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The National School Lunch Act: An Unfulfilled Mandate, Joseph Degiuseppe, Jr. Jan 1976

The National School Lunch Act: An Unfulfilled Mandate, Joseph Degiuseppe, Jr.

Fordham Urban Law Journal

For the past thirty years, the National School Lunch Act (Act) has attempted to advance two objectives; the preservation of the health and well-being of the nation's youth and the encouragement of domestic consumption of agriculture commodities. The Act provides for aid to state educational agencies that elect to participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). The national standard for eligibility for free lunches is governed by 42 U.S.C. 1758. It is unclear whether the language of section 1758 which states "[l]unches served by schools participating in the school-lunch program," applies to individual participating schools or entire school districts …


State Preparation Of Environmental Impact Statements For Federally Aided Highway Programs, Thomas Mcdonough, Jr. Jan 1976

State Preparation Of Environmental Impact Statements For Federally Aided Highway Programs, Thomas Mcdonough, Jr.

Fordham Urban Law Journal

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), passed by Congress in 1969, has been called "the broadest and perhaps most important of the recent statutes [which attempt] . . . to control . . . the destructive engine of material progress." Despite such plaudits, NEPA has been the target of much critical legal commentary and the source of much litigation in the federal courts. Considerable controversy has centered on what is considered the core of NEPA: the required filing of an environmental impact statement (EIS) by agencies undertaking "major Federal actions significantly affecting the quality of the human environment . . …