### Question
How is the "service institution" defined?


### Answer
The term **service institution** is defined in *42 U.S.C. § 1761* as follows -

> a public or private nonprofit school food authority, local, municipal, or county government, public or private nonprofit higher education institution participating in the National Youth Sports Program, or residential public or private nonprofit summer camp, that develops special summer or school vacation programs providing food service similar to food service made available to children during the school year under the school lunch program under this chapter or the school breakfast program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.)

#### Citation:
  - *42 U.S.C. § 1761*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 13-SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAMS**

