Thursday, August 5, 2010

Child Nutrition Act

posted 8/5/10

Every five years or so, Congress reviews and revises the Child Nutrition Act Through a process commonly known as Child Nutrition Reauthorization. This process sets rules and funding levels for the major school lunch and other food programs, including the school breakfast program and a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, known as WIC.

Rather than passing a new bill last year when the old one expired, Congress passed a one-year extension, which expires at the end of September.

Read more here and here

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