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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5383 
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 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. SPANBERGER) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Edu-
cation and the Workforce 
A BILL 
To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to allow certain 
participants in the special supplemental nutrition pro-
gram for women, infants, and children to elect to be 
issued a variety of types of milk, including whole milk, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Giving Increased Vari-
ety to Ensure Milk Into the Lives of Kids Act’’ or the 
‘‘GIVE MILK Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Most Americans, including most children 
and adolescents, do not consume adequate levels of 
dairy, on average consuming only about half of the 
recommended amounts of dairy foods daily. 
(2) Milk is a source of many nutrients essential 
to health, and is the leading source of calcium, vita-
min D, potassium, and phosphorus for children ages 
2–18 and is a source of thirteen essential nutrients 
(calcium, phosphorus, vitamin A, vitamin D (in for-
tified products), riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B12, pro-
tein, potassium, zinc, choline, magnesium, and sele-
nium) in the diets of children and adolescents, in-
cluding three nutrients of public health concern: vi-
tamin D, calcium, and potassium. 
(3) Dairy foods are associated with improved 
bone health, a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a bene-
ficial or neutral effect on blood pressure, and may 
help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, coro-
nary heart disease, and stroke. 
(4) In a September 2019 report on beverage 
recommendations for early childhood, the Academy 
of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Academy of 
Pediatric Dentists, American Academy of Pediatrics, 
and the American Heart Association found that— 
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(A) medical professionals are in agreement 
that whole milk is good for childhood develop-
ment between ages one and two; 
(B) skim and low-fat milk are rec-
ommended for young children; 
(C) plant-based, non-dairy milks are not 
recommended for young children; and 
(D) an expert panel under the study recog-
nized 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 cur-
rent recommendations, such expert panel chose 
to remain consistent with current guidance rec-
ommending whole milk for most children ages 
12–24 months and fat-free (skim) or low-fat (1 
percent) milk for children ages 2 years and 
older. 
(5) The 2020 through 2025 Dietary Guidelines 
for Americans recommendation of the number of 
dairy servings for young children is— 
(A) 1.5 to 2 servings for 12 to 23 months; 
and 
(B) 2 to 2.5 servings for 2 to 4 years. 
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SEC. 3. WIC ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK. 
(a) ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK.—Section 17(f) 
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(f)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(27) ELECTION FOR TYPE OF MILK.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, in the case of an indi-
vidual participating in the program authorized 
by this section who is issued milk by the Sec-
retary, such individual (or the parent or guard-
ian of such individual) may elect to be issued 
nonfat milk, low-fat milk, reduced fat milk, or 
whole milk. 
‘‘(B) ELECTION.—The Secretary shall 
issue the type of milk elected by an individual 
under subparagraph (A) to such individual.’’. 
(b) REVISION OF REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall revise regulations in accordance with the 
amendments made by this section, including revision of 
section 246.10 of title 7, Code of Federal Regulations. 
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