7 U.S.C. § 3175c — Program of food, nutrition, and consumer education by State cooperative extension services
submitted 41 years ago by Pub. L. 99-198 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 172 words · no verdicts yet
State cooperative extension services must use available funds for an expanded food, nutrition, and consumer education program for low-income people. They may use existing activities and work with public or private nonprofit organizations.
The States’ cooperative extension services* shall use funds under this subtitle to carry out an expanded food, nutrition, and consumer education* program for low-income people designed to achieve section 3175b’s purpose. They may use their expanded program, other related activities, and similar activities carried out with public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations. They are encouraged to— (1) provide effective and meaningful services to as many low-income people as possible; (2) use educational methods, including innovative methods, that achieve section 3175b’s purpose; and (3) as far as practicable, coordinate the program with delivery of food-assistance benefits to low-income people.
The cooperative extension services* of the States shall, with funds made available under this subtitle, carry out an expanded program of food, nutrition, and consumer education* for low-income individuals in a manner designed to achieve the purpose set forth in section 3175b of this title. In operating the program, the cooperative extension* services may use the expanded food and nutrition education program, and other food, nutrition, and consumer education activities of the cooperative extension services or similar activities carried out by them in collaboration with other public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations. In carrying out their responsibilities under the program, the cooperative extension services are encouraged to—
provide effective and meaningful food, nutrition, and consumer education services to as many low-income individuals as possible;
employ educational methodologies, including innovative approaches, that accomplish the purpose set forth in section 3175b of this title; and
to the extent practicable, coordinate activities carried out under the program with the delivery to low-income individuals of benefits under food assistance programs.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 99–198, title XV, § 1586, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1596.)
- 1985Enacted · Pub. L. 99-198 · 99 Stat. 1596
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