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108790 1 (1979-03-13)

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


                                       FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                       EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EST
                                       TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1979


                          STATEMENT OF
                    HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR
           COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION

                          B ORE THE
  SUBCOMMITTEE ON ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
            HOUSE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR
                         NUTRITION
                 [CHILD NURON      PROGRAM j


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 REVIEWED 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 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.





                                          108790

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