United States Code

42 U.S.C. § 1784

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Bills that would change it 25

  • HR 8798 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 4518 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 8728 Feed Our Kids Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 3420 Words Matter Act of 2025 Amends 1784(3) · introduced · 119th Congress
  • HR 2680 Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
  • S 3726 Words Matter Act of 2024 Amends 1784(3) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 3204 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 1568 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 3111 Words Matter Act of 2023 Amends 1784(3) · introduced · 118th Congress
  • HR 3113 Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
  • S 5292 Access to Donor Milk Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 8863 Words Matter Act of 2022 Amends 1784(3) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 9196 Access to Donor Milk Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 7585 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Amends its part 1784(a)(1) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 4486 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 Amends its part 1784(a)(1) · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 3115 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • S 1530 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
  • HR 5950 FAS School Meals Improvement Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 5308 Expanding Access to School Meals Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 4684 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 2609 Universal School Meals Program Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 2494 Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • S 1307 Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
  • HR 4967 Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress
  • S 2409 Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2018 Amends · introduced · 115th Congress

The law today

From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-121.

For the purposes of this chapter— (1) “State” means any of the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (2) “State educational agency” means, as the State legislature may determine, (A) the chief State school officer (such as the State superintendent of public instruction, commissioner of education, or similar officer), or (B) a board of education controlling the State department of education. (3) “School” means (A) any public or nonprofit private school of high school grade or under, including kindergarten and preschool programs operated by such school, and (B) any public or licensed nonprofit private residential child care institution (including, but not limited to, orphanages and homes for the mentally retarded, but excluding Job Corps Centers funded by the Department of Labor). For purposes of clauses (A) and (B) of this paragraph, the term “nonprofit”, when applied to any such private school or institution, means any such school or institution which is exempt from tax under section 501(c)(3) of title 26. (4) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture. (5) “School year” means the annual period from July 1 through June 30. (6) Except as used in section 1786 of this title, the terms “child” and “children” as used in this chapter, shall be deemed to include persons regardless of age who are determined by the State educational agency, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, to have 1 or more disabilities and who are attending any nonresidential public or nonprofit private school of high school grade or under for the purpose of participating in a school program established for individuals with disabilities. (7) Disability.— The term “disability” has the meaning given the term in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 for purposes of title II of that Act (29 U.S.C 760 et seq.).
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