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[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4275 Introduced in House (IH)]

                                    

104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4275

  To provide funding for the nutrition education and training program 
    authorized under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and for other 
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 1996

 Mr. Goodling (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Miller of California) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the 
Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL

 
  To provide funding for the nutrition education and training program 
    authorized under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FUNDING FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Section 19(i) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
(42 U.S.C. 1788(i)) is amended--
            (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
        ``and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996'' and inserting ``, 
        $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and $7,500,000 for fiscal 
        year 1997''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``1997'' 
                and inserting ``1998''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1997'' and 
                inserting ``1998''.
    (b) Offsetting Reduction in Emergency Food Assistance Act.--
Notwithstanding section 27 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
2036), the Secretary of Agriculture shall purchase not more than 
$96,250,000 of commodities under section 27 of the Act for fiscal year 
1997.
    (c) Offsetting Reduction in School Meals Initiative for Healthy 
Children.--Of the amounts made available to carry out the National 
School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act 
of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) under the heading ``child nutrition 
programs'' under the heading ``DOMESTIC FOOD PROGRAMS'' in title IV of 
the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (110 Stat. 1589), not more 
than $6,250,000 may be used to carry out the school meals initiative 
for healthy children (60 Fed. Reg. 31188 (1995)). None of the funds 
made available for the school meals initiative for healthy children for 
fiscal year 1997 may be used for in-school education materials. Not 
more than $1,050,000 may be used for technical assistance materials.
    (d) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this 
section shall be effective as of October 1, 1996.
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