摘要：The National School Lunch Program
(NSLP) is one of the
best-known Federal Government
programs. During fiscal 1995,
about 26 million children in just
over 94,000 schools and residential
childcare institutions participated in
the program, at a Federal cost of
about $5.1 billion¡ªup about 3 percent
since fiscal 1994.
The NSLP provides lunches to
children in public and nonprofit private
schools and residential childcare
institutions. The U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) provides
schools with cash and
commodities to partially offset the
cost of the program¡¯s food and foodservice.
Additional cash is provided
to subsidize lunches for low-income
children. To participate in the program,
schools must serve lunches
that meet Federal nutritional requirements
and offer free and reduced-
price lunches to children determined
eligible for such benefits.
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