,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hah  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1 #bjba,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 ( & is a s\rce
 ( twelve ess5tial nutri5ts 7calcium1   
phosphorus1 vitam9 ,a1 vitam9 ,d 79     

=tifi$ products71 rib(lav91 vitam9      
,b#ab1 prote91 potassium1 z9c1 *ol9e1   
magnesium1 & sel5ium7 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          
developm5t betwe5 ages "o & two2  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  7#e7 ,! #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbe 
,diet>y ,guidel9es = ,am]icans          
recomm5dation ( ! numb] ( dairy s]v+s = 
"y *ildr5 is-- 7,a7 #a4e to #b s]v+s =  
#ab to #bc mon?s2 &  7,b7 #b s]v+s = #bd
 mon?s4  #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 l[-fat milk1 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