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APPROVED MAY28 MAY 28 1975
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION
WASHINGTON
May 27, 1975
Last Day: June 4
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE PRESIDENT
Posted
FROM:
SUBJECT:
JIM CANNON Jane
5/28
Enrolled Bill H.R. 7136 - Special
Supplemental Food Program for
To archives
Women, Infants and Children
5/29
Attached for your consideration is H.R. 7136, sponsored
by Representatives Miller and Perkins, which extends
from July 1, 1975 through September 30, 1975 the
Special Supplemental Food Program for women, infants
and children (WIC) authorized under the Child Nutrition
Act.
A discussion of the features of the bill is provided
in OMB's enrolled bill report at Tab A.
OMB, Agriculture, Max Friedersdorf, Phil Buchen (Lazarus)
and I recommend approval of the enrolled bill.
RECOMMENDATION
That you sign H.R. 7136 at Tab B.
LIBRAST GERALD ? 10.3
PRESIDENT
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
MAY 28 ONNTED APPROVID
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
MAY 2 7 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 7136 - Special Supplemental
Food Program for women, infants, and children
Sponsor - Rep. Miller (D) California and Rep.
Perkins (D) Kentucky
Last Day for Action
June 4, 1975 - Wednesday
Purpose
Extends from July 1, 1975 through September 30, 1975
the Special Supplemental Food Program for women, infants,
and children (WIC) authorized under the Child Nutrition
Act.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of Agriculture
Approval (Informally)
Discussion
H.R. 7136 would extend the basic authority and the
appropriation authorization for the WIC program from
their present expiration date of June 30, 1975 to
September 30, 1975.
The WIC program was originally enacted in 1972 as a
two-year pilot program, and was subsequently extended
through fiscal year 1975. Under this program cash grants
are provided to the States to make supplemental food
available to pregnant women, lactating mothers, and
infants and children up to 4 years of age who are
determined by competent professionals to be nutritional
risks because of inadequate nutrition and inadequate
income. The program is administered through State health
FORD LIBRARY
2
agencies, with food delivery accomplished through health
clinics, vouchers redeemable at retail food stores, or
other approved methods selected by those agencies.
H.R. 7136 was passed in both Houses by voice vote with
little discussion and no stated opposition.
Background
The Congress is currently considering legislation to
extend and expand all the child feeding programs of the
Department of Agriculture, including WIC. As passed by
the House, this legislation (H.R. 4222) would extend
the WIC program through fiscal year 1978 and raise the
appropriation level for this program from $100 million
for fiscal year 1975 to $250 million for each of the
following three fiscal years. The Senate is considering
a bill which would make the program permanent at a level
of $300 million per year.
The Administration has testified in opposition to these
proposals and in support of the 1976 budget proposal to
substitute a comprehensive child nutrition block grant
which would eliminate the fragmented, overlapping and
administratively complex provisions of the current child
nutrition programs and would focus Federal support on
feeding needy children and infants from families below the
poverty level. The Administration's proposal, which is
scheduled to be submitted to the Congress shortly, would
provide funds to States to pay for meals representing 1/3
of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for all needy children
and needy infants. In addition, family nutritional needs
are provided for under the food stamp program.
As expressed in floor remarks and in the report of the
Senate Agriculture Committee, H.R. 7136 is intended as
an emergency interim measure because comprehensive child
nutrition legislation could not be enacted in time for
States to avoid shutting down the WIC program next month.
The Senate Committee report states that the proposed
90-day extension of the program is not intended to
prejudice consideration of various legislative proposals
for changes in the program, including the Administration's
proposed child assistance block grant program.
FORD
HERALD
LIBRARY
3
Budget Impact
The 1976 budget assumed that WIC would expire on June 30,
1975 and be replaced by the food stamp program and the
block grant proposal. Accordingly, it is not possible
to estimate precisely how much of a net add-on to
fiscal year 1976 budget outlays would result from approval
of H.R. 7136.
The enrolled bill does not authorize any additional
appropriations, but has the effect of extending the $100
million appropriated for fiscal year 1975 for an
additional three months. Statements in both Houses
indicate an understanding in the Congress that the
Department of Agriculture has sufficient unspent 1975
funds to cover the three-month period and that no new
funding will be required by the bill.
