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Works cited entries

United States, Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Child Nutrition Programs. Eligibility Manual for School Meals: Determining and Verifying Eligibility. National School Lunch Program, July 2015, www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/cn/SP40_CACFP18_SFSP20-2015a1.pdf.

Canada, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. 2015-16 Report on Plans and Priorities. Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2015.

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  • Treat the government agency as the author, giving the name of the government followed by the name of the department and the agency, if any.
  • For print sources, give publication information.
  • For sources found on the Web, follow the model for an entire Web site or a short work from a Web site, depending on the length of the document and its location on the Web site.

See also Organization or company as author and Report.

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