Sec. 103. Direct Federal expenditures
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Section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1755 ) is amended— in subsection (c)— by striking (c)(1)(A) The national average and all that follows through
(D)Among those commodities and inserting the following: Subject to subparagraphs
(B)and (C), the national average value of donated foods, or cash payments in lieu thereof, shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing, not later than February 15 of each year for the upcoming school year— the total funds available in the preceding school year under section 4, this section, and section 11; by the number of lunches served in the preceding school year. The value determined under subparagraph
(A)shall be adjusted by the annual percentage change in a 3-month average value of the Producer Price Index for Foods Used in Schools and Institutions for the preceding September, October, and November. An adjustment under clause
(i)shall be computed to the nearest ¼ cent. The Index shall be computed using 5 major food components in the Producer Price Index of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (cereal and bakery products, meats, poultry and fish, dairy products, processed fruits and vegetables, and fats and oils). Each component described in subclause
(I)shall be weighted using the same relative weight as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Not less than 12 percent of the value adjusted in accordance with this subparagraph shall be provided in the form of commodity assistance. If amounts available to carry out subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)are insufficient to meet the requirements of those subparagraphs for a school year, the Secretary shall, to the extent necessary, use the authority provided under section 14(a) to meet the requirements for the school year. For each school year, the total commodity assistance or cash in lieu thereof available to a State for the school lunch program shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying— the number of lunches served in the most recent school year for which data are available by February 15; by the rate determined under subparagraphs
(A)and (B). Among those commodities ; and in paragraph (1), by striking
(E)Notwithstanding and inserting the following: Notwithstanding ; by striking subsection (e); and by redesignating subsection
(f)as subsection (e).
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