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42 USC § 3030g - Criteria 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s3030g"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "42 USC § 3030g - Criteria"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "3030g"
section_name: "Criteria"
chapter_number: 35
chapter_name: "PROGRAMS FOR OLDER AMERICANS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "GRANTS FOR STATE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ON AGING"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "Nutrition Services"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 337, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 103(b), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1536; amended Pub. L. 97–115, § 10(e), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1601; Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 182(n), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 967; Pub. L. 102–375, title III, § 315, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990; Pub. L. 109–365, title III, § 315, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2548.)"
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# § 3030g. Criteria

section 3030f of this title

The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with recognized experts in the fields of nutrition science, dietetics, meal planning and food service management, and aging, shall develop minimum criteria of efficiency and quality for the furnishing of home delivered meal services for projects described in .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 89–73, title III, § 337, as added Pub. L. 95–478, title I, § 103(b), Oct. 18, 1978, 92 Stat. 1536; amended Pub. L. 97–115, § 10(e), Dec. 29, 1981, 95 Stat. 1601; Pub. L. 100–175, title I, § 182(n), Nov. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 967; Pub. L. 102–375, title III, § 315, Sept. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 103–171, § 3(a)(13), Dec. 2, 1993, 107 Stat. 1990; Pub. L. 109–365, title III, § 315, Oct. 17, 2006, 120 Stat. 2548.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

2006— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The Assistant Secretary, in consultation with organizations of and for the aged, blind, and disabled, and with representatives from the American Dietetic Association, the Dietary Managers Association, the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging, the National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, the National Association of Meals Programs, Incorporated, and any other appropriate group, shall develop minimum criteria of efficiency and quality for the furnishing of home delivered meal services for projects described in . The criteria required by this section shall take into account the ability of established home delivered meals programs to continue such services without major alteration in the furnishing of such services.”

1993— substituted “Assistant Secretary” for “Commissioner”.

1992— inserted “the Dietary Managers Association,” after “Dietetic Association,”.

1987— substituted “National Association of Area Agencies” for “Association of Area Agencies”.

1981— substituted “National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs” for “National Association of Title VII Project Directors”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1987 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , except not applicable with respect to any area plan submitted under  or any State plan submitted under  and approved for any fiscal year beginning before , see section 701(a), (b) of , set out as a note under .

### Effective Date

Section effective at close of , see , set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under .

### Home-Delivered Nutrition Services Waiver

> “For purposes of determining eligibility for the delivery of nutrition services under section 337 of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (
> 
> ), with funds received by a State under the Older Americans Act of 1965 (
> 
> [3001] et seq.) for fiscal [year] 2021, the State shall treat an older individual who is unable to obtain nutrition because the individual is practicing social distancing due to the public health emergency in the same manner as the State treats an older individual who is homebound by reason of illness.”

, , , provided that: