1966 HEARING BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY EIGHTY-NINTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2921 A BILL TO PROVIDE A SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN MAY 12, 1966 Printed for the use of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry LAW LIBRARY JUL 14 1966 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 63-201 BERKELEY U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1966 COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ALLEN J. ELLENDER, Louisiana, Chairman SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida B. EVERETT JORDAN, North Carolina JOSEPH M. MONTOYA, New Mexico GEORGE D. AIKEN, Vermont JACK MILLER, Iowa COTYS M. MOUSER, Chief Clerk SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND SPESSARD L. HOLLAND, Florida, Chairman B. EVERETT JORDAN, North Carolina II MILTON R. YOUNG, North Dakota Allott, Hon. Gordon, a U.S. Senator from the State of Colorado___. Biemiller, Andrew J., legislative director, American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations --- Christianson, Edwin, vice president, National Farmers Union, and president, Minnesota Farmers Union, St. Paul, Minn......... Church, Hon. Frank, a U.S. Senator from the State of Idaho Culver, Hon. John C., Representative in Congress from the Second Dechant, Tony T., president, National Farmers Union_. Eckles, Wm. C., general manager, Pure Milk Products Cooperative, Fong, Hon. Hiram L., a U.S. Senator from the State of Hawaii. Graham, Harry L., legislative representative, National Grange. Gruening, Hon. Ernest, a U.S. Senator from the State of Alaska Gunderson, Gordon W., chairman, legislative committee, American School Food Service Association, Madison, Wis. Harris, Hon. Fred R., a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma.. Healy, Patrick B., assistant secretary, National Milk Producers Fed- Inouye, Hon. Daniel K., a U.S. Senator from the State of Hawaii_ McDonald, Mrs. Grace, California Farmer Consumer Information Committee, Santa Clara, Calif__ Mehren, Hon. George L., Assistant Secretary of Agriculture_ Mondale, Hon. Walter F., a U.S. Senator from the State of Minne- Monroney, Hon. A. S. Mike, a U.S. Senator from the State of Oklahoma Montoya, Hon. Joseph M., a U.S. Senator from the State of New Nelson, Hon. Gaylord, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin___ Pearson, Hon. James B., a U.S. Senator from the State of Kansas Proxmire, Hon. William, a U.S. Senator from the State of Wisconsin. Rohde, Gilbert C., president, Wisconsin Farmers Union, Chippewa York, John C., executive secretary, Eastern Milk Producers Coopera- 47 SPECIAL SCHOOL MILK PROGRAM THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1966 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, MARKETING, AND STABILIZATION OF PRICES OF THE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 10:05 a.m., in room 324, Old Senate Office Building, Senator Spessard L. Holland (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Holland, Mondale, and Young of North Dakota. Senator HOLLAND. The subcommittee will please come to order. The subcommittee is called to order to hear testimony in connection with S. 2921, by Senator Proxmire, of Wisconsin, for himself and other Senators. I will insert S. 2921 into the record to be made a part of the record at this point. The staff of our committee has given us a summary of the bill which, I think, gives a clear picture of its contents, and I will ask that summary be incorporated in the record at this point. And, third, we have from the Secretary of Agriculture, Mr. Freeman, a letter addressed to our chairman, Senator Ellender, chairman of the full committee, giving his comments relative to this bill under date of May 11. I will ask that this letter, too, be incorporated into the record at this point. (The documents are as follows:) [S. 2921, 89th Cong., 1st sess.] A BILL To provide a special milk program for children Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That this Act may be cited as the "Children's Special Milk Act." SEC. 2. The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and directed, under such rules and regulations as he may deem in the public interest, to encourage the consumption of fluid milk by children in the United States in (1) nonprofit schools of high school grade and under, and (2) nonprofit nursery schools, child-care centers, settlement houses, summer camps, and similar nonprofit institutions devoted to the care and training of children. For the purposes of this Act "United States" means the fifty States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. SEC. 3. All sums appropriated under this Act less such amounts as the Secretary shall determine to be reasonable and necessary for his administrative costs and reserves, shall be allocated at the earliest possible date for the use of nonprofit schools and other nonprofit institutions desiring to participate in the program and shall be used to reimburse such nonprofit schools and other nonprofit institutions for fluid milk served to children. Any such allocation, or portion thereof, which the Secretary shall determine will not be fully utilized by any such nonprofit school 1 |