,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hjgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #ba1 #bjbj ,mr4
 ,kell] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,?ompson (    
,p5nsylvania7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,education & ,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to am5d
 ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff to all[
 c]ta9 p>ticipants 9 ! special          
supplem5tal nutrition program = wom51   
infants1 & *ildr5 to elect to be issu$ a
 v>iety ( types ( milk1 includ+ :ole    
milk1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title
 ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,giv+        
,increas$ ,v>iety to ,ensure ,milk ,into
 ! ,lives ( ,kids ,act or ! ,,give      
,,milk ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3  7#a7 ,mo/ ,am]icans1 includ+ 
mo/ *ildr5 & adolesc5ts1 consume on     
av]age only ab\t half ( ! recomm5d$     
am\nts ( dairy foods daily4  7#b7 ,milk 
is a s\rce ( _m nutri5ts ess5tial to    
heal?1 & is ! lead+ s\rce ( n9e ess5tial
 nutri5ts 9 ! diets ( *ildr5 &          
adolesc5ts1 includ+ ?ree nutri5ts (     

public heal? conc]n3 vitam9 ,d1 calcium1
 & potassium4  7#c7 ,dairy foods are    
associat$ ) improv$ bone heal?1 a l[]   
risk ( type #b diabetes1 a b5eficial or 
neutral effect on blood pressure1 & may 
help r$uce ! risk ( c>diovascul>        
disease1 coron>y he>t disease1 & /roke4 
7#d7 ,9 a ,septemb] #bjai report on     
bev]age recomm5dations = e>ly *ildhood1 
! ,academy ( ,nutrition & ,dietetics1   
,am]ican ,academy ( ,p$iatric ,d5ti/s1  
,am]ican ,academy ( ,p$iatrics1 & !     
,am]ican ,he>t ,association f\nd t--    
7,a7 m$ical pr(essionals are 9 agreem5t 
t :ole milk is good = *ildhood          
developm5t2  7,b7 skim & l[-fat milk are
 recomm5d$ = "y *ildr52  7,c7           
plant-bas$1 non-dairy milks are n       
recomm5d$ = "y *ildr52 &  7,d7 an exp]t 
panel "u ! /udy recogniz$ t !re has be5 
rec5t rese>* & discussion reg>d+ ! role 
( dairy fat 9 heal?y diet>y patt]ns b 9 
! abs5ce ( cle> evid5ce ju/ify+ a       
dep>ture f curr5t recomm5dations1 su*   
exp]t panel *ose to rema9 consi/5t )    

curr5t guidance recomm5d+ :ole milk =   
mo/ *ildr5 ages #ab to #bd mon?s &      
fat-free 7skim7 or l[-fat 7#a p]c5t7    
milk = *ildr5 ages #b ye>s & old]4  #c4 
,,wic election = type ( milk  7a7       
,election = type ( milk ,section #ag7;f7
 ( ! ,*ild ,nutrition ,act ( #aiff 7#g  
,u4,s4,c4 #adca7;f77 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  7#bg7 ,election = type
 ( milk  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r 
provision ( law1 9 ! case ( an          
individual p>ticipat+ 9 ! program       
au?oriz$ by ?is section :o is issu$ milk
 by ! ,secret>y1 su* individual 7or !   
p>5t or gu>dian ( su* individual7 may   
elect to be issu$ nonfat milk1 #a p]c5t 
l[-fat milk1 #b p]c5t r$uc$ fat milk1 or
 :ole milk4  7,b7 ,election ,! ,secret>y
 %all issue ! type ( milk elect$ by an  
individual "u subp>agraph 7,a7 to su*   
individual4  4  7b7 ,revision (         
regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture 
%all revise regulations 9 accordance ) !
 am5dm5ts made by ?is section1 includ+  
revision ( section #bdf4aj ( title #g1  

,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4