5-1974 UNITED STATES ASENATE SECOND SESSION BERKELEY ON S. 2871 TO AMEND THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1964, AS AMENDED, AND S. 3235 TO AMEND THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1964 TO PROVIDE FOR INDIAN RESERVATIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES 32-911 MARCH 27 AND 28, 1974 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1974 CONTENTS Allen, Hon. James B., a U.S. Senator from the State of Alabama... Anderson, Wayne J., legal council, North Dakota Social Service Atha, Henry, executive director, community action program, Pa- 1, 93 Barse, Harold, Sr., tribal chairman, Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe, 189 Brademas, Hon. John, Representative in Congress from the Third Bryant, E. C., State food officer, Georgia Department of Human Carlson, Jack R., administrator Economic Assistance Division, De- partment of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Helena, Mont--- Carpenter, Vern, chief, School Food Service Section, Iowa De- partment of Public Instruction, Des Moines, Iowa, representing the American School Food Service Association....... Coe, Pam, director, food resources program, North-Central Regional Office, American Friends Service Committee, Des Moines, Iowa--- Colburg, Dolores, superintendent of public instruction, State of Connelly, Victor, Supervisor, Blackfeet Commodity Program, Black- feet Indian Reservation, Browning, Mont- Eagleton, Hon. Thomas F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Missouri Earl, Lois B., chief nutritionist, District of Columbia Department of Finnegan, Rev. J. F., Denny Driscoll Boys' Home, Butte, Mont_. Glenn, Gilbert T., deputy director, community action program, Crow Tribe of Montana, Crow Agency, Mont- Healy, Patrick B., secretary, National Milk Producers Federation _ _ Huddleston, Hon. Walter D., a U.S. Senator from the State of Huff, Lillian J., chairman, District of Columbia Mayor's Commission on Food, Nutrition, and Health. Humphrey, Hon. Hubert H., a U.S. Senator from the State of Minne- sota_ Johnson, Connie J., nutrition consultant, State WIC program di- Kilcoyne, Thomas H., deputy commissioner, Division of Income Maintenance, New York Department of Social Services, New York, Mack, James E., general counsel, Peanut Butter Manufacturers and Martin, Miss Josephine, administrator, school food service program, Georgia Department of Education, Atlanta, Ga., and chairman, legislative committee, American School Food Service Association__ Statement of-Continued McGrew, Harold R., director food stamp program, Nebraska Depart- Page McGovern, Hon. George, a U.S. Senator from the State of South Means, Lorelei, community associate, food resources program, North- Metcalf, Hon. Lee, a U.S. Senator from the State of Montana_ Mobley, James Earl, Alabama Peanut Producers Association, Dothan, Old Person, Earl, chairman, the Blackfeet Tribe, Browning, Mont__ Price, Robert, director, Papago distribution division, Papago Tribe Reiss, Col. Ellsworth C., president, Northeast Food Distribution Smith, T. G., coordinator, food service and local accounting, Alabama Trimble, Charles E., executive director, National Congress of American True, Laurel W., secretary, Kentucky Department of Human Re- Valandra, Cato W., planning director, Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Rosebud, Watts, George B., president, National Broiler Council.. White Eagle, Melvin, chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, Fort Windy Boy, John, the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boys' 110 3 64 70 133 94 18 13 59 6, 83 100 154 189 152 76 77 Yeutter, Hon., Clayton K., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 21 Young, Hon. Milton R., a U.S. Senator from the State of North S. 3235 12 Service institutions receiving commodities-State of Montana One Child-One Chance-a report on the supplemental food program- 78 90 191 COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION AND FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1974 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND GENERAL LEGISLATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to call, in room 324, Russell Senate Office Building, Hon. James B. Allen (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Allen, Clark, McGovern, Dole, Bellmon, and Curtis [ex officio]. Also present: Senator Huddleston. STATEMENT OF HON. JAMES B. ALLEN, A U.S. SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF ALABAMA Senator ALLEN. The subcommittee will please come to order. There is a quorum of the subcommittee present, so we will proceed with the hearing. Today's hearing is on S. 2871, a bill introduced by Senator George McGovern and several other Senators which would extend authority of USDA to purchase nonsurplus food commodities for donation and distribution to schools, charitable and governmental institutions, infant supplemental feeding programs and for disaster relief purposes. Also S. 3235 has been introduced by Senator Young, which covers some of the same area, and also deals with the food stamps on Indian reservations. This bill will also be a subject of the hearing. S. 2871 would amend the food stamp provisions of last year's Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act to increase Federal payments for administration of the food stamp program in States and offer optional features to Indian reservations regarding the type and administration of Federal food programs they wish to have in the future. Traditionally, food commodities purchased and donated by USDA to schools and other institutional outlets consisted only of those commodities that were in surplus supply. However, in the past year or two the number of commodities qualifying for the "surplus" list has diminished substantially as a result of reduced farm supplies and increased consumer demand. |