,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hjgg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #ba1 #bjbj   
,mr4 ,keller 7for himself and ,mr4      
,thompson of ,pennsylvania7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,child 
,nutrition ,act of #aiff to allow       
certain participants in the special     
supplemental nutrition program for      
women1 infants1 and children to elect to
 be issued a variety of types of milk1  
including whole milk1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,giving ,increased  
,variety to ,ensure ,milk ,into the     
,lives of ,kids ,act or the ,,give      
,,milk ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3  7#a7 ,most        
,americans1 including most children and 
adolescents1 consume on average only    
about half of the recommended amounts of
 dairy foods daily4  7#b7 ,milk is a    
source of many nutrients essential to   

health1 and is the leading source of    
nine essential nutrients in the diets of
 children and adolescents1 including    
three nutrients of public health        
concern3 vitamin ,d1 calcium1 and       
potassium4  7#c7 ,dairy foods are       
associated with improved bone health1 a 
lower risk of type #b diabetes1 a       
beneficial or neutral effect on blood   
pressure1 and may help reduce the risk  
of cardiovascular disease1 coronary     
heart disease1 and stroke4  7#d7 ,in a  
,september #bjai report on beverage     
recommendations for early childhood1 the
 ,academy of ,nutrition and ,dietetics1 
,american ,academy of ,pediatric        
,dentists1 ,american ,academy of        
,pediatrics1 and the ,american ,heart   
,association found that--  7,a7 medical 
professionals are in agreement that     
whole milk is good for childhood        
development2  7,b7 skim and low-fat milk
 are recommended for young children2    
7,c7 plant-based1 non-dairy milks are   
not recommended for young children2 and 

7,d7 an expert panel under the study    
recognized that there has been recent   
research and discussion regarding the   
role of dairy fat in healthy dietary    
patterns but in the absence of clear    
evidence justifying a departure from    
current recommendations1 such expert    
panel chose to remain consistent with   
current guidance recommending whole milk
 for most children ages #ab to #bd      
months and fat-free 7skim7 or low-fat   
7#a percent7 milk for children ages #b  
years and older4  #c4 ,,wic election for
 type of milk  7a7 ,election for type of
 milk ,section #ag7;f7 of the ,child    
,nutrition ,act of #aiff 7#g ,u4,s4,c4  
#adca7;f77 is amended by adding at the  
end the following3  7#bg7 ,election for 
type of milk  7,a7 ,in general          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 in the case of an individual       
participating in the program authorized 
by this section who is issued milk by   
the ,secretary1 such individual 7or the 
parent or guardian of such individual7  

may elect to be issued nonfat milk1 #a  
percent low-fat milk1 #b percent reduced
 fat milk1 or whole milk4  7,b7         
,election ,the ,secretary shall issue   
the type of milk elected by an          
individual under subparagraph 7,a7 to   
such individual4  4  7b7 ,revision of   
regulations ,the ,secretary of          
,agriculture shall revise regulations in
 accordance with the amendments made by 
this section1 including revision of     
section #bdf4aj of title #g1 ,code of   
,federal ,regulations4