Agriculture informally estimates that the bill will
result in budget outlays of $36 million in the July-
September 1975 period, based on a participation rate of
500,000 by the end of June. The Department expects to
have $36-$40 million available from fiscal year 1975
funds to carry forward the WIC program through September.
Recommendations
Agriculture recommends approval of H.R. 7136.
Congressional passage of this bill follows the pattern
of its recent interim action in extending the summer
feeding program for three months, which you signed into
law earlier this month (P.L. 94-20). In this instance,
as in the case of the summer feeding program, the Congress
is recognizing as a practical matter that it cannot
enact any major child nutrition legislation, including
the block grant program, in time to enable the States to
continue the WIC program in the absence of extension
legislation.
The three-month extension of the program provided in
H.R. 7136 need not preclude passage of legislation this
year to reform the child nutrition programs, although
it must be said realistically that the odds are in favor
of congressional passage of an extension and enlargement
of the WIC program as well as other child feeding programs.
GLEATO FORD LIBRAST
4
Nevertheless, we believe the future of the program should
be debated in the context of overall child nutrition
legislation rather than H.R. 7136, which the Congress
obviously views as a noncontroversial temporary expedient.
Accordingly, we recommend that you approve the bill.
James m. Try
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
FORD is LIBRARY 076870
EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
15-27-25m.
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20503
MAY 2 7 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
Subject: Enrolled Bill H.R. 7136 - Special Supplemental
Food Program for women, infants, and children
Sponsor - Rep. Miller (D) California and Rep.
Perkins (D) Kentucky
Last Day for Action
June 4, 1975 - Wednesday
Purpose
Extends from July 1, 1975 through September 30, 1975
the Special Supplemental Food Program for women, infants,
and children (WIC) authorized under the Child Nutrition
Act.
Agency Recommendations
Office of Management and Budget
Approval
Department of Agriculture
Approval (Informally)
Discussion
H.R. 7136 would extend the basic authority and the
appropriation authorization for the WIC program from
their present expiration date of June 30, 1975 to
September 30, 1975.
The WIC program was originally enacted in 1972 as a
two-year pilot program, and was subsequently extended
through fiscal year 1975. Under this program cash grants
are provided to the States to make supplemental food
available to pregnant women, lactating mothers, and
infants and children up to 4 years of age who are
determined by competent professionals to be nutritional
risks because of inadequate nutrition and inadequate
income. The program is administered through State health
FORD
GERALD
LIBRARY
2
agencies, with food delivery accomplished through health
clinics, vouchers redeemable at retail food stores, or
other approved methods selected by those agencies.
H.R. 7136 was passed in both Houses by voice vote with
little discussion and no stated opposition.
Background
The Congress is currently considering legislation to
extend and expand all the child feeding programs of the
Department of Agriculture, including WIC. As passed by
the House, this legislation (H.R. 4222) would extend
the WIC program through fiscal year 1978 and raise the
appropriation level for this program from $100 million
for fiscal year 1975 to $250 million for each of the
following three fiscal years. The Senate is considering
a bill which would make the program permanent at a level
of $300 million per year.
The Administration has testified in opposition to these
proposals and in support of the 1976 budget proposal to
substitute a comprehensive child nutrition block grant
which would eliminate the fragmented, overlapping and
administratively complex provisions of the current child
nutrition programs and would Iocus Federal Support on
feeding needy children and infants from families below the
poverty level. The Administration's proposal, which is
scheduled to be submitted to the Congress shortly, would
provide funds to States to pay for meals representing 1/3
of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for all needy children
and needy infants. In addition, family nutritional needs
are provided for under the food stamp program.
As expressed in floor remarks and in the report of the
Senate Agriculture Committee, H.R. 7136 is intended as
an emergency interim measure because comprehensive child
nutrition legislation could not be enacted in time for
States to avoid shutting down the WIC program next month.
The Senate Committee report states that the proposed
90-day extension of the program is not intended to
prejudice consideration of various legislative proposals
for changes in the program, including the Administration's
proposed child assistance block grant program.
