42 U.S.C. § 1751

Congressional declaration of policy

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It is declared to be the policy of Congress, as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well-being of the Nation’s children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food, by assisting the States, through grants-in-aid and other means, in providing an adequate supply of foods and other facilities for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of nonprofit school lunch programs.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 57 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1969–2025 · leading case: Maine v. Thiboutot, 448 U.S. 1 (1980).
Maine v. Thiboutot, 448 U.S. 1 (1980). · cites it 2× “230 , as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1751 et seq. (1976 ed. and Supp.”
Pace Ex Rel. Pace v. State, 38 A.3d 418 (Md. 2012). · cites it 2× “01 to administer the State’s public school lunch programs in accordance with the provisions of the [NSLA], codified as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq. (2006). The statutory provisions of the Act impose an affirmative duty on the State of Maryland to tailor school lunch…”
Dr. Ronnie Rogers v. Dr. M. L. Brockette, 588 F.2d 1057 (5th Cir. 1979). “, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 -1769a (school lunch program); id.”
Durant v. State of Michigan, 566 N.W.2d 272 (Mich. 1997). “Since 1946, the federal government has provided financial aid for the national school lunch program, 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq. Unlike the IDEA, the various permutations of the National School Lunch Act have not required that states, as a condition for receipt of federal funds,…”
Abbott by Abbott v. Burke, 710 A.2d 450 (N.J. 1998). “Of these students, 176,362 (about 67%) were eligible for free lunch, 42 U.S.C.A § 1751 to § 1769(h), and 68,546 participated under federal Title I, 20 U.”
Briggs v. Kerrigan, 307 F. Supp. 295 (D. Mass. 1969). · cites it 3× “The National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq., provides federal assistance to local school lunch programs which implement the federal design to provide nutritious noon meals for our nation’s youth at nonprofit and nonprohibitive prices.”
Haddon Twp. Bd. of Educ. v. New Jersey Dep't of Educ., 476 F. Supp. 681 (D.N.J. 1979). · cites it 2× “Under the National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq., federal financial assistance is given to states to help schools defray the costs of serving lunches to school pupils.”
Bobbie M. Smith v. Tipton Cty. Bd. of Educ., 916 F.3d 548 (6th Cir. 2019). · cites it 2× “" 42 U.S.C.A. § 1751 . Therefore, it is clear that Congress contemplated two different statutory purposes in addressing two different issues they identified, one supporting households in their purchasing of food and the other providing funding to support school lunch programs.”
Romeo Cmty. Schs. v. United States Dep't of Health, Educ., & Welfare, 438 F. Supp. 1021 (E.D. Mich. 1977). “Plaintiff has also received funds for the last three years under the National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1751 , et seq., which provides free milk to disadvantaged students.”
Marquez v. Hardin, 339 F. Supp. 1364 (N.D. Cal. 1969). · cites it 2× “The relevant statutes are as follows : 42 U.S.C. § 1751 provides in substance that the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to: * * * encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food, by assisting the States, through grants-in-aid and…”
Sargent v. Block, 576 F. Supp. 882 (D.D.C. 1983). · cites it 2× “The authority for this program is codified at 42 U.S.C. § 1751 et seq. Laudably, the NSLP provides financial assistance to schools so that all students can receive a nutritious lunch.”
ARA Servs., Inc. v. South Carolina Tax Comm'n, 246 S.E.2d 171 (S.C. 1978). · cites it 2× “The programs were among those established by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to § 13 of the National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1751 , et seq., as amended , for the purpose of assisting states *148 and local body politics through grants-in-aid and other means, to…”
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