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108658 1 (1979-02-27)

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              UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
                      WASHINGTON, D. C. 20548


                                           FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                           EXPECTED AT 10 A.M. EST
                                           TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1979

      108658
                              STATEMENT OF
                        HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR
               COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                              BEFORE THE
                       SUBCOMMITTEE ON NUTRITION
   toIl SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND FORESTRY
                             NUONTRITI
46                    [HILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS/


    MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE:

         WE ARE HERE TODAY TO DISCUSS THE PROPOSED CUTS TO THE CHILD

    NUTRITION PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.

    WE WERE REQUESTED TO REVIEW EXISTING EVALUATION STUDIES OF THESE

    PROGRAMS AND THE FISCAL YEAR 1980 BUDGET. OUR PURPOSE WAS TO

    EXAMINE THE ADMINISTRATION'S BASIS FOR DETERMINING WHAT EFFECT

    THESE PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS WILL HAVE ON PROGRAM BENEFICIARIES

    AND THE AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY.

         ALTHOUGH MANY OF OUR COMMENTS ARE APPLICABLE TO THE ENTIRE

    RANGE OF CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS, OUR WORK--PER YOUR REQUEST--

    CENTERED ON THE SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM, THE SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM,

    AND THE SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM. THESE PROGRAMS HAVE TWO COMMON

    LEGISLATIVE OBJECTIVES: 1) TO SAFEGUARD OR PROMOTE NUTRITIONAL

    HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, AND 2) TO ENCOURAGE THE USE

    OF AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES.  OVER THE YEARS A THIRD OBJECTIVE

    OF INCOME SUPPORT HAS BEEN TACITLY ADDED.

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