§ 1769b. Department of Defense overseas dependents’ schools
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(a)Purpose of program; availability of payments and commodities For the purpose of obtaining Federal payments and commodities in conjunction with the provision of lunches to students attending Department of Defense dependents’ schools which are located outside the United States, its territories or possessions, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available to the Department of Defense, from funds appropriated for such purpose, the same payments and commodities as are provided to States for schools participating in the National School Lunch Program in the United States.
(b)Administration of program; eligibility determinations and regulations The Secretary of Defense shall administer lunch programs authorized by this section and shall determine eligibility for free and reduced price lunches under the criteria published by the Secretary of Agriculture, except that the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations governing computation of income eligibility standards for families of students participating in the National School Lunch Program under this section.
(c)Nutritional standards for meals; noncompliance with standards The Secretary of Defense shall be required to offer meals meeting nutritional standards prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture; however, the Secretary of Defense may authorize deviations from Department of Agriculture prescribed meal patterns, fluid milk requirements, and nutritional standards for nondairy beverages when local conditions preclude strict compliance or when such compliance is impracticable.
(d)Authorization of appropriations Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year in such amounts as may be necessary for the administrative expenses of the Department of Defense under this section.
(e)Technical assistance for administration of program The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide the Secretary of Defense with the technical assistance in the administration of the school lunch programs authorized by this section.
(June 4, 1946, ch. 281, § 20, formerly § 22, as added Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1408(a), Nov. 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 2368; renumbered § 20 and amended Pub. L. 99–500, title III, §§ 328(a), 371(c)(1), Oct. 18, 1986, 100 Stat. 1783–362, 1783–368, and Pub. L. 99–591, title III, §§ 328(a), 371(c)(1), Oct. 30, 1986, 100 Stat. 3341–365, 3341–372; renumbered § 20 and amended Pub. L. 99–661, div. D, title II, § 4208(a), title V, § 4501(c)(1), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 4073, 4080; Pub. L. 101–147, title III, § 312(2), Nov. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 916; Pub. L. 119–69, § 2(b)(2), Jan. 14, 2026, 139 Stat. 1998.)
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- Public Law 95–561To extend and amend expiring elementary and secondary education programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–661To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1987 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, to improve the defense acquisition pro
- Public Law 99–590To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–498To reauthorize and revise the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–189To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal years for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 201Free lunch eligibility
- Sec. 594Authorization for school meal programs at Department of Defense dependent schools
- Sec. 2Types of milk offered under the school lunch program
- Sec. 2Types of milk offered under the school lunch program
- Sec. 2Organic or non-organic whole milk permissible
- Sec. 2Organic or non-organic whole milk permissible
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- June 4, 1946, ch. 281, § 20
- Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1408(a)
- 92 Stat. 2368
- Pub. L. 99–500, title III
- 100 Stat. 1783–362
- Pub. L. 99–591, title III
- 100 Stat. 3341–365
- Pub. L. 99–661, div. D, title II, § 4208(a)
- 100 Stat. 4073
- Pub. L. 101–147, title III, § 312(2)
- 103 Stat. 916
- 139 Stat. 1998
- Pub. L. 99–591
- Pub. L. 99–500
- Pub. L. 101–147
- Pub. L. 99–591, § 328(a)
- Pub. L. 99–661, § 4208(a)
- section 1415 of Pub. L. 95–561
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ActJune 4, 1946, ch. 281, § 20
Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–561, title XIV, § 1408(a)
Stat.92 Stat. 2368
Pub. L.Pub. L. 99–500, title III
Stat.100 Stat. 1783–362
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