42 USC § 1781 - Preschool programs

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s1781"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 1781 - Preschool programs"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "1781"
section_name: "Preschool programs"
chapter_number: 13
chapter_name: "CHILD NUTRITION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–642, § 12, Oct 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 889.)"
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# § 1781. Preschool programs

The Secretary may extend the benefits of all school feeding programs conducted and supervised by the Department of Agriculture to include preschool programs operated as part of the school system.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–642, § 12, Oct 11, 1966, 80 Stat. 889.)