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GAO-08-358R 1 (2007-12-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwso0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T V WAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-310897 December 17, 2007 The Honorable Tom Harkin Chairman The Honorable Saxby Chambliss Ranking Minority Member Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable George Miller Chairman The Honorable Howard P. Buck McKeon Ranking Minority Member Committee on Education and Labor House of Representatives Subject: Department ofAgriculture, Food and Nutrition Service: Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service, entitled Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): Revisions in the WIC Food Packages (RIN: 0584-AD77). We received the rule on December 7, 2007. It was published in the Federal Register as an interim rule on December 6, 2007. 72 Fed. Reg. 68,966. This interim rule has a stated effective date of February 4, 2008, and an implementation date of August 5, 2009. The interim rule revises regulations governing the food package for women, infants, and children to align with the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans and infant feeding practice guidelines of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Through this rule, USDA also intends to better promote and support the establishment of long- term breastfeeding, provide program participants with a wider variety of food, and provide state agencies with greater flexibility to accommodate cultural food preferences. GAO-08-358R

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