LIAZO FORD LIBRARY
3
Budget Impact
The 1976 budget assumed that WIC would expire on June 30,
1975 and be replaced by the food stamp program and the
block grant proposal. Accordingly, it is not possible
to estimate precisely how much of a net add-on to
fiscal year 1976 budget outlays would result from approval
of H.R. 7136.
The enrolled bill does not authorize any additional
appropriations, but has the effect of extending the $100
million appropriated for fiscal year 1975 for an
additional three months. Statements in both Houses
indicate an understanding in the Congress that the
Department of Agriculture has sufficient unspent 1975
funds to cover the three-month period and that no new
funding will be required by the bill.
Agriculture informally estimates that the bill will
result in budget outlays of $36 million in the July-
September 1975 period, based on a participation rate of
500,000 by the end of June. The Department expects to
have $36-$40 million available from fiscal year 1975
funds to carry forward the WIC program through September.
Recommendations
Agriculture recommends approval of H.R. 7136.
Congressional passage of this bill follows the pattern
of its recent interim action in extending the summer
feeding program for three months, which you signed into
law earlier this month (P.L. 94-20). In this instance,
as in the case of the summer feeding program, the Congress
is recognizing as a practical matter that it cannot
enact any major child nutrition legislation, including
the block grant program, in time to enable the States to
continue the WIC program in the absence of extension
legislation.
The three-month extension of the program provided in
H.R. 7136 need not preclude passage of legislation this
year to reform the child nutrition programs, although
it must be said realistically that the odds are in favor
of congressional passage of an extension and enlargement
of the WIC program as well as other child feeding programs.
FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
4
Nevertheless, we believe the future of the program should
be debated in the context of overall child nutrition
legislation rather than H.R. 7136, which the Congress
obviously views as a noncontroversial temporary expedient.
Accordingly, we recommend that you approve the bill.
James m. Try
Assistant Director for
Legislative Reference
Enclosures
is P. FORD LIBRARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: May 27, 1975
Time: 300pm
ART
FOR ACTION: Paul Leach
CC (for information) Jim Cavanaugh
Max Friedersdorf
Jack Marsh
Ken Lazarus
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: May 27
Time: 600pm
SUBJECT:
H.R. 7136 - Special Supplemental Food Program
for women, infants, and children
ACTION REQUESTED:
X
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing
Art recommends approval.
May 27
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
FORD LIBRAFT
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
James H. Cavenabeh
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
Th
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.:
Date: May 27, 1975
Time: 300pm
Quern
oh
FOR ACTION: Paul Leach
CC (for information): Jim Cavanaugh
Max Friedersdorf
the
Jack Marsh
Ken Lazarus
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: May 27
Time: 600pm
SUBJECT:
H.R. 7136 - Special Supplemental Food Program
for women, infants, and children
ACTION REQUESTED:
X
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
FORD j LIBRARY 078890
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submifting the required material, please
K. R. COLE, JR.
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
ACTION MEMORANDUM
WASHINGTON
LOG NO.
Date: May 27, 1975
Time: 300pm
FOR ACTION: Paul Leach
CC (for information): Jim Cavanaugh
Max Friedersdorf
Jack Marsh
Ken Lazarus
FROM THE STAFF SECRETARY
DUE: Date: May 27
Time: 600pm
SUBJECT:
H.R. 7136 - Special Supplemental Food Program
for women, infants, and children
ACTION REQUESTED:
X
For Necessary Action
For Your Recommendations
Prepare Agenda and Brief
Draft Reply
X For Your Comments
Draft Remarks
REMARKS:
Please return to Judy Johnston, Ground Floor West Wing
No objection. -- Ken Lazarus 5/27/75
PLEASE ATTACH THIS COPY TO MATERIAL SUBMITTED.
FORD & LIBRARY GERALD
If you have any questions or if you anticipate a
delay in submitting the required material, please
I
James H. Cavaneugh
telephone the Staff Secretary immediately.
th
For the President
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 27, 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR:
JIM CAVANAUGH
FROM:
MAX L. FRIEDERSDORF m.b
SUBJECT:
Action Memorandum - Log No.
H.R. 7136 - Special Supplemental Food Program
for women, infants, and children
The Office of Legislative Affairs concurs with the agencies
that the
subject bill be signed.
