Pub. L. 91–248 substituted provision requiring that funds disbursed by the State be used to assist schools in financing all or part of the operating costs of the school lunch program, for requirement that disbursed funds be used to assist schools in the purchase of agricultural commodi… · (e)
- Pub. L. 91–248 substituted "in the fiscal year beginning two years immediately prior to the fiscal year for which the funds are appropriated" for "in the preceding fiscal year". · (f)
- Pub. L. 91–248 added subsec. (h). · (h)
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