Pub. L. 105-336, tit. I, sec. 104
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.
SEC. 104. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS. (a) Adjustments to Reimbursement Rates.— Section 12(f) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(f)) is amended— (1) by striking “school breakfasts and lunches” and inserting “breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and supplements”; (2) by striking “sections 4 and 11” and inserting “sections 4, 11,13, and 17”; and (3) by striking “lunches and breakfasts” each place it appears and inserting “meals and supplements”. (b) Criminal Penalties.— Section 12(g) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(g)) is amended by striking “$10,000” and inserting “$25,000”. (c) Food and Nutrition Projects.— Section 12(m) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(m)) is amended by striking “1998” each place it appears and inserting “2003”. (d) Buy American.— Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760) is amended by adding at the end the following: “(n) Buy American.— “(1) Definition of domestic commodity or product.— In this subsection, the term ‘domestic commodity or product’ means— “(A) an agricultural commodity that is produced in the United States; and “(B) a food product that is processed in the United States substantially using agricultural commodities that are produced in the United States. “(2) Requirement.— “(A) In general.— Subject to subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall require that a school food authority purchase, to the maximum extent practicable, domestic commodities or products. 112 STAT. 3148 “(B) Limitations.— Subparagraph (A) shall apply only to— “(i) a school food authority located in the contiguous United States; and “(ii) a purchase of a domestic commodity or product for the school lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773). “(3) Applicability to hawaii.— Paragraph (2)(A) shall apply to a school food authority in Hawaii with respect to domestic commodities or products that are produced in Hawaii in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of meals provided under the school lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).”. (e) Procurement Contracts.— Section 12 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760), as amended by subsection (d), is further amended by adding at the end the following: “(o) Procurement Contracts.— In acquiring a good or service for programs under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) (other than section 17 of that Act (42 U.S.C. 1786)), a State, State agency, school, or school food authority may enter into a contract with a person that has provided specification information to the State, State agency, school, or school food authority for use in developing contract specifications for acquiring such good or service.”.