Attachments
FORD & LIBRARY 0789
94TH CONGRESS
SENATE
REPORT
1st Session
No. 94-158
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR
WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN
MAY 22, 1975.-Ordered to be printed
Mr. HUMPHREY, from the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany S. 1780]
The Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, to which was referred
the bill (S. 1780) to continue the special supplemental food program
for women, infants, and children through September 30, 1975, having
considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment
and recommends that the bill do pass.
SHORT EXPLANATION
The bill being reported by the Committee would amend section 17
of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to continue the special supplemental
food program for women, infants, and children (WIC) for the period
July 1, 1975, through September 30, 1975. In the absence of new legis-
lation, the program is to terminate June 30, 1975.
BACKGROUND AND NEED FOR LEGISLATION
I.
The special supplemental food program for women, infants and
children-usually called "WIC"-is designed to meet the nutritional
needs of young children from low-income families at their most critical
stage of development, and to provide extra protein-rich food to their
high risk mothers during pregnancy and while they are nursing.
The statute defines the population eligible to receive benefits as
"pregnant or lactating women and
infants determined by com-
petent professionals to be at nutritional risks because of inadequate
nutrition and inadequate income." Participants must live in areas
which have significant numbers of such women and children. Children
may participate up to age four.
The legislative definition "at nutritional risk" includes infants from
low-income populations characterized by inadequate nutritional pat-
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terns, as well as low-income mothers who have a history of high-risk
States must receive their letters of credit containing WIC funds by
pregnancy.
or near June 1, 1975, or they will have to close down their programs,
The focus of the WIC program is on food value as well as food pur-
disrupting the nutrition support and medical supervision of hundreds
chasing power. The purpose of the program is to provide food supple-
of thousands of low-income pregnant women, infants, and children.
ments "containing nutrients known to be lacking in the diets of popu-
Some States have already sent out the word to terminate programs.
lations at nutrational risk and, in particular, those foods and food
It would not be sound public policy to terminate the program, dis-
products containing high-quality protein, iron, calcium, vitamin A,
mantle the food delivery mechanism, and stop the flow of medical data,
and vitamin C".
only to have the entire program authorized and funded soon there-
The program is administered by the Department of Agriculture,
after.
which makes cash grants to the health department of each state, which
In reporting this 90-day extension of the WIC program, the Com-
in turn provide operating funds to "local health or welfare agencies
mittee does not intend to prejudice the consideration of changes in the
or private non-profit agencies
serving local health or welfare
program, such as may be reflected in various legislative proposals
needs". The distribution process serves to also encourage mothers and
pending before the Congress, including the Administration's proposed
children to make use of the health facilities available to them.
child assistance block grant program.
From medical records kept by State or local agencies or groups car-
rying out the programs, the Secretary of Agriculture is to determine
CosT ESTIMATE
the medical benefits achieved by WIC in overcoming malnutrition and
its resulting disabilities.
In accordance with Section 252 of the Legislative Reorganization
II.
Act of 1970, the Committee estimates about $30 million would be ex-
The Department of Agriculture decides which applicants will get
pended by the Federal Government in carrying out the provisions of
the bill. However, based upon an informal and unofficial estimate
get grants to run programs, based on a state's submission of approved
applications. The Department also determines the monthly food pack-
received from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about $40 million
age; for infants up to twelve months old there is iron-fortified formu-
would be available from Fiscal Year 1975 funds for this program
la; iron-fortified infant cereal, and canned fruit juice. Nursing moth-
which can be carried forward to finance the WIC program during
the period covered by this bill. Therefore, no additional funds would
ers and children from one to four years received a daily quart of milk
plus eggs, cereal and juice.
be required to be appropriated by the Congress to cover the funding
State health departments must approve and monitor local sponsors
needs of this program during the period of July 1, 1975, through
September 30, 1975.
and their operations, and forward records and evaluations to regional
Food and Nutrition Service offices. State agencies must also decide
CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW
how to divide the administrative money (ten percent of incurred food
costs) between its own administrative needs and those of local spon-
In compliance with subsection (4) of rule XXIX of the Standing
sors. The way in which the food is distributed is approved or designed
Rules of the Senate, changes in existing law made by the bill are
by the State. Methods of food delivery include vouchers or food checks
shown as follows (existing law proposed to be omitted is enclosed in
which are redeemed at local grocery stores, or direct distribution of
black brackets, new matter is printed in italic, existing law in which
purchased foods from warehouses or delivery trucks.
no change is proposed is shown in roman)
A local WIS sponsor is responsible for publicizing the program,
certifying the eligibility of participants, providing the food or the
CHILD NUTRITION ACT OF 1966
vouchers, conducting medical tests: keeping records, and reporting to
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the Department of Agriculture through State agencies. It must also
see that local grocers give the correct foods in return for vouchers.
SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM
III.
SEC. 17. (a) During each of the fiscal years ending June 30, 1973,
June 30, 1974, and June 30, 1975, and for the period July 1, 1975,
The House of Representatives has passed legislation extending the
through September 30, 1975, the Secretary shall make cash grants to
WIC program through September 30, 1978. There are also pending
the health department or comparable agency of each State; Indian
Senate bills which would extend the program. However, it does not
tribe, band, or group recognized by the Department of the Interior;
appear that this new legislation will receive final Congressional con-
or the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health, Educa-
sideration until late June 1975. Therefore, the bill being reported by
tion, and Welfare for the purpose of providing funds to local health
the Committee would extend the program for the period July 1, 1975,
or welfare agencies or private nonprofit agencies of such State: Indian
through September 30, 1975. The House of Representatives has taken
tribe, band, or group recognized by the Department of the Interior;
similar action.
or the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health, Edu-
cation, and Welfare serving local health or welfare needs to enable
S.R.15S
S.R. 158
4
such agencies to carry out a program under which supplemental foods
will be made available to pregnant or lactating women and to infants
determined by competent professionals to be nutritional risks because
of inadequate nutrition and inadequate income. Such program shall be
operated for a three-year period and may be carried out in any area
of the United States without regard to whether a food stamp program
or a direct food distribution program is in effect in such area.
(b) In order to carry out the program provided for under sub-
section (a) of this section during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1973,
the Secretary shall use $20,000,000 out of funds appropriated by sec-
tion 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612(c)). In order to
carry out such program during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974,
there is authorized to be appropriated the sum of $20,000,000, but in
the event that such sum has not been appropriated for such purpose
by August 1, 1973, the Secretary shall use $20,000,000, or, if any
amount has been appropriated for such program, the difference, if
any between the amount directly appropriated for such purpose and
$20,000,000, out of funds appropriated by section 32 of the Act of
August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612(c)). In order to carry out such pro-
gram during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for the period
July 1, 1975, through September 30, 1975, there is authorized to be ap-
propriated the sum of $100,000,000, but in the event that such sum has
not been appropriated for such purpose by August 1, 1974, the Secre-
tary shall use $100,000,000, or, if any amount has been appropriated
for such program, the difference, if any, between the amount directly
appropriated for such purpose and $100,000,000, out of funds appro-
priated by section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612 (c))
Any funds expended from such section 32 to carry out the provisions
of subsection (a) of this section shall be reimbursed out of any sup-
plemental appropriation hereafter enacted for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of such subsection, and such reimbursement shall be
deposited into the fund established pursuant to such section 32, to be
available for the purpose of such section.
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S.R. 158
H. R. 7136
Rinety-fourth Congress of the United States of America
GERALD LIBRARY FORD
AT THE FIRST SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the fourteenth day of January,
one thousand nine hundred and seventy-five
An Act
To continue the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and
children through September 30, 1975.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 17 of
the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (80 Stat. 885, as amended; 42 U.S.C.
1786) is amended-
(a) by inserting after "1975," in the first sentence of subsec-
tion (a) the following: "and for the period July 1, 1975, through
September 30, 1975," and
(b) by inserting after "1975," in the third sentence of subsec-
tion (b) the following: "and for the period July 1, 1975, through
September 30, 1975,".
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
May 23, 1975
Dear Mr. Director:
The following bills were received at the White
House on May 23rd:
S. 249
H.R. 3786
H.R. 7136
Please let the President have reports and
recommendations as to the approval of these
bills as soon as possible.
Sincerely,
Robert D. Linder
Chief Executive Clerk
The Honorable James T. Lynn
Director
Office of Management and Budget
Washington, D. C.
SERALD