Amended Regulations Regarding Free and Reduced-Price Meals in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

The proposed method of computing the amount of federal assistance to be paid to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands for free and reduced-price meals served pursuant to the National School Lunch Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 was questioned. There was no objection to the proposed regulatory amendment by the Department of Agriculture (USDA) which would provide that under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, if all children in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands were receiving free meals, no application for eligibility need be taken from individual families, and the federal payments would be made upon a basis determined by USDA with the concurrence of the Puerto Rican and Virgin Islands (or other state) educational agencies.