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           United States General Accounting Office
                   Washington, D.C. 20548

                                   FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                   Expected at 9:30 a.m. EST
                                   Wednesday, April 25, 1979


                        Statement of
                        Elmer B. Staats
          Comptroller General of the United States
                         before the
        Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development,
                      and Related Agencies
              Senate Committee on Appropriations
                              on
            Cieneral Accounting Office reviews of
            Department of Agriculture activities



     We are here today at your invitation to provide

information on various Department of Agriculture activities,

including food programs, conservation, and location of

field offices; and on a mission budgeting study we are

doing for this Subcommittee. I will discuss each of the

various areas briefly.

DOMESTIC FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

WIC program

     Domestic food assistance programs make up the bulk of

Agriculture's budget. One of the fastest growing programs

is the special supplemental food program for women, infants,

and children, commonly called WIC. It cost about $370

million in fiscal year.1978. Its authorized funding level

rises to $950 million in 1982.






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