2015 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare (Sections 1 - 18445)
Chapter 13 - School Lunch Programs (Sections 1751 - 1769j)
Sec. 1755b - Pulse crop products
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, 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 13 - SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS Sec. 1755b - Pulse crop products |
Contains | section 1755b |
Date | 2015 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 3, 2016 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 113-79, title IV, §4213, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 830. |
Statutes at Large References | 60 Stat. 230 128 Stat. 830 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 113-79 |
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The purpose of this section is to encourage greater awareness and interest in the number and variety of pulse crop products available to schoolchildren, as recommended by the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 5341 of title 7.
(b) DefinitionsIn this section:
(1) Eligible pulse cropThe term "eligible pulse crop" means dry beans, dry peas, lentils, and chickpeas.
(2) Pulse crop productThe term "pulse crop product" means a food product derived in whole or in part from an eligible pulse crop.
(c) Purchase of pulse crops and pulse crop productsIn addition to the commodities delivered under section 6 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755), subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall purchase eligible pulse crops and pulse crop products for use in—
(1) the school lunch program established under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.); and
(2) the school breakfast program established by section 1773 of this title.
(d) EvaluationNot later than September 30, 2016, the Secretary shall conduct an evaluation of the activities conducted under subsection (c), including—
(1) an evaluation of whether children participating in the school lunch and breakfast programs described in subsection (c) increased overall consumption of eligible pulse crops as a result of the activities;
(2) an evaluation of which eligible pulse crops and pulse crop products are most acceptable for use in the school lunch and breakfast programs;
(3) any recommendations of the Secretary regarding the integration of the use of pulse crop products in carrying out the school lunch and breakfast programs;
(4) an evaluation of any change in the nutrient composition in the school lunch and breakfast programs due to the activities; and
(5) an evaluation of any other outcomes determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
(e) ReportAs soon as practicable after the completion of the evaluation under subsection (d), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of Representative a report describing the results of the evaluation.
(f) Authorization of appropriationsThere is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000, to remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title IV, §4213, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 830.)
REFERENCES IN TEXTThe Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, referred to in subsec. (c)(1), is act June 4, 1946, ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230, which is classified generally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1751 of this title and Tables.
CODIFICATIONSection was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act which comprises this chapter.
DEFINITION OF "SECRETARY""Secretary" as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of Title 7, Agriculture.
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