[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 7, Volume 4] [Revised as of January 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 7CFR210.1] [Page 7] TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE CHAPTER II--FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 210_NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 210.1 General purpose and scope. Subpart A_General Sec. 210.1 General purpose and scope. 210.2 Definitions. 210.3 Administration. Subpart B_Reimbursement Process for States and School Food Authorities 210.4 Cash and donated food assistance to States. 210.5 Payment process to States. 210.6 Use of Federal funds. 210.7 Reimbursement for school food authorities. 210.8 Claims for reimbursement. Subpart C_Requirements for School Food Authority Participation 210.9 Agreement with State agency. 210.10 Nutrition standards and menu planning approaches for lunches and requirements for afterschool snacks. 210.11 Competitive food services. 210.12 Student, parent and community involvement. 210.13 Facilities management. 210.14 Resource management. 210.15 Reporting and recordkeeping. 210.16 Food service management companies. Subpart D_Requirements for State Agency Participation 210.17 Matching Federal funds. 210.18 Administrative reviews. 210.19 Additional responsibilities. 210.20 Reporting and recordkeeping. Subpart E_State Agency and School Food Authority Responsibilities 210.21 Procurement. 210.22 Audits. 210.23 Other responsibilities. Subpart F_Additional Provisions 210.24 Withholding payments. 210.25 Suspension, termination and grant closeout procedures. 210.26 Penalties. 210.27 Educational prohibitions. 210.28 Pilot project exemptions. 210.29 Management evaluations. 210.30 Regional office addresses. 210.31 OMB control numbers. Appendix A to Part 210--Alternate Foods for Meals Appendix B to Part 210--Categories of Foods of Minimal Nutritional Value Appendix C to Part 210--Child Nutrition Labeling Program Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1751-1760, 1779. Source: 53 FR 29147, Aug. 2, 1988, unless otherwise noted. (a) Purpose of the program. Section 2 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751), states: ``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 food and other facilities for the establishment, maintenance, operation, and expansion of nonprofit school lunch programs.'' Pursuant to this act, the Department provides States with general and special cash assistance and donations of foods acquired by the Department to be used to assist schools in serving nutritious lunches to children each school day. In furtherance of Program objectives, participating schools shall serve lunches that are nutritionally adequate, as set forth in these regulations, and shall to the extent practicable, ensure that participating children gain a full understanding of the relationship between proper eating and good health. (b) Scope of the regulations. This part sets forth the requirements for participation in the National School Lunch and Commodity School Programs. It specifies Program responsibilities of State and local officials in the areas of program administration, preparation and service of nutritious lunches, payment of funds, use of program funds, program monitoring, and reporting and recordkeeping requirements.