2001 US Code
Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
CHAPTER 13A - CHILD NUTRITION
Sec. 1771 - Congressional declaration of purpose
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2000 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 13A - CHILD NUTRITION Sec. 1771 - Congressional declaration of purpose |
| Contains | section 1771 |
| Date | 2001 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 22, 2002 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Short Titles | Children's Nutrition Assistance Act of 1992 Homeless Children's Assistance Act of 1992 WIC Infant Formula Procurement Act of 1992 WIC Farmers Child Nutrition Act of 1966 |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 89-642, §2, Oct. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 885. |
| Statutes at Large References | 80 Stat. 885 106 Stat. 280, 3363, 3364 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 89-642, Public Law 102-314, Public Law 102-512 |
§1771. Congressional declaration of purpose
In recognition of the demonstrated relationship between food and good nutrition and the capacity of children to develop and learn, based on the years of cumulative successful experience under the national school lunch program with its significant contributions in the field of applied nutrition research, it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress that these efforts shall be extended, expanded, and strengthened under the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture as a measure to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation's children, and to encourage the domestic consumption of agricultural and other foods, by assisting States, through grants-in-aid and other means, to meet more effectively the nutritional needs of our children.
(Pub. L. 89–642, §2, Oct. 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 885.)
Short Title of 1992 AmendmentsPub. L. 102–512, §1, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3363, provided that: “This Act [amending sections 1769, 1776, and 1786 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and sections 1769 and 1786 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Children's Nutrition Assistance Act of 1992’.”
Pub. L. 102–512, title I, §101, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3363, provided that: “This title [amending sections 1769 and 1776 of this title and enacting provisions set out as a note under section 1769 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Homeless Children's Assistance Act of 1992’.”
Pub. L. 102–512, title II, §201, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3364, provided that: “This title [amending section 1786 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1786 of this title] may be cited as the ‘WIC Infant Formula Procurement Act of 1992’.”
Pub. L. 102–314, §1, July 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 280, provided that: “This Act [amending section 1786 of this title and enacting provisions set out as notes under section 1786 of this title] may be cited as the ‘WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Act of 1992’.”
Short TitleSection 1 of Pub. L. 89–642 provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Child Nutrition Act of 1966’.”
Section Referred to in Other SectionsThis section is referred to in section 1755 of this title.
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