Legislation

This page provides links to key public laws enacted by Congress in support of programs that include a USDA Food component. 

	Agricultural Act of 1949
	Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973
	Child Nutrition Act of 1966
	Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act of 1933
	Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983
	Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
	Public Law 108-265 (amended the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966). Bill Number S. 2507 -Signed into law on June 30, 2004
	Section 32 of the Agricultural Act of 1935
	Food and Nutrition Act of 2008
	Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
	Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010

Last Modified: 02/01/2013