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Food and Agriculture Issues for Planning. CED-77-61. April 22,
1977. 40 pp. + appendices (11 pp.).
Staff study by Henry Eschwege, Director, Community and Economic
Development Div.
Issue Area: Food (17C0).
Contact: Community aud Economic Development Div.
Budget Function: Agriculture (350) ; Income Security: Public
Assistance and Other Income Supplements (6C4).
Organizaticn Concerned: Department of Agriculture; Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare.
congressional Relevance: House Committee on Agriculture; Senate
Committee on Agriculture and Forestry.
Authority: Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966. Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act of 1938. P.L. 480.
Food and agricultural issues facing the Congress and
the Nation are identified, and each of these issues are tied
into a series of food systea goals which could represent a
principal element of a national food policy. Important issues
related to the goal cf assuring safe, nutritious food for all
segments of the population are: evaluating the effectiveness of
Federal efforts to establish and promote nutritional standards;
evaluating the effectivevesr of grain inspection and commodity
grading programs; and evaluating the effectiveness of
federally-assisted domestic feeding programs for school children
and the poor. Issues important to the goal of assuring that the
economic strength of the food system is maintained include
assessments of the effects of Government programs on the future
cost and availability cf resources to sustain high levels of
food production; and the costs and benefits of Federal and State
regulations that affect the efficiency of food marketing. The
following issues are important to the goal of fulfilling the
Nation's commitment to help meet world food demand through
humanitarian measures and commercial export: evaluation of
Federal programs designed to reduce malnutrition in developing
countries, and evaluation of the effectiveness of Federal
efforts to maintain strong agricultural export sales. Issues
related to developing and coordinating national and
international food policies are: analysis of the Federal food
policy decisionmaking structure, and evaluation of options for
implementing a system of domestic fQod reserves. (RRS)](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.gao/gaobaagyt0001&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)