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This letter is in response to your June 24, 1981, request for
our comments on the June 1981 reorganization of the U.S. Department
of Agriculture (USDA) and its impact on nutrition. As requested,
our comments on the reorganization address those areas that relate
to USDA's nutrition responsibilities and activities.
USDA is in the process of implementing the reorganization and
identifying, addressing, and resolving the management and policy
problems that occur with any reorganization. Also, details of
USDA's nutrition policies have not been fully formulated. As a
result, our comments are based primarily on what USDA officials
have told us and on the opinions of professionals from the nutri-
tion community. Because the reorganization is just now being im-
plemented, we are unable to reach any conclusions on the reorgani-
zation's impact on USDA's nutrition responsibilities nor on the
broader impact on nutrition research, information, and education.
Any reorganization can be expected to disrupt operations in
the short-run and affect the momentum in nutrition that had been
established over the last few years. Whether that momentum contin-
ues under the new reorganization remains to be seen. To a large
extent, that will depend on the commitment, interest, intent, and
actions of the new USDA administration and the Congress. Neverthe-
less, we have identified several potential impacts of the reorgani-
zation. We have discussed these impacts with program officials
and have incorporated their comments as appropriate.
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