State administrative expenses

Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall make available to the States for their administrative costs an amount equal to not less than 1½ percent of the Federal funds expended under sections 4, 11, and 17 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act [ 42 U.S.C. 1753 , 1759a, 1766] and 1772 and 1773 of this title during the second preceding fiscal year.

( Pub. L. 89–642, § 7 , Oct. 11, 1966 , 80 Stat. 888 ; Pub. L. 90–302, § 4 , May 8, 1968 , 82 Stat. 119 ; Pub. L. 91–248, § 5 , May 14, 1970 , 84 Stat. 210 ; Pub. L. 95–166, § 14 , Nov. 10, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1338 ; Pub. L. 95–627, § 7(a) , Nov. 10, 1978 , 92 Stat. 3621 ; Pub. L. 96–499, title II, § 201(b) , Dec. 5, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2600 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title VIII , §§ 814, 819(e), Aug. 13, 1981 , 95 Stat. 531 , 533; Pub. L. 99–500, title III , §§ 313, 332, Oct. 18, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1783–360 , 1783–363, and Pub. L. 99–591, title III , §§ 313, 332, Oct. 30, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3341–363 , 3341–367; Pub. L. 99–661, div. D, title I, § 4103 , title II, § 4212, Nov. 14, 1986 , 100 Stat. 4071 , 4075; Pub. L. 101–147, title I, § 122(a) , Nov. 10, 1989 , 103 Stat. 893 ; Pub. L. 102–512, title I, § 103 , Oct. 24, 1992 , 106 Stat. 3363 ; Pub. L. 103–448, title I, § 117(a)(2)(B) , title II, § 202, Nov. 2, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4717 , 4737; Pub. L. 104–193, title VII, § 724 , Aug. 22, 1996 , 110 Stat. 2302 ; Pub. L. 105–336, title II, § 202 , Oct. 31, 1998 , 112 Stat. 3158 ; Pub. L. 106–78, title VII, § 752(b)(16) , Oct. 22, 1999 , 113 Stat. 1170 ; Pub. L. 106–224, title II, § 243(j) , June 20, 2000 , 114 Stat. 420 ; Pub. L. 108–265, title I, § 126(c) , title II, § 202, June 30, 2004 , 118 Stat. 765 , 769; Pub. L. 111–296, title III, § 306 , title IV, §§ 421, 422, 441(b)(1), Dec. 13, 2010 , 124 Stat. 3243 , 3260, 3264; Pub. L. 119–69, § 3 , Jan. 14, 2026 , 139 Stat. 1998 .)