42 U.S.C. § 1757 : US Code - Section 1757: State disbursement to schools

Search 42 U.S.C. § 1757 : US Code - Section 1757: State disbursement to schools

(a) Disbursement by State educational agency
Funds paid to any State during any fiscal year pursuant to
section 1753 of this title shall be disbursed by the State
educational agency, in accordance with such agreements approved by
the Secretary, as may be entered into by such State agency and the
schools in the State, to those schools in the State which the State
educational agency, taking into account need and attendance,
determines are eligible to participate in the school lunch program.
(b) Permanent, amendable agreements
The agreements described in subsection (a) of this section shall
be permanent agreements that may be amended as necessary.
(c) Suspension or termination of agreements
The State educational agency may suspend or terminate any such
agreement in accordance with regulations prescribed by the
Secretary.
(d) Use of funds
Use of funds paid to States may include, in addition to the
purchase price of agricultural commodities and other foods, the
cost of processing, distributing, transporting, storing or handling
thereof.
(e) Limitation
In no event shall such disbursement for food to any school for
any fiscal year exceed an amount determined by multiplying the
number of lunches served in the school in the school lunch program
under this chapter during such year by the maximum per meal
reimbursement rate for the State, for the type of lunch served, as
prescribed by the Secretary.
(f) Increase in meal reimbursement
In any fiscal year in which the national average payment per
lunch determined under section 1753 of this title is increased
above the amount prescribed in the previous fiscal year, the
maximum per meal reimbursement rate, for the type of lunch served,
shall be increased by a like amount.
(g) In advance or as reimbursement
Lunch assistance disbursements to schools under this section and
under section 1759a of this title may be made in advance or by way
of reimbursement in accordance with procedures prescribed by the
Secretary.