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Nutrition Standards and Meal Requirements for National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs Phase I. Proposed Approach for Recommending Revisions (2008) / Chapter Skim
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Appendix B A Selection of Laws and Regulations Governing the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program
Pages 131-134

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... as a 642 pilot project 1970 National School Lunch and Child Authorized special assistance fund for all schools Nutrition Act Amendments, P.L. 91- serving free and reduced-price lunches, established 248 uniform national guidelines to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price meals, and included several other key elements 1973 Definition of "milk," Federal Register, Allowed schools to serve low-fat or skim milk 38:21777, August 13, 1973 1975 Amendments to the National School Amended the Child Nutrition Act to make the SBP Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act, permanent; mandated offer versus serve (OVS)
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From page 132...
... 103-448, Sec.106(b) Dietary Guidelines for Americans as they evolve; requires the use of a variety of meal-planning approaches, including food-based methods 1995 National School Lunch and School Allowed nutrient-based and food-based menu Breakfast Programs: School Meal planning; revised the meal pattern by increasing the Initiatives for Healthy Children (Final quantities of vegetables/fruits and grains and phased Rule)
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... Reauthorized the McKinney-Vento Homeless 107-110 Assistance Act of 1987; provides homeless children with services comparable to those offered to other children in the school, including school nutrition programs; students are automatically enrolled in the program without submission of applications for free or reduced-price meals 2004 Child Nutrition and WIC Required the Secretary of the Department of Reauthorization Act of 2004, P.L. 108- Agriculture to issue rules with specific serving 265 recommendations to increase the consumption of foods emphasized by the latest Dietary Guidelines for Americans; mandated that local education agencies develop a local wellness policy to enhance the school nutrition environment; permanently authorized the Fruit and Vegetable Program (which is available to a limited number of states and schools and serves the fruits and vegetables outside the school meal programs)
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