[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3873 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3873

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to simplify program operations 
             and improve program management under that Act.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 14, 1998

 Mr. Castle (for himself and Mr. Riggs) introduced the following bill; 
   which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to simplify program operations 
             and improve program management under that Act.

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

SECTION 1. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) Elimination of 10 Percent Transfer Limitation.--Section 7(a)(6) 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1776(a)(6)) is amended to 
read as follows:
    ``(6) Funds available to States under this subsection and under 
section 13(k)(1) of the National School Lunch Act may be used by State 
agencies for the costs of administration of the programs authorized 
under this Act (except for the programs authorized under sections 17 
and 21) and the National School Lunch Act without regard to the basis 
on which such funds were earned and allocated.''.
    (b) Reauthorization of Program.--Section 7(g) of such Act (42 
U.S.C. 1776(g)) is amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2003''.
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