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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8077 

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow certain participants 

in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and 

children to elect to be issued a variety of types of milk, including 

whole milk, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 21, 2020 

Mr. KELLER (for himself and Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor 

A BILL 

To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow certain 

participants in the special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children to elect to be 

issued a variety of types of milk, including whole milk, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Giving Increased Vari5 ety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act’’ or the 

6 ‘‘GIVE MILK Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Most Americans, including most children 

4 and adolescents, consume on average only about half 

5 of the recommended amounts of dairy foods daily. 

6 (2) Milk is a source of many nutrients essential 

7 to health, and is the leading source of nine essential 

8 nutrients in the diets of children and adolescents, in9 cluding three nutrients of public health concern: vi10 tamin D, calcium, and potassium. 

11 (3) Dairy foods are associated with improved 

12 bone health, a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a bene13 ficial or neutral effect on blood pressure, and may 

14 help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, coro15 nary heart disease, and stroke. 

16 (4) In a September 2019 report on beverage 

17 recommendations for early childhood, the Academy 

18 of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Academy of 

19 Pediatric Dentists, American Academy of Pediatrics, 

20 and the American Heart Association found that— 

21 (A) medical professionals are in agreement 

22 that whole milk is good for childhood develop23 ment; 

24 (B) skim and low-fat milk are rec25 ommended for young children; 


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1 (C) plant-based, non-dairy milks are not 

2 recommended for young children; and 

3 (D) an expert panel under the study recog4 nized that there has been recent research and 

5 discussion regarding the role of dairy fat in 

6 healthy dietary patterns but in the absence of 

7 clear evidence justifying a departure from cur8 rent recommendations, such expert panel chose 

9 to remain consistent with current guidance rec10 ommending whole milk for most children ages 

11 12 to 24 months and fat-free (skim) or low-fat 

12 (1 percent) milk for children ages 2 years and 

13 older. 

14 SEC. 3. WIC ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK. 

15 (a) ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK.—Section 17(f) 

16 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 1431(f)) is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(27) ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK.— 

19 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 

20 other provision of law, in the case of an indi21 vidual participating in the program authorized 

22 by this section who is issued milk by the Sec23 retary, such individual (or the parent or guard24 ian of such individual) may elect to be issued 


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1 nonfat milk, 1 percent low-fat milk, 2 percent 

2 reduced fat milk, or whole milk. 

3 ‘‘(B) ELECTION.—The Secretary shall 

4 issue the type of milk elected by an individual 

5 under subparagraph (A) to such individual.’’. 

6 (b) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 

7 Agriculture shall revise regulations in accordance with the 

8 amendments made by this section, including revision of 

9 section 246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. 

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